Data Center Site Selection Manager

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates leading-edge data centers. We seek an experienced Site Selection Manager—Leasing to join our Data Center Site Selection team and negotiate large, complex leasing deals with deep knowledge of legal agreements.

The role requires strategic thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and travel up to 25% domestically. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience in data center capacity projects, familiarity with lease structures, and a proven track record

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale data center lease negotiations.
• Ability to perform technical due diligence across energy, land, and related factors.
• Proven skill in market analysis and leasing strategy development.
• Experience coordinating with legal, compliance and finance teams.
• Familiarity with Modified Gross, NNN, YoC lease structures.
• Strong track record building and managing leasing programs.
• Willingness to travel domestically (10–25%).

Responsibilities

• Lead data center acquisition and lease contracting negotiations.
• Perform technical due diligence and validate site viability.
• Manage supplier relationships and leasing best practices.
• Develop leasing site selection strategy through market analysis.
• Stay informed of technical, market, and regulatory developments.
• Contribute to organizational strategy and leasing standards at Meta.
• Travel domestically as required.

Skills

Leasing negotiations

Due diligence

Market analysis

Cross-functional collab

Legal coordination

Strategic thinking

Travel readiness

Job description

Summary

Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates the most leading-edge and efficient data centers in the world. Locating, developing and managing this data center infrastructure the "right" way is synonymous with ensuring high uptime, capacity availability, flexibility and capital and operational cost efficiency. Meta is seeking an experienced, organized, and collaborative Site Selection Manager - Leasing to join the Data Center Site Selection team. We are seeking a Data Center Site Selection Manager who has extensive experience negotiating large, complex leasing deals and an extensive knowledge of the legal agreements that accompany them. The Data Center Site Selection Manager should also have experience thinking both strategically and analytically, develop out-of-the box solutions and can navigate the challenges that accompany leasing projects and portfolios of large magnitude.

Required Skills

Data Center Site Selection Manager Responsibilities:

1. Lead data center acquisition and lease contracting negotiations
2. Perform technical due diligence and validate site viability across energy, land, etc
3. Manage supplier relationships and best practices
4. Perform market analysis and develop leasing site selection strategy
5. Stay informed of the technical, market, and regulatory developments in the data center industry
6. Contribute to organizational strategy and development of leasing standards at Meta
7. Travel domestically (10-25% at times)

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in a business, engineering, environmental, or energy related discipline
2. 8+ years experience in facilitating, evaluating, or managing data center capacity projects
3. Experience collaborating across multiple internal functions, including legal, compliance, finance, and accounting
4. Familiarity with various lease structures (Modified Gross, NNN, YoC, etc.)
5. Experience leading large scale data center lease negotiations
6. Experience synthesizing commercial, regulatory, market, and contractual details to all organizational levels
7. Proven track record building and running leasing programs
8. Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

1. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
2. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
3. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Public Compensation

$170,000/year to $238,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry

Internet

Equal Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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