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About the Role

The Site Selection & Acquisitions (SSA) team is responsible for delivering quality sites for Vantage’s data center development. The team sources, evaluates, pre-qualifies, and completes initial due diligence leading to site acquisitions that support Vantage’s data center business across APAC. This role will manage various data center site selection activities in line with Vantage’s strategic goals, including site selection for specific regions or markets, coordination with the Strategy and Market Intelligence team, and managing the acquisition strategy through pre-qualification, site due diligence, acquisition, closing, and post-close management. The successful candidate will deliver sites in existing and future markets for Vantage and support the larger SSA team to expand across APAC.

Responsibilities

Deliver quality sites in identified markets within key performance indicators regarding timing, project schedule, costs, risks, and technical requirements.
Source sites through personal relationships, third parties, and within the Vantage ecosystem.
Lead conversations and documentation for new site opportunities received through a bid process.
Manage interactions with Sellers/agents, prepare expression of interest (EoI)/letter of intent (LoI)/presentation decks, and determine site suitability and price potential.
Prepare internal documentation for shortlisting sites as per Vantage's standard process.
Lead initial transaction closure conversations, including negotiating commercial terms and securing internal approval.
Manage site selection aspects such as use approvals, landowner negotiations, power approval/infrastructure, public policy support, and local authority land transfer processes.
Coordinate local efforts with city planners, city councils, utilities, and other relevant stakeholders.
Represent Vantage to local officials and communicate the benefits of wholesale data center campuses.
Execute near-term and multi-year strategic plans for the portfolio in conjunction with the Company’s Strategy.
Coordinate with Market Strategy, Sales, Corporate Development, and other teams in preparation of strategy.
Transition projects to the New Site Development team and work with legal & finance teams to ensure site closure and handover.
Maintain responsibility for Seller/developer engagement through the Design/Build/Operate cycles for Site Selection responsibilities.
Deliver site selection options for new and existing markets within specified target areas.
Shortlist sites, negotiate commercial terms for transactions, and manage acquisition through closing and title registration.
Act as the subject matter expert to internal Vantage teams on site characteristics and transaction details.
Ensure all site data is stored, reported, and incorporated into Vantage plans-of-record.
Provide support to New Site Development, Design & Engineering, Construction, and Operations teams.
Coordinate with local real estate brokers/agents and consultants.
Ensure lessons learned are documented and used for continuous improvement.
Report project status (risks, schedule, quality, budget) to management.
Stay abreast of new technologies and opportunities to innovate build models and impact site selection methods.
Coordinate with Finance, New Site Development/Design & Engineering/Construction Management Teams to establish project budgets and analyze design impacts.
Submit approval packages to the Executive Team.
Coordinate with local authorities, utilities, and government officials.
Carry out preliminary evaluation of new sites and geographical markets.
Screen incoming sites and opportunities, ensuring required documentation is gathered and analysis is undertaken.
Assist in managing and expediting development activities and communicating entitlement and approval timelines.
Oversee the drafting of relevant acquisition documents with internal and local counsel.
Determine project feasibility, environmental review, due diligence, and risk assessment.
Manage and coordinate the services of professional consultants.

Requirements

Extensive experience in sourcing, negotiating, and acquiring large, complex sites with a high volume and velocity of deal flow in Japan.
A strong business network across the real estate sector (C-Suite access).
Minimum of +10 years’ experience in a real estate role for large, complex infrastructure projects.
Direct, hands-on experience in negotiating acquisitions and acquiring sites zoned for industrial, technical, or data center uses is a must.
Strong IT skills; ability to use multiple communication tools and packages.
Excellent analytical skills with understanding of real estate finance, project IRR, and discounted cash flow analysis.
Ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical needs.
Ability to effectively respond to sensitive issues, complex inquiries, or complaints.
Ability to make effective presentations on general topics.
Skilled at solving problems and dealing with a variety of options with limited information.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills at all levels of the organization and with other stakeholders and third parties.
Flexible, adaptable, team-player and self-directed; able to work in a variety of circumstances.
Must be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of the commercial metrics which drive a successful real estate development.
An organized individual with the capacity to handle multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure, and prioritize work effort, all with minimal supervision.
Understand and follow Vantage’s core values of Trust, Agility, Respect and Accountability.
Operate with No Ego and No Arrogance.
Build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses.
Find joy in work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun.
Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position.

Skills

Tableau
Power BI
ArcGIS

Location

APAC

Work Type

Remote
Travel

Experience Level

+10 years

Education Level

Bachelor of Science degree in City Planning, Commercial Real Estate, Civil Engineering, Law, Surveying, or related field is preferred but not required.

Benefits

Above market total compensation package
Comprehensive suite of health and welfare benefits
Retirement benefits
Paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations
Recognition
Training and development

About the Company

Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises.
Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.
Ambitious growth of the core business has resulted in the Site Selection and Acquisitions team hiring top talent – internationally.
Our headcount continues to increase, and this brings with it exciting opportunities for growth & learning.
Join our team and your career will accelerate on the back of your exposure to the kind of responsibilities and variety that come with being part of an expanding business.

Equal Opportunity

Vantage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Vantage does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage.