Site Acquisition Director
Core
Develop metro strategies and lead cross-functional teams to evaluate, select, negotiate, and execute leases for data center sites in EMEA, ensuring cost efficiency and timely delivery.
Role type
Senior Site Acquisition Director
Builds
Data center sites via lease or build-to-suit arrangements
Domain
Data Center industry, Real Estate, EMEA region
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Site selection and acquisition, complex lease negotiations, contract formation, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis, stakeholder coordination, local law and permitting knowledge, data center market dynamics understanding, hybrid real estate solutions knowledge
Preferred skills
Experience in Cloud Service Provider environment, background in real estate development, experience with Retail and Wholesale datacenter leases
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Develop high-quality metro strategies based on market expertise; Lead cross-functional teams to evaluate, select, negotiate, and recommend leases; Manage multiple lease projects and coordinate with internal teams, consultants, and vendors; Align with stakeholders for region success (capacity planning, network, energy, security, engineering); Work with Finance to drive cost down via TCO analysis; Work with legal and corporate affairs to prepare executable lease documents
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
