Director, Development Management

CyrusOne; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans

Life and disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company match

Generous paid time off

Job summary

CyrusOne is seeking a Director of Development Management who will drive execution of the company's development strategy across various projects. The role involves managing complex development activities while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

The ideal candidate will have 7–10 years experience in data center development and will display strong negotiation and project management skills. Comprehensive benefits are offered, including health insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, and generous paid time off.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of data center or mission-critical project development experience.
• Experience in site selection, due diligence, permitting, zoning, utility coordination, and construction activities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of development management strategy.
• Manage development activities across various workflows.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate project success.

Skills

Data center development

Real estate development

Project management

Negotiation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in real estate, engineering, finance, planning, law, or project management

Master’s degree or professional certification

Job description

Director, Development Management

Responsibilities

• Leads execution of CyrusOne’s development management strategy at the regional or multi‑site level by translating enterprise objectives into actionable data center development plans aligned with growth and investment goals.
• Plans, manages, and oversees all development activities across land, entitlements, tax incentives, power readiness, engineering coordination, sales and construction workflows, ensuring projects maintain timelines and meet financial and commercial requirements.
• Owns cross‑functional alignment, partnering with land, engineering design, construction, legal, tax, power, solutions engineering, procurement, underwriting, and sales to ensure all requirements are met for gating approvals, investment committee approvals, project design and construction packages and financial close.
• Ensures commercial, technical, and financial conditions are satisfied to support capital approval, land closing, and project kickoff—mitigating risks and resolving blockers proactively.
• Coordinates with internal functional areas to ensure consultant teams, contractors and internal technical experts to execute due diligence, feasibility analysis, entitlement work, permitting strategy, and infrastructure planning, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
• Establishes governance and communication frameworks, delivering project updates, risk registers, schedules, and milestone reporting to senior leadership.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with internal stakeholders and supports the company with other key stakeholders, including utilities, municipalities, landowners, developers, and external partners to enable project success and enable favorable outcomes.
• Drives operational excellence, implementing repeatable processes, tools, templates, and analytics consistent with global development management standards.
• Supports project development (all project activities from due diligence until delivery) and execution of project development plan.
• Coaches and mentors Development Project Managers and analysts, enhancing cross‑functional collaboration and development execution capability.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of data center development, real estate development, or mission‑critical project development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required; preferred fields include real estate, engineering, finance, planning, law, or project management.
• Experience in site selection, due diligence, permitting, zoning, utility coordination, engineering, and construction activities.
• Background working with multidisciplinary technical teams and external companies.
• Strong negotiation skills; ability to drive consensus and secure commitments.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple complex development projects concurrently.
• Strong commercial and project management mindset with ability to conceptualize returns and evaluate risk‑reward tradeoffs in data center development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional development execution involving financial, technical, and commercial stakeholders.
• Proven ability to drive alignment, influence without authority, and communicate effectively with both technical and executive audiences.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment and adapt quickly to shifting priorities.
• Professional, detail‑oriented approach with strong understanding of development, site planning, permitting, utilities, design and construction requirements.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with multiple priorities and cross‑functional dependency management.
• Some travel required.
• Preferred: Data center or large‑scale infrastructure development experience.
• Preferred: Master’s degree or professional certification.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Life and disability insurance
• Access to mental health resources and employee assistance program
• Competitive pay, performance bonus
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Generous paid time off and holidays

CyrusOne is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.