Director, Data Center Strategy, Site Selection

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop the global data center strategy for Together. Determine investment and leasing locations for data center space while establishing partnerships. Achieve a balance between cost, risk, and speed across different regions to meet product and customer demands.

• Take ownership of site selection and vendor relationships: assess new locations, negotiate substantial colocation and power contracts, and oversee vendor performance regarding cost, delivery, and service level agreements (SLAs).

• Define and procure site connectivity from a variety of network providers.

• Lead the technical site diligence process: evaluate power, cooling, redundancy, grid, and expansion capacity. Collaborate with engineers and consultants while also engaging technically—beyond just project management.

• Negotiate and interact with executive and senior management.

• Propel high-impact commercial and strategic transactions by engaging with suppliers and internal executive leadership.

• Assist in sovereign and large-scale customer agreements by providing tailored infrastructure scoping.

• Work collaboratively across departments including Infrastructure, Finance, Product, and Go-To-Market (GTM) teams to align site investments with demand and the product roadmap.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in data center strategy, site selection, or infrastructure planning within a hyperscaler, AI infrastructure company, or major colocation provider.

• Strong technical understanding of data center fundamentals: power architecture, cooling systems (including liquid cooling), redundancy schemes, and rack density.

• Proven experience in leading complex, large-scale negotiations, structuring colocation/power contracts, and managing request for proposal (RFP) processes.

• Familiarity with standard data center, power, and real estate legal and contractual frameworks.

• Financial proficiency in total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling, lease versus ownership analysis, and understanding cost drivers in power and colocation.

• Exceptional communication skills: capable of translating technical trade-offs into business decisions for non-technical stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation.

• Startup equity.

• Health insurance.

• Flexibility regarding remote work.