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Head of Data Center Acquisition

Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-09 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead the acquisition of data center capacity to support Cerebras' wafer-scale AI chip infrastructure, ensuring power, site, and schedule readiness for high-density compute deployments.

Role type

Head of Data Center Acquisition

Builds

Data center capacity pipeline, diligence frameworks, and commercial agreements for AI infrastructure

Domain

AI hardware infrastructure / Data Center Development

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Hyperscale data center acquisition, complex infrastructure transaction leadership, commercial negotiation, technical diligence (power/site/finance), executive communication, risk management

Preferred skills

Experience at hyperscalers/AI infrastructure companies, familiarity with North American/European markets, utility power assessment, process building from scratch

Technologies

None

Responsibilities

Source and evaluate data center providers and colocation sites; lead commercial work from qualification to signature; conduct diligence on power, site, permits, and financing; align legal, finance, and technical teams; manage executive and customer reviews; forecast capacity by region and provider

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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