Head of Data Center Capacity & AI Infra Growth

LVI Associates; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

LVI Associates in San Francisco is seeking a senior leader to head Business Development for data center capacity sales. You will originate and close major capacity agreements with hyperscalers, AI labs, and cloud providers, driving revenue from day one.

The role requires credibility with senior decision-makers, deep market knowledge, and the ability to coordinate with site selection, engineering, and finance teams to align developments with customer demand.

Qualifications

• Established relationships with decision-makers responsible for data center capacity procurement across hyperscalers, AI organizations, and cloud providers.
• Proven track record of closing large-scale infrastructure, colocation, or capacity transactions measured in tens or hundreds of megawatts.
• Deep understanding of data center leasing, colocation, capacity planning, and AI infrastructure requirements.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute the commercial strategy for securing capacity offtake agreements.
• Leverage existing relationships with hyperscalers, AI labs, and cloud providers to generate immediate pipeline activity.
• Originate, negotiate, and close large-scale data center capacity transactions.
• Lead commercial discussions around powered shell, colocation, and AI infrastructure solutions.
• Partner with site selection, engineering, delivery, and finance teams to ensure developments align with customer demand.
• Provide market intelligence on future capacity requirements, power availability, density needs, and deployment timelines.
• Represent the firm at executive level with customers, partners, investors, and industry stakeholders.

Job description

LVI Associates in San Francisco is seeking a senior leader to head Business Development for data center capacity sales. You will originate and close major capacity agreements with hyperscalers, AI labs, and cloud providers, driving revenue from day one.

The role requires credibility with senior decision-makers, deep market knowledge, and the ability to coordinate with site selection, engineering, and finance teams to align developments with customer demand.