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Senior Data Center Acquisition Manager

AMD· General Management/ Administration/ Support
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Santa Clara, CA$184.2k - $276.4kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior role within AMD's Corporate Development and Data Center Strategy to source, evaluate, structure, and execute transactions that expand AMD’s access to AI infrastructure, bridging corporate strategy, real estate, and financial modeling.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the sourcing, evaluation, structuring, negotiation, and execution of data center capacity transactions, including colocation leases, powered-shell and build-to-suit arrangements, development partnerships, direct real estate acquisitions, and strategic investments.
  • Develop transaction strategies and negotiate letters of intent, leases, development agreements, purchase agreements, exclusivity arrangements, credit support structures, and related commercial terms in partnership with Legal and Finance.
  • Build and review detailed financial models using NPV, IRR, ROI, TCO, cash flow, sensitivity, and scenario analyses to compare alternatives and support capital allocation decisions.
  • Prepare investment committee and executive approval materials that clearly articulate strategic rationale, valuation, economics, key risks, mitigations, and recommended terms.
  • Conduct commercial and real estate diligence across site control, title, permitting, development schedule, power availability and deliverability, fiber connectivity, construction readiness, counterparty capability, and operating requirements.
  • Assess counterparties, capital structures, financing plans, credit strength; identify execution risks and recommend protections.
  • Partner with Legal, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Accounting, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and Government Affairs to align transaction requirements and timelines.
  • Conduct market scans and competitive analyses to identify priority markets, benchmark pricing and terms, evaluate supply/demand, and develop acquisition pipelines.
  • Manage external relationships with developers, landlords, operators, advisors, lenders, investors, and public-sector stakeholders; maintain senior-level engagement throughout the lifecycle.
  • Maintain acquisition/investment pipeline, data rooms, decision logs, and dashboards; track aging, conversion, capacity, capital exposure, value creation, schedule, and portfolio performance.
  • Monitor transactions through development/readiness milestones and coordinate remedies or mitigations.
  • Support ad hoc strategic analysis and executive briefings related to global data center capacity and partnership strategy.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Finance, Engineering, Business, Economics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience in data center acquisition, commercial or industrial real estate, infrastructure investing, corporate development, investment banking, principal investing, business development, or related field.
  • Experience negotiating and structuring complex commercial agreements or leading transactions from diligence through execution.
  • Demonstrated experience with corporate finance concepts and advanced financial modeling (NPV, IRR, ROI, TCO, cash flow, sensitivity, scenario analysis).
  • Experience coordinating cross-functional diligence and presenting transaction recommendations to senior leadership or an investment committee.
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25 percent.

Skills

Required:Financial modelingDeal structuring and negotiationMarket analysis and due diligence

Benefits

  • Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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