Data Center Site Selection Manager

🕒 May 13

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Vultr

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2014

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🤝 B2B

🔧 Hardware

💰 $329M Debt Financing - Vultr on 2025-06

Artificial Intelligence • B2B • Hardware

Vultr is a global cloud infrastructure provider offering on-demand virtual machines, bare-metal servers, GPU-accelerated instances, managed databases, object and block storage, Kubernetes, and networking services. The platform emphasizes AI and HPC workloads with a broad selection of AMD and NVIDIA GPUs, fast networking, and 32+ data center regions, plus a marketplace of deployable apps and developer-friendly APIs. Vultr targets developers and businesses seeking affordable, scalable, and compliant cloud compute and storage alternatives to hyperscalers.

📋 Description

• Lead end-to-end site selection processes including market research, site identification, preliminary due diligence, and stakeholder presentations • Evaluate sites based on power availability and cost, land acquisition potential, fiber access, seismic and climate risk, and local incentive structures • Coordinate with utilities, grid operators, and local government to assess power interconnection timelines and capacity • Manage relationships with site brokers, real estate advisors, and development partners • Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective sites across target markets in North America and internationally • Develop and maintain site evaluation scorecards, financial models, and risk assessments for executive decision-making • Interface with Legal, Finance, and Engineering to advance sites from selection through lease execution or land acquisition • Track regulatory, zoning, and permitting environments in target markets to proactively manage approval risk • Monitor competitive site activity and energy market developments to inform expansion strategy • Collaborate with the construction and design team to ensure site feasibility aligns with technical specifications for hyperscale deployments

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Engineering, Urban Planning, Business, or related field • 5–8 years of experience in data center site selection, real estate development, or critical infrastructure siting • Deep knowledge of power infrastructure including utility interconnection, grid capacity analysis, and substation development • Familiarity with permitting processes, environmental review, and land use entitlements for large-scale industrial facilities • Experience working with utility companies, municipalities, and economic development agencies • Ability to build and present complex financial models and location analyses to senior leadership • Willingness to travel frequently to evaluate sites and engage local stakeholders

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental, and vision plans • 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting • Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year • 11 Holidays plus Paid Time Off Accrual and Rollover Plan • Increased PTO at 3-year and 10-year anniversaries • 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years • Anniversary Bonus each year • $500 stipend for remote office setup in the first year, $400 stipend each following year • Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month • Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month • Company-paid Wellable subscription