Director, Site Selection Data Centers

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and advance data center opportunities across the U.S. and the Americas markets.
• Support the development of the metro strategy by assessing power availability, scalability, costs, permitting, tax incentives, and regional risk.
• Cook up early technical and commercial feasibility reviews with internal stakeholders.
• Lead site-level due diligence including power and utility capacity, substation access, utility timelines, fiber availability, zoning, permitting, environmental considerations, and constructability.
• Gather, review, and validate inputs from landlords, utilities, brokers, consultants, and municipalities.
• Ensure diligence findings are clearly documented and communicated to leadership.
• Support lease negotiations and commercial structuring in partnership with Real Estate and Legal.
• Track deal progression, milestones, and deliverables from LOI through execution.
• Assist with preparing deal review materials, executive summaries, and approval packages.
• Maintain accurate site records, documentation, and status updates in Salesforce and internal tracking systems.
• Monitor deal health, proactively flag risks or delays, and ensure data integrity across the Americas pipeline.
• Coordinate closely with Transaction Analysts, Program Managers, and Site Diligence teams.
• Serve as the primary site-level point of coordination across Engineering, Capacity Planning, Networking, Finance, Legal, and Operations.
• Support clean handoff from site selection into delivery, buildout, and operations phases.
• Ensure alignment between technical requirements, commercial commitments, and delivery timelines.
• Manage relationships with brokers, landlords, utilities, consultants, and development partners across U.S. and Americas markets.
• Evaluate inbound site opportunities and ensure consistent screening

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data center site selection, infrastructure development, commercial real estate, or related fields.
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of U.S. and Americas data center markets, including utility infrastructure and regional regulatory frameworks.
• Experience facilitating or leading commercial lease negotiations and executing complex due diligence workflows.
• Strong technical knowledge of power procurement, utility infrastructure, and zoning/permitting requirements across diverse U.S. markets.
• Proven track record of advancing complex transactions from inception to close while identifying and mitigating commercial and operational risks.
• Proficient in managing project lifecycles across multiple domestic regions and the ability to coordinate across varying time zones.
• Proven ability to manage high-volume project pipelines with a high degree of accuracy and consistent follow-through.
• Demonstrated success in managing multiple concurrent deals and meeting deadlines within fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical or financial information to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated experience in the end-to-end data center site selection process, including conducting comprehensive due diligence and feasibility assessments.
• Able to partner effectively with internal stakeholders and external vendors to drive project execution and meet organizational milestones.

Compensation

$200,000 - $225,000 salary