About Vantage
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.
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. The team collaborates with Market Strategy, Sales, New Site Development, Design & Engineering, Construction, Operations, Legal, Finance and the Vantage Senior Leadership Team.
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.
Position Overview
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing various data center site selection activities in line with Vantage’s strategic goals. Key elements of the role will include site selection for specific regions or markets, coordination with the Strategy and Market Intelligence team to deliver quality sites capable of supporting hyperscale data center campuses. This role is responsible for the acquisition strategy through pre-qualification, site due diligence, acquisition, closing and post-close management. Delivering sites in existing and future markets for Vantage that you would be given responsibility and support the larger SSA team to continue to expand across APAC will underpin all aspects of the role.
Essential Job Functions
Deliver quality sites in identified markets within key performance indicators regarding timing, project schedule, costs, risks, and technical requirements. This can be done through sourcing site through personal relationships, through third parties and from within the Vantage ecosystem/ relationships.
Lead all conversations and documentation for new site opportunities that are received through a bid process from third parties. Manage the interactions with Seller/ its agents, prepare expression of interest (EoI)/ letter of intent (LoI)/ presentation decks and work with internal teams to determine site’s suitability and price potential.
Prepare all internal documentation with regard to shortlisting a site as per standard internal Vantage process. Thes would be put together along with transaction managers of SSA and other relevant team members.
Lead all initial transaction closure related conversations such negotiating commercial terms, securing internal approval before those terms are finalised in an LoI or an equivalent document. Work closely with transaction managers of SSA who would support in taking the site acquisition to its complete closure.
Manage various aspects of site selection such as if all necessary use approvals have been secured by Seller, negotiations with landowners/ developers on non commercial terms such as easement, securing power approval/ infrastructure, support public policy team where community outreach is required and understand and ensure
implementation of necessary land transfer processes of local authorities having jurisdiction’s.
Coordinate local efforts with the various city planners, city councils, utilities and other relevant stakeholders that are critical to a project’s success in the various local markets.
· Represent Vantage in the best light to local officials and effectively communicate the benefits and value of wholesale data center campuses in their vicinity…