Head of Hyperscale Leasing & Development

Digital Realty, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Digital Realty in New York is seeking the Director, Hyperscale Leasing & Development to lead lease negotiations, deal structuring, and development oversight for hyperscale projects across their lifecycle.

You will partner with leasing, development, acquisitions, capital markets, and legal teams to ensure on-schedule, on-budget delivery aligned with commercial objectives. This is a non-construction business/asset-management leadership role.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience across data center development, commercial real estate development, asset management, or industrial/infrastructure development.
• Experience overseeing large-scale, complex development projects.
• Experience with lease negotiations and deal structuring preferred.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and complex transactions.
• Ability to operate effectively across leasing, development, and investment functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support lease negotiations with hyperscale customers.
• Structure commercial terms, including phasing, delivery schedules, and development commitments.
• Partner with leasing and customer teams to advance transactions and develop creative deal solutions.
• Serve as the business lead for assigned hyperscale development projects from acquisition through delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to align commercial agreements with development execution.
• Oversee development progress relative to schedule, budget, and underwriting assumptions.
• Identify risks and drive issue resolution related to permitting, utilities, infrastructure, and customer requirements.
• Support development budgeting, scope changes, and phasing decisions.
• Drive value creation and performance across assigned hyperscale opportunities.

Skills

Data center development

Commercial real estate development

Asset management

Industrial or infrastructure develop.

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Digital Realty in New York is seeking the Director, Hyperscale Leasing & Development to lead lease negotiations, deal structuring, and development oversight for hyperscale projects across their lifecycle.

You will partner with leasing, development, acquisitions, capital markets, and legal teams to ensure on-schedule, on-budget delivery aligned with commercial objectives. This is a non-construction business/asset-management leadership role.