Senior Manager, Real Estate Transactions

Rowan Digital Infrastructure Pty Ltd; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 195,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Team building

Health benefits

401(k) match

Unlimited PTO

Transit reimbursement

Job summary

Rowan Digital Infrastructure seeks a Senior Manager, Real Estate Transactions to lead the acquisition, diligence, contracting, and closing of large-scale data center sites. You will organize requirements into workstreams, track deadlines, and coordinate cross-functional teams across Real Estate, Legal, Development, and Finance.

You will modernize transaction management by leveraging data standards, dashboards, and AI-enabled tools to improve contract administration, reporting, and payment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience required.
• Seven+ years in commercial real estate transactions, title, land or development, or related field.
• Experience reviewing title and surveys and managing title-curative matters.
• Strong understanding of acquisitions, due diligence, contract administration, payments, and closings.
• Ability to manage multiple complex transactions and coordinate with internal and external teams.
• Proficiency with data management, dashboards, reporting systems, automation, or AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage real estate transactions from initial evaluation through diligence, contracting, closing, and post-closing.
• Review title commitments, ownership records, surveys, deeds; identify risks such as easements and encroachments.
• Develop title-curative plans and coordinate with title companies, counsel, landowners, and officials.
• Track deadlines, deposits, payments, closing conditions, approvals, and deliverables.
• Coordinate matters across Real Estate, Legal, Development, Project Management, Energy, Engineering, Finance, and Accounting.
• Translate requirements into tasks with owners and deadlines; escalate material risks to the Director.

Skills

Strong communication

Judgment

Organization

Attention to detail

Follow-through

Strong data-management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Smartsheet

Job description

At Rowan Digital Infrastructure, we are transforming data center delivery for speed and scale. Our mission is to deliver best-in-class data center solutions to hyperscale customers who share our commitment to sustainability, and to do so with an unwavering focus on efficiency, quality, and flexibility. Our data center solutions are tailored to our customers’ needs and delivered by our exceptional end-to-end team. Rowan is assembling a strategic portfolio of data center sites in Tier 1 markets across the United States at various stages of development, and we’re looking for incredible and passionate people to help us advance our company and our commitment to building a more sustainable future.

Rowan is backed by Quinbrook, a leading investor in the energy transition, and Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager.

Role Summary

The Senior Manager, Real Estate Transactions will report to the Director, Transactions Management and support the acquisition and development of large-scale data center and infrastructure sites. This hands-on role will manage assigned transactions, title review and curative work, cross-functional coordination, workload administration, and transaction data management.

The Senior Manager will organize transaction requirements into actionable workstreams, coordinate assignments, track deadlines, and maintain accountability. This individual will also help modernize the Transactions Management function by using structured data, automation, and approved AI-enabled tools to improve contract administration, reporting, and payment processes.

Travel: Ability to travel up to (30%) to project sites and/or for company gatherings.

Location: Denver, CO (hybrid in-office role)

Compensation: $195K - $235K (Offers Bonus)

Essential Responsibilities

Transactions, Title, and Team Coordination

• Manage assigned real estate transactions from initial evaluation through diligence, contracting, closing, and post-closing

• Review title commitments, exception documents, ownership records, surveys, and deeds; identify risks involving ownership, liens, access, easements, encroachments, mineral interests, probate matters, and restrictive covenants

• Develop and manage title-curative plans and coordinate resolution with title companies, outside counsel, landowners, surveyors, brokers, consultants, and governmental entities

• Track contractual deadlines, deposits, payment obligations, closing conditions, approvals, and required deliverables

• Coordinate assigned matters across Real Estate, Legal, Development, Project Management, Energy, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Permitting, and other teams

• Translate transaction requirements into clear tasks, owners, deadlines, and deliverables and elevate material risks or delays to the Director

• Support the Director with work intake, prioritization, and delegation by maintaining visibility into team assignments, capacity, deadlines, and workload constraints

• Monitor assignments through completion and recommend reallocation, reprioritization, or additional support when needed

Data, Technology, and Process Improvement

• Establish and maintain standards for transaction IDs, project naming, document organization, required data fields, and records management

• Ensure transaction data is complete, accurate, current, and structured for portfolio and executive reporting

• Partner with Technology, Data, Finance, and Legal to improve transaction data storage, governance, data-lake integration, and reporting pipelines

• Use approved AI-enabled tools to support LOI and PSA structuring, term extraction, document comparison, obligation tracking, and transaction summaries

• Identify opportunities to automate reporting, deadline notifications, payment requests, wire-support documentation, approval routing, and status updates while maintaining required authorization controls

• Maintain dashboards, templates, checklists, and workflows that improve visibility, efficiency, accountability, and data quality

Education, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience

• Seven or more years of experience in commercial real estate transactions, title, land acquisition, development, or a related field

• Demonstrated experience reviewing title and survey materials and managing title-curative matters through resolution

• Strong understanding of real estate acquisitions, due diligence, contract administration, payments, and closings

• Experience managing multiple complex transactions and coordinating work across internal departments and external parties

• Strong data-management skills and experience with structured records, dashboards, reporting systems, automation, or AI-enabled tools

• Ability to prioritize work, coordinate assignments, maintain accountability, and appropriately elevate risks

• Strong communication, judgment, organization, attention to detail, and follow-through

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and transaction or project-management systems such as Smartsheet or similar platforms

Fueled by Excellence & Collaboration

At Rowan, we are a distributed team united by a common mission to transform data center delivery. Across our two offices, we offer a hybrid work environment supported by teamwork, technology, and in-office gathering time to help you be successful. We are headquartered in downtown Denver, Colorado and have an office in Seattle, Washington. Our team of talented and passionate individuals is spread out across the U.S.

Here to support you

At Rowan, we want to make sure you can do great work. We offer competitive benefits focused on helping you be and achieve your best.

• Hybrid working environment

• Team building and educational opportunities

• Generous benefits package including robust health benefits and a 401(k)-company contribution

• Unlimited PTO

• RTD ECO pass or parking reimbursement

• Competitive compensation, bonus, and an incentive plan

Equal Opportunity Employer

Rowan Digital is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and celebrate diversity in all aspects of our workforce. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.