Director of Acquisitions
harper harrisonBrooklyn (NY)
About the role
Director of Acquisitions – Data Centers
Location: Flexible (Washington, DC preferred)
Travel:
~25%Harper Harrison has been exclusively retained by a rapidly growing data center developer to appoint a Director of Acquisitions. This is a unique opportunity to join an entrepreneurial team responsible for identifying, evaluating, and securing data center development opportunities across North America. Rather than managing deals through closing, you'll focus on the front end of the acquisition process, assessing opportunities, cultivating broker relationships, navigating competitive acquisition processes, and progressing transactions through Letter of Intent.
The Role: You'll be responsible for:
- Evaluating land and development opportunities for data center viability
- Building and maintaining relationships with brokers, landowners, developers, and key market participants
- Leading competitive acquisition and auction processes through LOIAssessing key site fundamentals, including power, fiber, zoning, and market dynamics
- Providing market intelligence and supporting investment recommendations
- Working closely with Capital Markets, Legal, and Development teams to ensure a seamless transition once deals are under LOITravelling to target markets for broker meetings, site visits, and industry events
About You:
We're interested in speaking with professionals from a range of backgrounds, including:
- Data center acquisitions
- Data center site selection
- Data center development
- Data center investment
- Commercial real estate brokerage with relevant development exposure
- The ideal candidate will bring:
- Experience evaluating sites for data center development
- Strong relationships within the data center ecosystem
- A solid understanding of power, fiber, entitlement, and site selection fundamentals
- Experience working on competitive acquisitions or structured sale processes
- Strong commercial judgement and relationship-building skills
- An entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment
- Why Apply?
You'll join a well-capitalized, high-growth platform with an active development pipeline and the opportunity to play a key role in shaping future acquisitions. This is a highly visible position offering direct exposure to senior leadership and the chance to influence where the business develops next.
If you'd like to discuss the opportunity confidentially, please apply.
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