Global Data Center Capacity Planning & Strategy

Meta; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a senior infrastructure planning leader to join Data Center Central Planning. You will develop integrated, multi-year global data center capacity plans and scaling strategies to ensure Meta can deliver the right infrastructure at the right time, cost, and reliability.

You will translate evolving demand signals—especially AI large clusters—into executable supply strategies and executive decision points, owning planning strategies and driving cross‑org alignment with capacity

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related quantitative field.
• 15+ years of experience in infrastructure strategy or capacity planning with cross-org ownership.
• Strong quantitative analysis and modeling skills (scenario/sensitivity analysis).
• Deep understanding of large-scale infrastructure systems and workload mapping to data-center constraints.
• Autonomous working style with ability to influence and align across teams.
• Executive communication skills for leadership audiences.
• Experience with AI infrastructure planning and planning systems at scale.
• Experience partnering with delivery and capacity engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own data center planning strategies and multi-year capacity plans.
• Translate demand signals into executable supply strategies and decision points.
• Drive cross-org alignment across capacity engineering, network, hardware, supply chain, finance, data science, and IDC delivery/operations.
• Provide clear, decision-grade narratives to senior leadership.
• Develop and maintain planning systems and data pipelines to support capacity planning.

Skills

Infrastructure strategy

Capacity planning

Demand forecasting

Executive communication

AI infrastructure planning

Cross-org alignment

Problem solving under uncertainty

Numerical analysis & modeling

Data center constraints knowledge

Stakeholder management

Education

BS in engineering / CS / related field

Tools

Planning systems

Data pipelines

Source-of-truth processes

Scenario analysis tools

Job description

Meta is seeking a senior infrastructure planning leader to join Data Center Central Planning. In this role, you will develop integrated, multi‑year global data center capacity plans and scaling strategies that ensure Meta can deliver the right infrastructure at the right time, cost, and reliability, while staying adaptable under uncertainty. You’ll translate fast-evolving demand signals—especially those driven by AI large clusters—into executable supply strategies and clear executive decision points.

This is a high-leverage role operating at the intersection of data center planning, demand forecasting, infrastructure engineering, supply strategy. You will own our data center planning strategies and recommendations, drive cross-org alignment, and partner with stakeholders across capacity engineering, network, hardware, supply chain, finance, data science, and IDC delivery and operations teams to drive decisions through to implementation.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experienceBS in engineering, computer science, operations research, economics, or other quantitative/analytical field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 15+ years experience in infrastructure strategy, capacity planning, hardware/cloud infrastructure, supply strategy, or adjacent domains with demonstrated ownership of large, cross-org decisions
• Demonstrated strength in quantitative analysis and modeling (scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, decision frameworks, optimizing under constraints/uncertainty)
• Strong understanding of large-scale infrastructure systems and how workload requirements map to data center constraints (power, space, networking, availability, lead times, etc.)
• Proven ability to operate autonomously in ambiguous environments and drive alignment to closure through influence
• Executive-level communication skills: able to synthesize complexity into decision-grade narratives for senior leadership
• Experience with AI infrastructure planning (training/inference demand patterns, large-cluster constraints, rapid shifts in demand and hardware assumptions)
• Experience owning or evolving planning systems / data pipelines / source-of-truth processes at scale
• Prior experience partnering with IDC delivery (construction, build programs, lease strategy, site/facility ops) and/or capacity engineering organizations