Global Data Center Location Strategy Lead

Meta; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 246,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks a Data Center Location Strategy Manager to lead the long-range, global data center site selection and portfolio strategy. You will define where Meta builds hyperscale facilities by evaluating power, land, connectivity, and regulatory landscapes across markets.

You will build a global site pipeline, run feasibility analyses, model alternatives, and present executive-level recommendations shaping multi-year capital plans and the infrastructure footprint.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in data center site selection, infrastructure capacity planning, real estate strategy, or a closely related field within large-scale technology or energy infrastructure organizations.
• Experience engaging with utilities, government agencies, and economic development bodies in the context of data center development or large infrastructure projects.
• Experience driving cross-functional alignment on long-range infrastructure strategy across engineering, finance, legal, and policy stakeholders.
• Experience leading multi-market site selection processes for hyperscale or large-scale data center facilities, including power, land, and network feasibility evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Define and own Meta's multi-year global data center location strategy, including site identification, market prioritization, and portfolio optimization across owned and leased facilities.
• Lead comprehensive site feasibility assessments evaluating power grid capacity, utility infrastructure, land availability, fiber and network connectivity, seismic and climate risk, and total cost of ownership.
• Develop and maintain a global pipeline of prospective data center sites, coordinating with real estate, legal, policy, and infrastructure teams to advance sites through due diligence and entitlement.
• Build quantitative models and scenario analyses to compare site alternatives across financial, operational, and risk dimensions, translating findings into executive-level recommendations.
• Establish and refine the frameworks, tools, and methodologies used to evaluate and rank prospective data center markets globally.
• Represent location strategy in cross-functional planning forums, aligning site selection decisions with capacity planning, network architecture, and capital expenditure roadmaps.
• Drive commercial solutions through creative deal and option analysis and direct negotiations with external vendors and partners.
• Provide strategic guidance to leaders across infrastructure, finance, and policy on emerging market opportunities and risks affecting the global data center portfolio.
• Mentor other members of the capacity planning and site selection team, elevating analytical rigor and strategic thinking across the function.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Analytical modeling

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a directly related field

Job description

Meta seeks a Data Center Location Strategy Manager to lead the long-range, global data center site selection and portfolio strategy. You will define where Meta builds hyperscale facilities by evaluating power, land, connectivity, and regulatory landscapes across markets.

You will build a global site pipeline, run feasibility analyses, model alternatives, and present executive-level recommendations shaping multi-year capital plans and the infrastructure footprint.