[Hiring] Senior Director, Site Selection @NTT Global Data Centers

Role Description

This role leads site selection portfolio management, land acquisition, entitlement, and pre-development activities while supporting the delivery of strategic growth objectives for NTT Global Data Centers. The position is responsible for managing the full development lifecycle from site origination and acquisition through permitting, infrastructure coordination, due diligence, and transition to construction.

This role is highly cross-functional and requires close collaboration with Infrastructure and design, Product, Finance, Legal, and Operations teams, as well as external stakeholders including landowners, brokers, utility providers, government authorities, consultants, and local communities. The role provides executive leadership across internal and external stakeholders, influencing strategic decisions and enabling market expansion initiatives.

The successful candidate will combine strong real estate transaction experience with development execution capabilities, financial analysis skills, and stakeholder management expertise. The individual will also demonstrate leadership in capital allocation, portfolio optimization, organizational development, and complex commercial negotiations.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of real estate transactions, land acquisition processes including Japanese real estate regulations, and development delivery.
• Experience working in global organizations with regional interfaces and cross-cultural dynamics.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in Japanese and English (written and spoken); proficiency in additional languages is an advantage.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and align across functions, regions, and seniority levels.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in data center development, commercial real estate, infrastructure development, industrial development, or related sectors.
• Experience in executive leadership role in real estate or data center companies.
• Proven track record managing site selection and due diligence processes for Data Centers.
• Experience supporting entitlement, permitting, and infrastructure development activities.
• Confident use of standard office equipment.
• Completion of work during local business hours, willingness to support meetings in different time zones.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically as required.
• Ability to work remotely with a reliable and stable internet connection.

Company Description

As the third largest data center provider, we operate over 150 data centers in more than 20 countries and regions. We understand that every business – large and small – has its own unique needs and goals. We offer local-to-global data center expertise, aligned with our connected platform of AI-ready data centers to create solutions that enable our clients to seamlessly scale their digital businesses, anywhere and anytime.