Director Of Site Development

Description:

Director of Site Development Responsibilities:

• Grow and lead a global team of site selection, real estate, and environmental professionals dedicated to locating, developing, and managing Facebook’s global data center fleet
• Collaborate with key leaders across design, engineering, construction, network, and legal to develop the strategic plan needed to execute against the company’s aggressive capacity targets
• Guide team members on overall strategic approach to developing new capacity while mitigating risk and ensuring that sufficient contingency plans are in place
• Accountable for data center supply pipeline and delivering on capacity targets while minimizing cost and optimizing for flexibility and optionality
• Ensure that existing data center locations can operate and expand successfully
• Collaborate with operational teams to ensure high uptime, capacity availability, flexibility with cost efficiency
• Represent Meta in meetings with executives from potential suppliers, governments, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders
• Recruit, on-board, and mentor internal staff and ensure robust learning and career development
• Travel domestically and internationally as needed (25%+)

Minimum Qualifications:

• 15+ years of overall experience working in the site selection or real estate space
• 8+ years experience managing a multi-layered organization
• Proven commercial leadership and negotiation experience on multi-variable, complex deals
• Proven track record of delivering large capital projects
• Experience developing the vision for Facebook’s location strategy using development experience, including: site selection & negotiation, feasibility analysis, site planning, entitlements, permitting and contingency planning
• Strategic thinker with experience driving decision making in ambiguous environments with experience influencing senior level stakeholders
• Analytical problem-solving skills, experience being effective in a fast paced, hands-on work environment, and have a track record of success leading projects and developing complex solutions across multiple stakeholders.
• Competent collaborator and skilled cross-functional communicator
• Communication, and presentation skills
• Proven track record of organizational leadership, including leading larger organizations and scaling teams during growth cycles
• Knowledgeable about and/or experience to quickly assess industry trends and headwinds, market opportunities, and the competitive landscape