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Principal, Global Data Center Planning

Meta· Engineering
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Menlo Park, CA$271k - $347kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior infrastructure planning leader responsible for multi-year global data center capacity plans, AI-driven demand considerations, and cross-org alignment to drive executable, high-impact infrastructure decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Own multi-year DC capacity planning and the Plan of Record (PoR): Develop, maintain, and refresh integrated global data center supply/capacity plans; update assumptions, constraints, and scenarios monthly/quarterly to keep plans decision-grade and executable.
  • Lead decision-quality tradeoffs for leadership: Build scenarios, evaluate alternatives, and present options, tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations for multi‑billion‑dollar infrastructure investments and portfolio decisions.
  • Drive AI large cluster planning outcomes: Incorporate AI-driven demand profiles, large-cluster requirements, and emerging constraints into the central plan; shape capacity and delivery strategy for rapid AI evolution.
  • Create durable planning frameworks (beyond “spreadsheet planning”): Define data quality, source-of-truth signals, and scalable planning workflows; collaborate with tooling teams to improve automation and reliability of planning outputs.
  • Identify constraints, dependencies, and mitigation strategies: Surface systemic risks (power, space, lead times, supply volatility, readiness, policy/legal, sustainability); define mitigation paths and drive closure with accountable partners.
  • Own executive communication and stakeholder alignment: Develop narratives and communications for planning decisions (exec briefs, deep dives, recurring forums) and drive alignment across high-seniority stakeholders.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
  • BS in engineering, computer science, operations research, economics, or quantitative/analytical field (or equivalent practical experience)
  • 15+ years experience in infrastructure strategy, capacity planning, hardware/cloud infrastructure, supply strategy, or related domains with demonstrated ownership of large, cross-org decisions
  • Strong quantitative analysis and modeling skills (scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, decision frameworks, optimization under uncertainty)
  • Understanding of large-scale infrastructure systems and how workload requirements map to data center constraints (power, space, networking, availability, lead times)
  • Ability to operate autonomously in ambiguous environments and drive alignment to closure through influence
  • Executive-level communication skills: synthesize complexity into decision-grade narratives for senior leadership

Skills

Required:Scenario analysis and decision frameworks

Benefits

  • Benefits information mentioned in posting (see link)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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