Director, Real Estate

Aligned Data Centers • Plano, TX

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About The Position

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Does the thought of joining one of the fastest-growing, privately held data center companies sound exciting to you? Do you enjoy collaborating with team members to drive and operate some of the industry’s leading and most innovative infrastructure solutions? At Aligned Data Centers, not only do we celebrate success across our platform, we celebrate the very teams that drive and support that success! Our culture is founded in passion, engineered from innovation, and driven by the pursuit of operational excellence. We are a company dedicated to driving positive change in the industry through continuous data center innovation, diversity and inclusion, and corporate sustainability. We realize not only is providing a comprehensive benefits package important, but we also provide a generous 401k match with immediate vesting, free membership to Gympass which provides our employees a rich health and wellness benefit and competitive time off plan. Giving back and having fun is important to our team whether it be serving our communities or employee and customer events. Our Aligned DNA is what makes us unique and successful! As a part of our exciting growth, we are hiring for a Director, Real Estate. As the fastest growing digital infrastructure developer in the world, Aligned requires an exceptional Director, Real Estate to help keep our growing powered land development pipeline full, and flowing. This will require high-throughput transactional execution with a meticulous attention to detail, at a deal scale ranging from nine-figure project acquisitions to five-figure easement acquisitions. You have an exceptional drive and a tactical instinct to create “win / win” outcomes, the ability to communicate and present credibly and clearly across a very wide range of project stakeholders, and a deep appreciation of the value of reputation. You can thrive in a highly dynamic and frequently ambiguous high stakes environment. You will join a seasoned team with decades and GWs of experience, so data center-specific experience is not necessary. We hope you bring adjacent-sector energy-related real estate acquisition experience to the team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of increasing responsibility in high-volume, high-complexity transactional real estate environment
• Demonstrated experience in execution of property assemblages, easement acquisitions, and multi-owner engagements
• Experience in cross-functional project management (finance, legal, energy, engineering)
• Adaptability
• Analytical skills
• Business Acumen
• Change Management
• Customer Service
• Dependability
• Diversity awareness
• Ethics
• Innovation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Judgement
• Motivation
• Oral Communication
• Organizational Support
• Planning/Organizing
• Professionalism
• Project Management
• Quality focus
• Safety and Security awareness
• Strategic Thinking
• Teamwork
• Written Communication

Nice To Haves

• Experience in developing and deploying transaction workflow optimization and AI augmentation
• Adjacent-sector energy-related real estate acquisition experience

Responsibilities

• With direction from VP and team, initiate & maintain engagement with property owners (either directly or through brokers)
• Lead negotiations of contracts with owners, coordinating closely with internal stakeholders (Land Enablement, Legal, Finance, Platform Delivery)
• Develop and coordinate deliverables with internal and external stakeholders
• Sustained local community stakeholder engagement
• Real-time update and maintenance of detailed project action & status tracking
• Identify and originate acquisition opportunities
• Maintain internal and external Say / Do = 1.0
• Travel domestically regularly to meet sellers and partners

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts: HSA with employer contribution for eligible participants. FSA's offered for health and dependent care to increase tax savings.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay: Includes sick and safe leave as required by Maryland law
• Company-Sponsored Insurance: Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability (with medical election)
• Optional Benefits: Voluntary life, critical illness, legal, and additional disability coverage
• Wellness Programs: Employee assistance program (EAP), Wellhub gym membership, and other wellness initiatives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed