Data Center Location Strategy Manager

Meta•Washington, DC

About The Position

Meta designs, builds, and operates some of the most advanced data center infrastructure in the world, powering the AI and connectivity products used by billions of people globally. Meta is seeking a Data Center Location Strategy Manager to lead the long-term site selection and geographic portfolio strategy that underpins Meta's global infrastructure expansion. This role carries principal-level responsibility for defining where Meta builds, leases, and invests in data center capacity, with direct influence on multi-billion-dollar infrastructure decisions. The Data Center Location Strategy Manager will synthesize power availability, land use, regulatory environments, network topology, climate risk, and geopolitical factors into actionable location strategies that align with Meta's AI and capacity growth objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience
12+ years of experience in data center site selection, infrastructure location strategy, real estate development, or energy infrastructure planning
Experience leading multi-market or global location strategy programs for large-scale data center or critical infrastructure portfolios
Experience synthesizing power infrastructure, land use, regulatory, and climate risk data into executive-level location recommendations
Experience influencing capital investment decisions through written strategy documents, financial models, and executive presentations
Experience working cross-functionally with real estate, energy, legal, government affairs, and engineering teams on complex infrastructure development programs

Nice To Haves

Experience with geospatial analysis platforms and site evaluation tooling applied to data center or utility infrastructure planning
Familiarity with power purchase agreements, utility interconnection processes, and renewable energy procurement as they relate to data center site viability
Experience evaluating data center markets across multiple international regions, including navigating varying regulatory and permitting environments
Background in capacity planning or long-range infrastructure forecasting for hyperscale or AI-focused compute environments
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Responsibilities

Define and own Meta's multi-year data center location strategy, establishing the geographic framework that guides site selection decisions across owned, leased, and colocation capacity globally
Lead quantitative and qualitative site evaluation processes, integrating power grid capacity, renewable energy availability, land entitlement risk, water resources, seismic and climate risk, and total cost of ownership into location scoring models
Partner with capacity planning, site selection & development, energy, network infrastructure, and policy teams to align location strategy with long-range capacity forecasts and AI infrastructure requirements
Present location strategy recommendations and portfolio trade-off analyses to executive leadership, translating complex geospatial and infrastructure data into clear strategic narratives
Lead cross-functional due diligence for new market entry, coordinating with legal, environmental, government affairs, and construction teams to assess feasibility and risk for prospective sites
Establish frameworks for evaluating emerging markets and non-traditional geographies, including offshore, edge, and distributed compute locations, to support evolving AI workload distribution needs
Drive commercial solutions through creative deal and option analysis and direct negotiations with external vendors and partners