Data Center Lease Portfolio Manager

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Austin, TX +2

This role manages a global portfolio of data center lease agreements, aligning leased capacity with infrastructure demand forecasts. It involves strategic planning, contract negotiation, financial modeling, risk assessment, and collaboration with various internal teams. The role also requires integrating AI tools for workflow optimization and demonstrating ongoing AI skill development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and manage a global portfolio of data center lease agreements, tracking key contractual milestones, renewal options, termination rights, and financial obligations
  2. Develop and maintain portfolio-level capacity models that align leased data center inventory with long-range infrastructure demand forecasts
  3. Lead lease restructuring, renewal, and exit negotiations in coordination with legal, finance, and site selection teams
  4. Identify and escalate portfolio risks related to capacity shortfalls, lease expirations, or contractual non-compliance, and drive resolution strategies
  5. Build and maintain financial models to evaluate lease economics, including total cost of ownership, capital exposure, and scenario analysis across lease structures

Skills

Required

  • Data center lease portfolio management
  • Real estate asset management
  • Data center capacity planning
  • Financial modeling for lease transactions
  • Contract negotiation
  • Risk assessment
  • Cross-functional collaboration (legal, finance, infrastructure)
  • Executive-level communication
  • AI tool integration for workflow optimization
  • AI skill development (prompt engineering, agent orchestration)
  • Understanding of AI ethics and responsible AI practices

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with power procurement and critical infrastructure constraints

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of experience in data center lease portfolio management, real estate asset management, or data center capacity planning
  • Experience managing large-scale, multi-site data center lease portfolios across diverse geographies and lease structures
  • Experience developing financial models for lease transactions, including NPV analysis, capital exposure modeling, and sensitivity analysis
  • Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize portfolio reporting workflows and drive measurable efficiency or accuracy improvements
  • Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)