Senior Site Acquisitions Manager, DCC Communities

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Amazon Data Services UK Limited - E17 Full time
The AWS Global Real Estate Team is looking for a Senior Site Acquisitions Manager based in EMEA (Dublin, Frankfurt or London). In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape and execute on strategies to expand our Data Center portfolio and related infrastructure. You will help develop where we go, negotiate the business contracts and deliver the infrastructure needed to provide best in market Data Center projects.

Our Senior Site Acquisitions Managers;
- Have a real estate, development, business, financial, strategic and technical background that enables them to drive engagement and develop strategic alternatives from inception to conclusion.
- Have the ability to negotiate multi-million dollar contracts for real estate and infrastructure transactions.
- Have the ability to think strategically about business, market, and technical challenges with the skill to build and convey compelling value strategy plans.
- Prepare, review and negotiate financial analysis of potential deal structures.
- Have strong negotiation abilities to include legal document review and negotiation in conjunction with legal counsel.
- Are willing and able to travel roughly 50% of the time both domestically and internationally.
- Have strong analytical skills with ability to provide big picture insights from multiple sources of data.
- Prioritize, manage time effectively and are self-starters.

Key job responsibilities
In this role you will:
- Negotiate real estate development transactions, from beginning to end including strategy development,business term negotiation and support full legal negotiation.
- Serve as a key member of the Site Acquisitions team in developing growth strategies for specific markets.
- Execute on the strategic plan while interacting with internal stakeholders (e.g. product teams,energy, fiber, design, construction, legal, tax, etc.).
- Understand the technical requirements of our engineering teams and developing solutions that meet the design and business targets.
- Have involvement in the full construction process to deliver all aspects of a project to include building, data center specific power, and all other site utilities.
- Prepare and present transaction summaries to the senior management team regarding progress, financial approvals and overall deal costs / benefits.
- Manage of multiple complex contract negotiations simultaneously.

About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

London, GBR

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional certification in Real Estate, Development, Management or Urban Planning or a related field.
•8-10 years of commercial real estate transaction experience preferably in industrial/office development and leasing or related experience.
•Demonstrated real estate transaction negotiation and development skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- MBA or Master’s degree in Real Estate Development, or Urban Planning or a related field.
- Data center development experience.
- Demonstrated experience with industrial real estate and land negotiations highly preferred in build-to-suit lease developments and land acquisition/development with international real estate experience a plus.
- International real estate experience in EMEA region.

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