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Director, LPS Development

NVIDIA· Mgmt, Sales
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Santa Clara, CA$296k - $448.5kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior leader responsible for NVIDIA’s Land, Power, Shell (LPS) strategy, driving rapid scale-out of the global data center footprint through land, power, and shell programs, including site acquisition, power strategy, and shell delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end LPS site strategy across targeted regions, from early scouting and feasibility through site control and shell delivery.
  • Lead evaluation of complex land and power opportunities, including transmission/distribution constraints, interconnection timelines, and long-term scalability of each site.
  • Partner with data center developers, utilities, architects, and construction teams to build and complete powered shell programs aligned with NVIDIA’s technical and capacity requirements.
  • Navigate permitting, zoning, and local collaborator dynamics to de-risk timelines and accelerate path to power and build-ready status.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships across the data center ecosystem (utilities, ISPs, developers, operators, and local partners) to improve NVIDIA’s leverage and deal flow.
  • Provide clear, data-backed recommendations to internal leadership on site prioritization, tradeoffs, and investment decisions for LPS assets.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant area or equivalent experience.
  • 15+ years in land, power, and data center or large-scale infrastructure development with site strategy and execution experience.
  • 7+ years building, training, and managing teams.
  • Practical understanding of power procurement and delivery, permitting, and physical realities of complex data center sites (access, easements, grid constraints, cooling).
  • Ability to engage credibly with data center builders, utilities, site developers, and local authorities to translate requirements into execution plans.
  • Experience with architecture, engineering, or construction for critical facilities is highly valued.

Skills

Required:LPS site strategyPower procurement and deliveryPermitting and zoningStakeholder management

Benefits

  • Equity eligibility
  • Benefits (see NVIDIA benefits)
  • Cash compensation with 85% base and 15% variable; range $296,000 - $448,500 USD per year.
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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