Director, Site Acquisition & Location Strategy

Location: Remote; requires up to 30–40% domestic travel for site evaluations, due diligence, stakeholder meetings, and acquisition initiatives.

Company

hirify.global develops and operates data center infrastructure and related site development projects.

What you will do

• Lead multiple concurrent site acquisition and structured land development opportunities from market evaluation through acquisition approval and transition to development and construction.
• Evaluate site suitability, zoning, permitting, entitlement, environmental, infrastructure, power, network, commercial, and development considerations.
• Coordinate due diligence, consultant deliverables, project schedules, budgets, agreements, change orders, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Act as the primary project interface for internal teams and external stakeholders, providing status updates and executive-level communications.
• Develop site shortlists, investment recommendations, preliminary underwriting, financial analyses, business cases, and executive presentations.
• Build relationships with brokers, developers, landowners, municipalities, economic development organizations, utilities, and service providers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, engineering, urban planning, construction management, business, finance, geography, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in site selection, land acquisition, real estate development, infrastructure development, project development, or a related field.
• Experience managing complex site acquisition or development projects from evaluation through approval and execution.
• Working knowledge of zoning, permitting, entitlement, land use planning, environmental due diligence, and infrastructure development.
• Strong project management, analytical, organizational, communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and project management tools.

Nice to have

• Experience with data center, industrial, utility, infrastructure, telecommunications, or large-scale commercial development projects.
• Knowledge of utility power infrastructure, telecommunications networks, and site readiness requirements.
• Experience with underwriting, financial modeling, investment approvals, economic development incentives, tax abatements, or development agreements.
• PMP, CCIM, SIOR, AICP, or similar professional certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement with frequent domestic travel required for site and stakeholder activities.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Power & Energy, Development, Construction, Design, Legal, Finance, Tax, Procurement, and Operations.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation support in accordance with applicable laws.