VP, Origination - Data Centers

Tenfold Search & Advisory; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenfold Search & Advisory is seeking a seasoned data center real estate originator to lead nationwide deal sourcing and client engagement. You will build relationships with developers and operators, drive the pipeline, and move opportunities from first outreach through closing.

The role requires hands-on experience in data center transactions, strong financial modelling, and the ability to work remotely with travel as needed. A bachelor’s degree and proficiency with Salesforce/Excel are a plus.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of relevant data center real estate experience.
• Knowledge of ground leases, option agreements, easements, title and escrow.
• Hands-on experience in data center real estate transactions with brokers.
• Moderate financial modelling ability; strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Self-directed and organized; able to work remotely with travel.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; Salesforce and Excel proficiency a plus.

Responsibilities

• Originate the purchase of real estate beneath data center developments.
• Build direct relationships with developers and operators; manage a robust pipeline.
• Source on- and off-market opportunities; manage broker relationships.
• Act as in-house expert on data centers: power, utilities, market saturation, tenant demand; screen inbound deals.
• Present opportunities to investment committee and board; coordinate underwriting, legal and closing to funding.
• Represent the firm at industry conferences; build national presence and contribute to international expansion.

Skills

Data center real estate

Site acquisition

Relationship building

Financial modelling

Communication skills

Salesforce

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Excel

Job description

A real-assets investor backed by long-term institutional capital is hiring its first dedicated data center real estate originator.

You'll be the firm's primary point of contact for data center business nationwide, bringing capital to developers and operators who need it but often don't know it exists. Compensation is driven by a deal-based commission.

What You'll Own

• Originate the purchase of real estate beneath data center developments.
• Build direct relationships with developers and mid-market operators, and keep a pipeline of dozens of live leads moving at once
• Source on- and off-market opportunities, and manage broker relationships alongside direct outreach
• Act as the firm's in-house expert on data centers: power, utilities, market saturation, tenant demand. Use that judgement to screen inbound deals early and say plainly when one doesn't stack up
• Present opportunities to the investment committee and board, working with underwriting, legal and closing to take deals from first call to funding
• Represent the firm at industry conferences, build a national presence, and help shape long-term (including international) expansion

Who Thrives Here

• You've worked the real estate side of data centers at a developer, operator or data-center-focused investor, and you know what makes a site actually work.
• Your relationships are your own. You can pick up the phone to people in the developer and operator community who already trust you, and you're comfortable cold-calling landowners.
• You're motivated by earning upside through results.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in data center real estate, site acquisition, development, or data-center-focused real assets / infrastructure investing
• Strong working knowledge of ground leases, option agreements, easements, title and escrow, and data center power and development dynamics
• Hands-on experience on data center real estate transactions, including working with brokers
• Moderate financial modelling ability, and strong written, verbal and presentation skills
• Self-directed and organised, able to work remotely with travel as needed
• Bachelor's degree preferred; Salesforce and Excel proficiency a plus