Data Center Lease Portfolio Manager Job Pierre area,South Dakota USA,IT/Tech

Summary

Meta's infrastructure underpins some of the world's most widely used platforms, and the data center lease portfolio that supports this infrastructure must be managed with precision, strategic foresight, and operational rigor. Meta is seeking an experienced Lease Portfolio Manager to join the Global Leasing organization, responsible for overseeing a large-scale, geographically distributed portfolio of data center lease agreements. In this role, you will drive portfolio-level strategy, manage complex contractual obligations, and ensure that leased capacity aligns with Meta's long-range infrastructure demand forecasts.

You will serve as a critical link between real estate, finance, legal, and capacity planning teams to optimize lease structures, mitigate risk, and support Meta's global data center growth.

Required Skills Data Center Lease Portfolio Manager Responsibilities

Own and manage a global portfolio of data center lease agreements, tracking key contractual milestones, renewal options, termination rights, and financial obligations

Develop and maintain portfolio-level capacity models that align leased data center inventory with long-range infrastructure demand forecasts

Lead lease restructuring, renewal, and exit negotiations in coordination with legal, finance, and site selection teams

Identify and escalate portfolio risks related to capacity shortfalls, lease expirations, or contractual non-compliance, and drive resolution strategies

Build and maintain financial models to evaluate lease economics, including total cost of ownership, capital exposure, and scenario analysis across lease structures

Partner with capacity planning and infrastructure teams to translate compute and power demand signals into actionable lease portfolio decisions

Develop and enforce portfolio governance standards, including lease abstraction processes, data integrity protocols, and reporting cadences

Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to ensure lease agreements meet regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions

Produce executive-level reporting and portfolio dashboards that communicate capacity availability, financial commitments, and strategic risks

Evaluate market conditions, colocation provider landscapes, and emerging lease structures to inform long-term portfolio strategy

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience

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 (e.g., Modified Gross, NNN, Yield-on-Cost)

Experience developing financial models for lease transactions, including NPV analysis, capital exposure modeling, and sensitivity analysis

Experience collaborating across legal, finance, real estate, and infrastructure or capacity planning functions to drive portfolio decisions

Experience synthesizing complex contractual, financial, and operational data into executive-level communications and strategic recommendations

Preferred Qualifications

Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices in data analysis and decision-support contexts

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

Experience integrating capacity demand forecasting methodologies with real estate portfolio planning in a hyperscale or large enterprise data center environment

Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Public Compensation

$202,000/year to $273,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry

Internet

Equal Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affidocate employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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