Strategic Finance, Large AI Sites Manager, NA

Vantage Data Centers•Denver, CO

2d•$125,000 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Large AI Sites is the central point of coordination for the commercial and economic management of Vantage’s large AI customer accounts. The role aligns internal teams and customers on development budgets, rental rates, and project economics; coordinates reviews and approvals of key financial decisions; and maintains complete and accurate customer economic documentation. Working across Development, Delivery, Finance, Legal, and Commercial, the manager helps protect development yields and approved investment returns, reduce commercial and execution risk, and give leadership clear visibility into the economics of major deployments. The position is based in Denver, Colorado, or Ashburn, Virginia, under a flexible work policy requiring three days onsite and allowing two flexible days. Travel may be up to 10%, with the possibility of increased travel as business needs evolve. The role includes coordinating financial governance, tracking project economics through development, communicating changes to stakeholders, and providing executive management with information on customer economics, budget variances, financial risks, and commercial decision points.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Real Estate, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
3–5 years of experience in finance, private equity, investment banking, consulting, commercial real estate investment, or asset management.
Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including financial modeling and analysis.
Familiarity with commercial real estate leases and key economic terms.
Strong organizational skills, disciplined documentation practices, and exceptional attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to executive management and engage directly with customers.
Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and drive decisions to closure.
Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word.
Ability to travel up to 10%, with the possibility of increased travel as business needs evolve.

Nice To Haves

MBA or CFA.
Experience with development budgets, project economics, or investment underwriting.
Experience in data centers, digital infrastructure, or large-scale development.
Familiarity with Power BI and Yardi.

Responsibilities

Serve as the central commercial and economic point of coordination for large AI customer accounts.
Maintain customer alignment on development budgets, project economics, and key financial assumptions.
Coordinate internal review and approval of rental rates, capitalized costs, and performance against approved budgets.
Track changes to project economics throughout the development lifecycle and communicate updates to relevant stakeholders.
Maintain a complete repository of customer-facing economic documentation, approvals, deal summaries, financial analyses, and contractual support materials.
Partner with Development, Delivery, Finance, Legal, and Commercial teams to align contractual commitments with approved project economics.
Provide executive management with visibility into customer economics, budget variances, financial risks, and commercial decision points.
Establish and reinforce governance and documentation standards across large AI customer engagements.
Reduce execution risk by ensuring key customer commitments are documented, reviewed, and approved.
Manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Perform additional duties as assigned by management.