Responsibilities
- Develop and execute site acquisition strategies from initial market analysis through on-time capacity delivery across colocation, hyperscale, and greenfield development models
- Negotiate complex, multi-megawatt commercial agreements with datacenter operators, developers, and landlords
- Conduct market-level research and due diligence to identify, evaluate, and down-select viable network site options aligned to capacity demand signals
- Own and manage long-term strategic business relationships with datacenter providers to ensure partnership health and continuity
- Align site investment strategies with Network Infrastructure and capacity planning teams to stay ahead of AI-driven and organic demand forecasts
- Develop and maintain financial models and investment forecasts to support capital planning
- Identify and mitigate risks across site acquisition pipelines, including permitting, power availability, fiber access, and commercial terms
- Contribute to organizational strategy by defining scalable frameworks for site selection and partnership governance across multiple regions
- Leverage AI tools and workflow automation to reduce manual overhead and accelerate deal analysis and reporting
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience negotiating and executing commercial agreements across multiple datacenter models, including colocation facilities and hyperscale campuses
- 5+ years of experience in the network and/or datacenter industry with direct involvement in site selection or real estate acquisition
- Experience managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships and influencing decisions across technical and business teams
- Experience identifying and mitigating risks in complex, multi-party infrastructure acquisition processes
- Experience developing financial forecasts and investment analyses to support large-scale infrastructure decisions
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience contributing to long-range capacity planning or technology roadmap alignment in a hyperscale or carrier-grade network environment
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
- Experience with greenfield datacenter developments
- Familiarity with terrestrial and subsea network architectures and how physical site characteristics affect network design
- Experience working on multi-megawatt agreements across multiple geographic markets simultaneously
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
- Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
$162,000/year to $227,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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