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Summary:

Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates the most innovative and efficient data centers in the world. Meta is seeking a Director of Site Selection Strategic Partnerships to Develop Meta’s global data center portfolio in line with the company’s strategic objectives to advance our efforts around AI. This role has overall global responsibility for development of the data center strategic partnership program.

Required Skills:

Director of Strategic Partnerships Responsibilities:

1. Grow and lead the strategic partnerships program including identification and commercial structuring of development partner opportunities to enable future data center capacity growth

2. Collaborate with key leaders across design, engineering, construction, network, and legal to develop the strategic plan needed to execute against the company’s aggressive capacity targets

3. Guide team members on overall strategic approach to developing new capacity while mitigating risk and ensuring that sufficient contingency plans are in place

4. Accountable for data center partners supply pipeline opportunities and delivering on capacity targets while minimizing cost and optimizing for flexibility and optionality

5. Represent Meta in meetings with executives from potential suppliers, governments, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders

6. Recruit, on-board, and mentor internal staff and ensure robust learning and career development

7. Travel domestically and internationally as needed (25%+)

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

8. 15+ years of overall experience in industrial real estate, infrastructure and development space

9. Proven track record of delivering large scale multi-party deals resulting in data center capacity delivery

10. Proven commercial leadership and negotiation experience on multi-variable, complex deals involving scalable land, energy,and third party data center capacity

11. Proven track record of delivering large capital projects leveraging complex commercial structures

12. Experience developing the vision for a strategic partnership program including opening new markets internationally utilizing partnership structures

13. Strategic thinker with experience driving decision making in ambiguous environments with experience influencing executive stakeholders

14. Analytical problem-solving skills, experience being effective in a fast paced, hands-on work environment, and have a track record of success leading projects and developing complex solutions across multiple stakeholders

15. Effective collaborator and skilled cross-functional communicator

16. Demonstrated communication and presentation skills

17. Proven track record of organizational leadership, including leading larger organizations and scaling teams during growth cycles

18. Knowledgeable about and/or experience to quickly assess industry trends and headwinds, market opportunities, and the competitive landscape

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

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

20. Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, real estate, MBA or J.D.

21. 15+ years of commercial real estate investment and development experience

22. Private equity and investment banking experience

23. International infrastructure development experience

24. Experience in data center industry

Public Compensation:

$238,000/year to $306,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

**Industry:** Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].