Director of Regional Development

Meta; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates data centers worldwide. Meta is seeking a Director of Regional Development to grow Meta’s regional data center portfolio in line with the company’s strategic objectives to advance our efforts around AI.

This role has overall regional responsibility for development of the data center capacity. The ideal candidate will bring 15+ years in industrial real estate and a track record of delivering large capital projects, with strong negotiation skills and the

Qualifications

• 15+ years in industrial real estate, infrastructure and development.
• Proven track record delivering large, multi-party data center capacity deals.
• 8+ years managing regional programs and organizations.
• Demonstrated leadership and negotiation on complex land, energy and data center capacity deals.
• Proven ability to deliver large capital projects with complex structures.
• Experience shaping regional development strategies and vision.

Responsibilities

• Grow and lead the regional development program, identifying opportunities and delivering capacity.
• Collaborate with design, engineering, construction, network, and legal to meet capacity targets.
• Guide strategic approach to develop new capacity while mitigating risk and ensuring contingencies.
• Accountable for data center site selection and development within North America.
• Deliver cost-effective capacity, while optimizing flexibility and optionality.
• Represent Meta with executives, suppliers, governments, and regulators.
• Recruit, onboard, and mentor staff with focus on learning and career development.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (25%+).

Skills

Industrial real estate

Infrastructure development

Regional program management

Commercial leadership

Negotiation

Data center capacity planning

Job description

Summary:

Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates the most innovative and efficient data centers in the world. Meta is seeking a Director of Regional Development to develop Meta’s global data center portfolio in line with the company’s strategic objectives to advance our efforts around AI. This role has overall regional responsibility for development of the data center capacity.

Required Skills:

Director of Regional Development Responsibilities:

1. Grow and lead the regional development program including identification and commercial structuring of development, site selection and capacity delivery opportunities to enable future data center capacity growth
2. Collaborate with key leaders across design, engineering, construction, network, and legal to develop the strategic plan needed to execute against the company’s aggressive capacity targets
3. Guide team members on overall strategic approach to developing new capacity while mitigating risk and ensuring that sufficient contingency plans are in place
4. Accountable for data center site selection and development within a defined geographic area within North America
5. Focus on delivering cost effective capacity while optimizing for flexibility and optionality
6. Represent Meta in meetings with executives from potential suppliers, governments, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders
7. Recruit, on-board, and mentor internal staff and ensure robust learning and career development
8. Travel domestically and internationally as needed (25%+)

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 15+ years of overall experience in industrial real estate, infrastructure and development space
2. Proven track record of delivering large scale multi-party deals resulting in data center capacity delivery
3. 8+ years experience managing regional programs and organizations
4. Proven commercial leadership and negotiation experience on multi-variable, complex deals involving scalable land, energy,and third party data center capacity
5. Proven track record of delivering large capital projects leveraging complex commercial structures
6. Experience developing the vision in