Senior Acquisitions Manager, DC Infra Capacity Delivery

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 120,000

Job description

Senior Transaction & Site Acquisition Manager, DC Infra Capacity Delivery

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive, evolving, and growing business unit within Amazon.com which provides cloud services. Since early 2006, AWS has provided a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world.

The AWS Global Real Estate Team is looking for a talented Site Acquisitions Manager based in EMEA (Frankfurt). In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape and execute on strategies to expand our Data Center portfolio and related infrastructure. You will help develop where we go, negotiate the business contracts and deliver the infrastructure needed to provide best in market Data Center projects.

Our Site Acquisitions Managers:

1. Have a real estate, development, business, financial, strategic and technical background that enables them to drive engagement and develop strategic alternatives from inception to conclusion.
2. Have the ability to negotiate multi-million dollar contracts for real estate and infrastructure transactions.
3. Have the ability to think strategically about business, market, and technical challenges with the skill to build and convey compelling value strategy plans.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key job responsibilities

1. Negotiate real estate development transactions, from beginning to end including strategy development, financial analysis, business term negotiation and support full legal negotiation.
2. Serve as a key member of the Site Acquisitions team in developing growth strategies for specific markets.
3. Execute on the strategic plan while interacting with internal stakeholders (e.g. product teams, energy, fiber, design, construction, legal, tax, etc.).
4. Understand the technical requirements of our engineering teams and develop solutions that meet the design and business objectives.
5. Have involvement in the full construction process to deliver all aspects of a project to include building, data center specific power, and all other site utilities.
6. Prepare and present transaction summaries to the senior management team regarding progress, financial approvals and overall deal costs / benefits.
7. Manage multiple complex contract negotiations simultaneously.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Development, Management, Urban Planning or equivalent
• 8+ years of commercial real estate transaction experience, with demonstrable data centre or industrial development expertise
• Proven track record in real estate transactions, including build-to-suit developments, land acquisitions, and complex deal negotiations
• Experience in preparing and analysing financial models alongside contract negotiation skills and ability to work effectively with legal counsel
• Fluent in English and German

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- MBA or Master’s degree in Real Estate Development, or Urban Planning or a related field.
- International real estate experience in EMEA region.
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to provide big picture insights from multiple sources of data.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize, manage time effectively and be a self-starter.

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.