Senior Principal, Data Center Delivery

Oracle; United States; On-site; USD 146,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Senior Principal, Data Center Delivery to lead due diligence, planning, programming, and contracting of data center capacity across a large-scale delivery program. This role partners with internal stakeholders, lease providers, utilities, and other external partners to enable timely, scalable, and commercially sound capacity delivery.

Responsibilities include managing relationships across internal teams, supporting build-to-suit and colocation solutions, and guiding due

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field, plus 10+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent practical experience.
• Seven or more years of experience supporting data center projects.
• Experience with data center lease agreements, site selection for industrial-scale projects, real estate evaluation, acquisition, development, and construction.
• Experience supporting complex negotiations, contract formation, and contract negotiations.
• Knowledge of the data center industry, regional operators, and market dynamics.
• Knowledge of real estate and mission-critical environments, particularly data centers.
• Understanding of lease negotiations, construction contracts, commissioning processes, utility agreements, sustainable development practices, and financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders across demand planning, site acquisition, legal, finance, energy, fiber, engineering, procurement, contracting, and operations teams.
• Develop and manage relationships with external lease providers, utility providers, consultants, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Support the leasing and acquisition of data center capacity across the program, including build-to-suit and colocation solutions.
• Lead due diligence related to project scope, schedule, and budget for ~1 GW scale projects.
• Contribute to site selection, market evaluation, and regional strategy development.
• Program projects to meet OCI and customer requirements for schedule, capacity, and phased delivery.
• Provide subject matter expertise and recommendations to enable timely decisions.
• Support high-priority escalations after projects transition to execution teams.
• Develop scalable processes, models, and tools for rapid delivery and changing demand.
• Create strategic planning documents for long-term regional capacity planning.
• Prepare and present project updates, recommendations, and approval materials for leadership.
• Support lease transactions, including specialized projects, facility upgrades, renewals, amendments, and other contractual modifications.
• Coordinate due diligence for multiple lease projects under aggressive timelines, across internal teams, consultants, vendors, and external stakeholders.
• Establish partnerships in existing and emerging markets.
• Maintain accurate planning-system data and ensure effective handoffs to execution teams.
• Improve and mature programmatic processes, including repeatable lease templates, to streamline due diligence and contract delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Project management

Real estate knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management/Real Estate/Construction Project Management/Architecture/Engineering

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Job description

• Does this position require a security clearance? No
• Years 10+ years
• Applicants Less than 10 applicants
• Additional Info Visa / work permit sponsorship is not available for this position
• Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages English

Job Description

The Senior Principal, Data Center Delivery is a senior individual contributor role responsible for supporting the due diligence, planning, programming, and contracting of colocation and build-to-suit data center capacity across a large-scale delivery program. This role partners closely with internal stakeholders, lease providers, utilities, and other external partners to enable timely, scalable, and commercially sound capacity delivery.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including demand planning, site acquisition, legal, finance, energy, fiber, engineering, procurement, contracting, construction, commissioning, low-voltage, networking, security, hardware, and operations teams.
• Develop and manage relationships with external lease providers, utility providers, consultants, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
• Support the leasing and acquisition of data center capacity across the program, including build-to-suit and colocation solutions.
• Partner with the site acquisition team to support commercial and legal negotiations and lead due diligence related to project scope, schedule, and budget for projects of approximately 1 GW in scale.
• Contribute to site selection, market evaluation, and regional strategy development.
• Program projects to meet OCI and customer requirements for schedule, capacity, and phased delivery.
• Provide subject matter expertise and recommendations to enable timely, well-informed decisions.
• Support high-priority escalations after projects transition to the execution team.
• Develop scalable processes, models, and tools that enable rapid delivery and adapt to changing customer demand.
• Create strategic planning documents that inform long-term regional capacity planning and align with business objectives.
• Prepare and present project updates, recommendations, and approval materials for leadership.
• Support lease transactions, including specialized projects, facility upgrades, renewals, amendments, and other contractual modifications.
• Coordinate due diligence for multiple lease projects under aggressive timelines, working across internal teams, consultants, vendors, and external stakeholders.
• Establish and develop partnerships in both existing and emerging markets.
• Maintain accurate planning-system data, including cost, capacity, schedules, and contract terms, and ensure an effective handoff to execution teams.
• Improve and mature programmatic processes and procedures, including repeatable lease templates, to streamline due diligence and contract delivery, improve communication, and reduce turnaround times.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or a related field, plus 10 or more years of relevant experience; or equivalent practical experience.
• Seven or more years of experience supporting data center projects.
• Experience with data center lease agreements, site selection for industrial-scale projects, real estate evaluation, acquisition, development, and construction.
• Experience supporting complex negotiations, contract formation, and contract negotiations.
• Knowledge of the data center industry, regional operators, and market dynamics.
• Knowledge of real estate and mission-critical environments, particularly data centers.
• Understanding of lease negotiations, construction contracts, commissioning processes, utility agreements, sustainable development practices, and financial modeling.
• General understanding of hybrid data center real estate solutions, including build-to-suit and colocation models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in real estate development and land acquisition, including familiarity with local laws, permitting, and entitlement processes.
• Qualifications or experience in construction contract management.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $146,300 to $306,400 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.

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