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Data Center Strategy & Planning Manager

Meta· Data Center Strategy
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Bellevue, WA$202k - $273kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Meta seeks a Data Center Strategy & Planning Manager to shape Meta's global data center roadmap and develop end-to-end infrastructure scaling strategies. The role involves cross-functional collaboration to drive capacity planning, investment decisions, and optimization across network, hardware, and facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Identify, develop, and lead large-scale transformational capacity planning initiatives that scale Meta's global data center footprint efficiently and reliably
  • Build and evolve data center capacity planning strategies that drive improvements in power utilization, deployment timelines, service placement optimization, and cost efficiency
  • Apply quantitative modeling and scenario analysis to evaluate infrastructure trade-offs and support multi-billion dollar investment decisions at the executive level
  • Develop detailed project evaluation frameworks for data center plan evolution, setting milestones and driving initiatives through to closure
  • Optimize the interplay between network, hardware, and data center infrastructure footprints to unlock operational and capital efficiency
  • Own the communications strategy for data center planning decisions, including executive-level briefings, detailed project status updates, and investment recommendations
  • Partner cross-functionally with capacity engineering, network engineering, construction, site selection, facility operations, and finance to align on planning assumptions and execution priorities
  • Use technical judgment to lead new project evaluations, technology reviews, and infrastructure proposals, building consensus across partner organizations
  • Distill large and varied data sets into clear, actionable insights that separate signal from noise for leadership decision-making
  • Define and refine long-term infrastructure scaling hypotheses into structured analyses and strategic recommendations that influence company-wide data center direction

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 12+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or hardware domains with a background in strategy, capacity planning, supply chain optimization, or technology strategy
  • Experience developing and executing large-scale infrastructure efficiency or optimization programs across network, hardware, or data center systems
  • Experience applying quantitative techniques and scenario modeling to drive complex infrastructure investment decisions
  • Experience distilling technical and operational data into executive-level communications, recommendations, and decision frameworks
  • Experience collaborating across engineering, finance, construction, and operations organizations to align on infrastructure planning strategies

Skills

Required:Capacity planningQuantitative modelingExecutive communication

Benefits

  • Benefits information available on Meta Careers site
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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