Senior Data Center Site & Leasing Strategy Lead

Meta; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 170,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an experienced Data Center Site Selection Manager - Leasing to join the Data Center Site Selection team. You will lead acquisition and lease contracting negotiations, perform due diligence on energy, land, and site viability, and manage supplier relationships to optimize capital efficiency.

The role requires strategic and analytical thinking, ability to navigate complex leasing structures, and collaboration with legal, finance, and other internal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a business, engineering, environmental, or energy related discipline.
• 8+ years experience in facilitating, evaluating, or managing data center capacity projects.
• Experience collaborating across multiple internal functions, including legal, compliance, finance, and accounting.
• Familiarity with various lease structures (Modified Gross, NNN, YoC, etc.).
• Experience leading large scale data center lease negotiations.
• Experience synthesizing commercial, regulatory, market, and contractual details to all organizational levels.
• Proven track record building and running leasing programs.
• Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead data center acquisition and lease contracting negotiations.
• Perform technical due diligence and validate site viability across energy, land, etc.
• Manage supplier relationships and best practices.
• Perform market analysis and develop leasing site selection strategy.
• Stay informed of the technical, market, and regulatory developments in the data center industry.
• Contribute to organizational strategy and development of leasing standards at Meta.
• Travel domestically (10-25% at times).

Skills

Leasing

Negotiations

Market analysis

Cross-functional

Regulatory awareness

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/engineering

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

Meta is seeking an experienced Data Center Site Selection Manager - Leasing to join the Data Center Site Selection team. You will lead acquisition and lease contracting negotiations, perform due diligence on energy, land, and site viability, and manage supplier relationships to optimize capital efficiency.

The role requires strategic and analytical thinking, ability to navigate complex leasing structures, and collaboration with legal, finance, and other internal teams.