Senior Data Center Real Estate & Site Strategy Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 155,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is AWS's data center arm expanding the AWS Data Center Network in the United States.

The role leads deal engagement, negotiations, and securing land for expansion, working with landowners, developers, and local authorities to deliver best-in-market sites. Success requires strategic thinking and strong negotiation skills, plus cross-functional collaboration with Design Engineering, Legal, Economic Development, and Public Policy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in large-scale site selection, real estate land acquisitions and lease negotiations.
• 5+ years experience performing the full range of land entitlement functions leveraging a combination of internal and external resources.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Real Estate or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead deal engagement, negotiation and closing of real estate sites; this includes build to suit negotiations and land acquisition.
• Cultivate developer relationships
• Assist in developing site plans that deliver the best in class product consistent with market conditions while achieving the investment assumptions
• Partner with developers and the local jurisdiction and participate in any local meetings and hearings relating to these projects
• Work cross-functionally with other internal and external teams, including Design Engineering, Legal, Economic Development, Public Policy, Construction and Capacity Planning, to inform a regional real estate strategy
• Build and lead teams of vendors and consultants to evaluate site feasibility
• Some travel required

Skills

Site selection

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Real estate

Land entitlement

Education

Bachelors in Urban Planning

Masters or JD in related fields

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is AWS's data center arm expanding the AWS Data Center Network in the United States.

The role leads deal engagement, negotiations, and securing land for expansion, working with landowners, developers, and local authorities to deliver best-in-market sites. Success requires strategic thinking and strong negotiation skills, plus cross-functional collaboration with Design Engineering, Legal, Economic Development, and Public Policy.