VP, Site Acquisition

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and execute the organization’s strategy for identifying, acquiring, and developing new data center sites to support growth objectives.

• Lead the assessment and prioritization of target markets, balancing cost, risk, infrastructure readiness, and customer demand.

• Create a forward-looking development roadmap that identifies optimal regions and properties based on market dynamics, regulatory conditions, and infrastructure access.

• Provide strategic recommendations on where and how to deploy capital, optimize timing, and strengthen long-term positioning in priority markets.

• Oversee the full site selection and acquisition process, ensuring a steady pipeline of projects aligned with company goals.

• Manage negotiations and transaction execution across letters of intent, purchase agreements, and partnership arrangements.

• Direct all pre-development diligence efforts, including zoning, entitlements, environmental assessments, and utility feasibility.

• Define internal standards and repeatable processes for site evaluation, acquisition, and development to drive consistency and efficiency.

• Partner with internal stakeholders across engineering, operations, finance, and commercial teams to align site plans with capacity needs and financial targets.

• Work collaboratively with external stakeholders on design parameters, permitting, incentive programs, and energy or infrastructure coordination.

• Act as the senior interface with developers, municipalities, utilities, and community representatives to secure supportive conditions and long-term partnerships.

• Recruit, develop, and lead a best-in-class Site Development and Acquisition team.

• Set and track clear metrics for acquisition velocity, development readiness, and portfolio balance.

• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance across global teams.

• Represent the company as an industry leader within the digital infrastructure and data center community.

Required Qualifications

• At least 12 years of experience in large-scale real estate, infrastructure, or site development, ideally within data centers, energy, or telecom.

• Proven track record delivering multi-site or multi-region development programs.

• Strong understanding of technical infrastructure requirements (power, water, connectivity) and the permitting or regulatory frameworks that govern them.

• Demonstrated success structuring and negotiating complex transactions, incentive packages, or joint ventures.

• History of building and managing high-performing cross-functional teams.

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and executive presentation skills.

• Comfortable operating within a fast-moving, growth-oriented, and entrepreneurial environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in hyperscale or large-scale data center development.

• Established professional network within key development regions or industry sectors.

• Knowledge of land use, zoning, entitlements, and local authority engagement processes.

• Experience managing power procurement or energy strategy discussions with utilities.

• Exposure to executive or board-level strategy discussions related to site planning and capital deployment.