Director of Site Selection

At Fluidstack, we’re building the infrastructure for abundant intelligence. We partner with top AI labs, governments, and enterprises - including Mistral, Poolside, Black Forest Labs, Meta, and more - to unlock compute at the speed of light.

We’re working with urgency to make AGI a reality. As such, our team is highly motivated and committed to delivering world-class infrastructure. We treat our customers’ outcomes as our own, taking pride in the systems we build and the trust we earn. If you’re motivated by purpose, obsessed with excellence, and ready to work very hard to accelerate the future of intelligence, join us in building what's next.

We are seeking an experienced Director of Site Selection to lead the site acquisition strategy for our US-focused data center portfolio. In this role, you will be responsible for sourcing and evaluating multiple GWs of powered land, powered shell, and turnkey opportunities suitable for large-scale data center developments. You will engage with Data Center Operators, Developers, landowners, brokers, and utilities to negotiate lease agreements and PSA’s, structure JV agreements and assess financeability of deals.

We currently have a US portfolio of >600MW in data center assets, and we intend to expand this to multi-GW scale in the next 12-months. You will be instrumental in ensuring our success in this expansion, and you will work closely with our data center team to ensure sites are appropriate for the scale and design our customers need.

• Lead site selection strategy and operations, conducting comprehensive due diligence to evaluate powered land and development sites, including:

  • Evaluate robustness of both utility and behind-the-meter power solutions at 200MW+ scale.

  • Assess the buildability of land parcels by reviewing title docs, land surveys, geotechnical reports, environmental studies etc.

  • Understand permitting requirements at each site and the implications for our construction schedule

  • Understand and investigate security, availability, and ramp of power at the site and coordinate with utilities to validate when needed

• Lead commercial negotiations and deal structuring discussions with landowners/ developers/private equity firms.

• Collaborate with Finance and executive leadership to evaluate multi-year infrastructure investments and cost structures.

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with brokers, landowners and developers to ensure we never miss a valid site

• Direct vendor due diligence processes, including on-site audits with specialist engineers.

• Partner directly with our DC Design team to ensure sites continue to meet our most up-to-date technical requirements

• Own capacity planning and forecasting across all clients and regions to ensure capacity availability for new and unforeseen projects.

• Lead and mentor site selection team members as the organization scales.

• 8+ years of real-estate experience with a focus on data centers, with demonstrated progression in leadership roles.

• Successful track record of leading hyperscale data center site acquisitions and commercial negotiations for powered land and site development.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute site selection initiatives at scale.

• Customer-centric mindset with a strong sense of ownership and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; able to align stakeholders across diverse teams and functions, including executive leadership.

• Proven track record of closing large/complex real-estate deals and managing multi-site portfolios.

• Experience building processes and systems to support rapid organizational growth.

• Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).

• Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.