Data Center Site Selection Manager

Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates high-performance, efficient data centers. Locating, developing and managing this data center infrastructure in a way that ensures reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency is synonymous with ensuring high uptime, capacity availability, flexibility and capital and operational cost efficiency. Meta is seeking an experienced, organized, and collaborative Site Selection Manager to join the Data Center Site Selection team. We are seeking a Data Center Site Selection Manager who has extensive experience negotiating large, complex deals and an extensive knowledge of the legal agreements that accompany them. The Data Center Site Selection Manager should also have experience thinking both strategically and analytically, develop out-of-the box solutions and can navigate the challenges that accompany leasing projects and portfolios of large magnitude.

Responsibilities

Develop Meta's owned data center location strategy in assigned geography and manage the site selection effort for real estate, including partnering with teams focused on economic development incentives, energy and utilities, network connectivity, legal, policy, and financial considerations

Lead feasibility discussions and contract negotiations with service providers, property owners, economic development agencies, and utility companies

Negotiate letters of intent, land or building purchases, economic development incentives, water and sewer supply, and other site-specific agreements, and support power negotiations

Partner with internal organizations, including capacity planning, energy teams, data center design, construction, network engineering, legal, policy, communications, and finance

Prepare project location recommendations and present them to management for approval

Develop portfolio management metrics and tracking mechanisms

Maintain relationships with communities and service providers in support of Meta's data center developments, monitor ongoing contractual commitments, and support the expansion of Meta's existing data centers through the extension of existing agreements or the formation of new agreements

Manage external vendors as required to facilitate site development work at data center sites

Travel domestically (25-50%)

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience

12+ years of experience in site selection and data center or other capital project or infrastructure development

Experience leading real estate negotiations, including contract formation and contract negotiations

Experience in representing business interests to governments (state, county, and local), utilities, potential suppliers, and other stakeholders

Experience in managing large real estate development projects and coordinating with internal staff, consultants, vendors, and external stakeholders

Experience in communicating commercial, market, and contractual details to all organizational levels

Experience working with detailed financial models of data center projects and transactions, identifying key risks and sensitivities, and leading all related due diligence efforts (financial, commercial, technical, and development)

Experience representing business interests to the leadership teams of potential suppliers, strategic markets, energy suppliers, and other stakeholders

Experience communicating complex commercial, technical, and contractual information clearly in writing and presentations to stakeholders at all organizational levels

Proficiency in standard document and analytics platforms

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Experience in hyperscale data center site selection or leasing negotiation

An advanced technical degree in a relevant field, or a law degree

$202,000/year to $273,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits