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Job Summary Iron Mountain is seeking a strategic and experienced Senior Manager – Site Acquisition to join our Data Center Development team.
In this role, you will be responsible for leading the end-to-end site acquisition lifecycle—from identification, due diligence, and commercial negotiations through to final transaction closure—to secure high-quality, expansion-ready sites for data center developments. You will work closely with an interdisciplinary network of real estate, legal, engineering, power, regulatory, and finance experts to drive scalable infrastructure growth across target markets.
What You’ll Do
In this role, you will:
Lead the identification, evaluation, and commercial negotiation of strategic data center sites, securing commercially viable site-control structures, agreements, Letters of Intent, and Memorandums of Understanding.
Collaborate with internal cross-functional partners—including legal, finance, engineering, and power procurement—as well as external utilities, brokers, landowners, and government authorities to execute transactions and validate site viability.
Ensure compliance with company investment frameworks, governance standards, statutory approvals, land-use zoning, and environmental risk requirements throughout the site selection process.
What You’ll Bring
The ideal candidate will have:
15+ years of experience in site acquisition, commercial real estate, or large-scale infrastructure development, with a strong background in data center or hyperscale projects.
Strong knowledge of data center site selection, power and utility infrastructure assessment, land due diligence, and commercial transaction management.
Proven ability in high-stakes negotiations, risk mitigation, financial evaluation, and navigating complex government and local stakeholder relationships.
Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field (a Master of Business Administration or Post Graduate Diploma in Management is an advantage)
Skills Required
- 15+ years of experience in site acquisition, commercial real estate, or large-scale infrastructure development
- Strong background in data center or hyperscale projects
- Knowledge of data center site selection, power and utility infrastructure assessment, land due diligence, and commercial transaction management
- Experience with high-stakes negotiations, risk mitigation, financial evaluation, and complex government and local stakeholder relationships
- Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
- Master of Business Administration or Post Graduate Diploma in Management
Iron Mountain Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Inclusive, modern offerings are emphasized, including support for mental health, gender‑affirming care (with travel/lodging where needed), and family‑planning benefits. Recognition for disability inclusion is also highlighted, which aligns with accessible benefits and leave support.
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Retirement Support — A formal 401(k) program is described with automatic enrollment and a clear employer match structure, with immediate vesting referenced in the materials. Access to supporting infrastructure and guidance is noted through dedicated benefits portals and administrators.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple national medical plan options are outlined, along with care navigation, virtual primary care, and pharmacy coverage. Additional wellbeing support is described via EAP services and structured wellbeing programming.
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What We Do
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is the global leader for storage and information management services. Trusted by more than 220,000 organizations around the world, Iron Mountain boasts a real estate network of more than 80 million square feet across more than 1,350 facilities in 45 countries dedicated to protecting and preserving what matters most for its customers. Iron Mountain’s solutions portfolio includes records management, data management, document management, data centers, art storage and logistics, and secure shredding help organizations to lower storage costs, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and better use their information. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of information assets, including critical business documents, electronic information, medical data and cultural and historical artifacts.
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