Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates the most leading-edge and efficient data centers in the world. Locating, developing and managing this data center infrastructure the "right" way 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 - Leasing to join the Data Center Site Selection team. We are seeking a Data Center Site Selection Manager who has extensive experience negotiating large, complex leasing 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

Lead data center acquisition and lease contracting negotiations
Perform technical due diligence and validate site viability across energy, land, etc
Manage supplier relationships and best practices
Perform market analysis and develop leasing site selection strategy
Stay informed of the technical, market, and regulatory developments in the data center industry
Contribute to organizational strategy and development of leasing standards at Meta
Travel domestically (10-25% at times)

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a business, engineering, environmental, or energy related discipline
8+ years experience in facilitating, evaluating, or managing data center capacity projects
Experience collaborating across multiple internal functions, including legal, compliance, finance, and accounting
Familiarity with various lease structures (Modified Gross, NNN, YoC, etc.)
Experience leading large scale data center lease negotiations
Experience synthesizing commercial, regulatory, market, and contractual details to all organizational levels
Proven track record building and running leasing programs
Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

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

$170,000/year to $238,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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