Remote EU Data Center Site Strategy Lead

Nebius Group; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth and learning

Flexibility and ownership

Collaborative and innovative culture

Opportunity to work on impactful AI **

International environment and talented

teams

Job summary

Nebius is seeking a Site Selection & Colocation Manager to lead end-to-end site selection and market analysis for new data center facilities. The role spans environmental due diligence, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure sites meet operational and business requirements.

You’ll work from Amsterdam or remotely within the EU, coordinating with engineering, legal, finance, and network planning teams to drive scalable data center strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Business, Geography, or related field.
• 5–8+ years of experience in site selection, real estate development, colocation management, or data center infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of data center power, cooling, and network requirements.
• Experience in evaluating colocation providers and negotiating leases/SLAs.
• Analytical skills in market research, cost modeling, and risk assessment.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects across regions.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end site selection process for new data center facilities.
• Conduct market assessments, including power availability, fiber connectivity, land suitability, regulatory requirements, and risk factors.
• Build and maintain market intelligence on emerging data center regions, supply trends, energy markets, and colocation pricing.
• Evaluate and shortlist candidate sites through comparative analysis, scoring models, and feasibility studies.
• Coordinate environmental, geotechnical, hydrological, and seismic assessments.
• Assess infrastructure availability (power, water, fiber) and future scalability.
• Evaluate construction constraints, climate conditions, logistics access, and permitting feasibility.
• Work with engineering teams to ensure sites meet mechanical, electrical, and network resilience requirements.
• Identify colocation providers and evaluate facilities based on technical specifications, SLA requirements, and cost structure.
• Lead RFPs, negotiations, and contract execution with colocation and connectivity partners.
• Manage colocation lifecycle: renewals, expansions, migrations, and optimization of space/power allocations.
• Monitor vendor performance against SLA, uptime, compliance, and efficiency metrics.
• Work with data center design and construction teams to validate site feasibility and development timelines.
• Partner with legal on contract terms, property acquisition, lease terms, and regulatory compliance.
• Support finance with CapEx/OpEx modeling, ROI calculations, and business case development.
• Coordinate with public authorities, utilities, and permitting agencies as needed.
• Evaluate risks related to natural hazards, geopolitical risk, security, environmental constraints, and utility reliability.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations, zoning laws, and corporate standards.
• Maintain documentation for audits, reporting, and internal approvals.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Market analysis

Risk assessment

Project management

Data center power/ cooling know‑how

Contract & SLA evaluation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Business, Geography, or related field

Job description

Nebius is seeking a Site Selection & Colocation Manager to lead end-to-end site selection and market analysis for new data center facilities. The role spans environmental due diligence, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure sites meet operational and business requirements.

You’ll work from Amsterdam or remotely within the EU, coordinating with engineering, legal, finance, and network planning teams to drive scalable data center strategies.