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Senior Land Acquisition Manager

Microsoft· Real Estate Portfolio Management
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Redmond, WA, San Antonio, TX, Atlanta, GA, Washington, DC, Phoenix, AZ$116.9k - $203.6kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Microsoft Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) Cloud Infrastructure Acquisition team seeks a Senior Land Acquisition Manager to source, negotiate, and close strategic land transactions across AMERS, drive market entry and expansion strategies, and partner with internal and external stakeholders to enable site readiness and development.

Responsibilities

  • - Lead the identification, evaluation, and acquisition of strategic land parcels across AMERS to meet Microsoft’s cloud growth needs.
  • - Develop regional market strategies informed by business demand, competitive dynamics, and regulatory landscapes.
  • - Negotiate complex real estate transactions, ensuring alignment with Microsoft’s financial, legal, and operational requirements.
  • - Manage relationships with brokers, landowners, developers, and government authorities to accelerate deal execution.
  • - Partner with internal teams (engineering, energy, community affairs, legal, finance) to ensure acquired sites can be advanced to development on schedule.
  • - Establish and track portfolio-level metrics on deal velocity, pipeline health, and transaction risk.
  • - Drive due diligence processes, ensuring proactive identification and mitigation of legal, zoning, and entitlement risks.
  • - Represent Microsoft in market engagements, industry forums, and with government stakeholders to advance Microsoft’s position as a trusted, long-term partner.
  • - Build, lead, and develop a high-performing regional acquisition team, fostering collaboration and operational excellence.

Qualifications

  • - Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field, AND 5+ years relevant experience OR 7+ years equivalent experience.
  • - Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements (Microsoft Cloud Background Check).

Skills

Required:Site selection
Nice to have:Regulatory navigationCross-functional leadershipNegotiation (LOI/PSA)Energy/utility agreements
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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