Global Data Center Partnerships Architect

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC seeks a Principal, Strategic Data Center Partnerships to develop a global data center portfolio aligned with AI objectives. This role leads investment partnerships and capacity expansion across financial institutions, developers, and asset owners.

The position requires 12+ years in private equity or infrastructure and experience shaping complex strategic alliances with executive stakeholders, while driving measurable AI-enabled efficiencies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in private equity, investments or infrastructure development with a focus on data center or power infrastructure.
• Proven experience in financial structuring, investment analysis, and infrastructure assets.
• Proven track record of delivering large capital projects leveraging complex commercial structures.
• Strategic thinker with experience driving decision making in ambiguous environments with executive stakeholders.
• Analytical problem-solving skills and ability to lead cross-functional projects.
• Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders and influencing senior leadership.
• 12+ years of commercial real estate investment and development experience.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows and drive measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy for structuring, negotiating, and executing complex, multi-faceted investment partnerships focused on data center and power development.
• Grow and lead the strategic partnerships program including identification and commercial structuring of development partner opportunities to enable future data center capacity growth.
• Collaborate with design, engineering, construction, finance, and legal to develop the strategic plan needed to execute against capacity targets.
• Lead detailed financial modeling, valuation, and sensitivity analysis of potential investments and partnerships to ensure commercial viability and alignment with objectives.
• Align and build governance around partnership arrangements.
• Develop long-term relationships with third-party partners.
• Interface with the global investment and infrastructure community to meet the company's infrastructure needs.
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (25%+).

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Financial modeling

Executive stakeholder management

AI / AI tools awareness

Data center industry knowledge

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

MBA or JD (preferred)

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC seeks a Principal, Strategic Data Center Partnerships to develop a global data center portfolio aligned with AI objectives. This role leads investment partnerships and capacity expansion across financial institutions, developers, and asset owners.

The position requires 12+ years in private equity or infrastructure and experience shaping complex strategic alliances with executive stakeholders, while driving measurable AI-enabled efficiencies.