Meta designs, builds, leases, and operates the most efficient data centers in the world. Meta is seeking a Strategic Partnerships Data Center Power Lead to develop Meta’s global data center portfolio in line with the company’s strategic objectives to advance our efforts around AI. This role has overall global responsibility for developing the strategic partnership program with a primary focus on power partnerships and investments to support our data center location strategy.
The Strategic Partnerships Data Center Power Lead supports Meta’s data center strategy by developing large-scale capacity solutions. This role focuses on rapid infrastructure expansion through partnerships with key stakeholders, such as financial institutions, data center and power developers, colocation providers, and long-term asset owners. There will be a heavy emphasis on structuring specific deals (joint ventures, acquisitions or joint development frameworks) in support of Meta's overall data center capacity needs, with a particular focus on power development.
Responsibilities
- Lead and scale the strategic partnerships program by identifying, valuing, and structuring partnership opportunities for multi-site DC development or powered land portfolios in support of Meta’s long-term data center capacity needs. This role will have a particular focus on structuring the power investments required to enable data center development
- Lead detailed financial modeling, valuation, and sensitivity analysis of potential investments and partnerships to ensure commercial viability and alignment with Meta's financial objectives and risk profile
- Collaborate with key leaders across energy, finance, corporate development, infrastructure leadership and legal to develop the strategic plan needed to execute against the company’s capacity targets
- Lead the strategy for structuring, negotiating, and executing complex, multi-faceted investment partnerships
- Interface with the global investment community to meet Meta’s infrastructure needs
- Travel domestically and internationally as needed (25%+)
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 8-10 years of overall experience in investment banking, investment research, investments or corporate development
- 3+ years of experience with power infrastructure
- Proven experience in financial structuring and modeling, particularly in the infrastructure and energy sectors
- Proven commercial leadership and negotiation experience on multi-variable, complex deals involving acquisitions, investments or joint ventures
- Experience in structuring "first-of-their-kind" deals, including bespoke investment partnerships, platform investments, and structured project finance
- Strategic thinker with experience driving decision making in ambiguous environments with experience influencing executive 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
- Effective collaborator and skilled cross-functional communicator
- Demonstrated communication and presentation skills
- Knowledgeable about and/or experience to quickly assess industry trends and headwinds, market opportunities, and the competitive landscape Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
- Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, real estate, MBA or J.D
- 10+ years of investment banking, PE or corporate development experience
- 5+ years of experience with power infrastructure
- International infrastructure development experience
- Experience in investment research or investment with a focus on the power industry