Data Center Economic Development Manager

Meta · Big Tech · Menlo Park, CA +2 · Remote

This role is for a Data Center Economic Development Manager at Meta. The primary responsibilities involve leading economic development projects for data center site selection and expansions, negotiating agreements with governments and agencies, and performing diligence on economic development programs and taxes. The role requires extensive experience in state and local taxes, economic incentives, and contract negotiation. While the role mentions integrating AI tools and developing AI skills, these are described as ways to optimize workflows and stay current, not as the core function of the role. The role's primary output is not AI-related.

What you'd actually do

Economic development project lead for new data center site selection efforts as well as existing site expansions
Complete diligence relating to economic development programs as well as state and local taxes
Partner with site selection and legal teams to negotiate economic development agreements with various state and local governments and economic development agencies
Interface with internal organizations including data center design, construction, legal, finance, accounting and tax
Work cross-functionally to understand the project parameters needed to support data center economic development discussions

Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience
15+ years of experience in state and local taxes and economic incentives
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Finance, Economics, Public Policy, or related field)
Contract negotiation experience
Financial analysis and project management experience
Experience negotiating, communicating and representing the company’s interests with economic development personnel, government officials, and service providers
Experience coordinating internal staff and consultants
Proven precise communication skills

Nice to have

Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

What the JD emphasized

extensive experience negotiating large, complex economic development deals
extensive knowledge of the legal agreements that accompany them
15+ years of experience in state and local taxes and economic incentives

Read full job description

Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates high-performance, efficient data centers. Locating, developing and managing this data center infrastructure effectively is synonymous with ensuring high uptime, capacity availability, flexibility and capital and operational cost efficiency. Meta is seeking an experienced, organized, and collaborative Economic Development Manager. We are seeking a Data Center Economic Development Manager who has extensive experience negotiating large, complex economic development deals and an extensive knowledge of the legal agreements that accompany them.

Responsibilities

Economic development project lead for new data center site selection efforts as well as existing site expansions Complete diligence relating to economic development programs as well as state and local taxes Partner with site selection and legal teams to negotiate economic development agreements with various state and local governments and economic development agencies Interface with internal organizations including data center design, construction, legal, finance, accounting and tax Work cross-functionally to understand the project parameters needed to support data center economic development discussions Lead various projects related to our data centers, as needed

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience 15+ years of experience in state and local taxes and economic incentives Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Finance, Economics, Public Policy, or related field) Contract negotiation experience Financial analysis and project management experience Experience negotiating, communicating and representing the company’s interests with economic development personnel, government officials, and service providers Experience coordinating internal staff and consultants Proven precise communication skills Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews) Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements) Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies