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# Principal Strategist, Leased Data Center...

- **Company:** The Meta Game, Inc.
- **Location:** Nashville, TN, United States
- **Salary:** $211,000.0 - $272,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Distributed Data Store, Operational Data Store
- **Published:** June 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g849tp

## About the Role

11. 12+ years of experience in data center operations, infrastructure strategy, or colocation portfolio management

 12. Experience defining and executing operational strategy for large-scale, geographically distributed data center environments including leased or colocation facilities

 13. Experience leading cross-functional initiatives that span vendor governance, infrastructure operations, capacity planning, and real estate or facilities functions

 14. Experience developing executive-level strategic frameworks, business cases, and recommendations that influence organizational direction and capital decisions

 15. Experience managing complex vendor relationships and negotiating operational accountability structures with third-party data center operators

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

 16. Experience building or transforming operational governance models across a global portfolio of third-party managed facilities

 17. Experience operating within hyperscale or large-scale cloud infrastructure environments with significant leased or colocation capacity

 18. Familiarity with data center critical systems (power, cooling, network interconnect) and how operational constraints inform strategic portfolio decisions

 19. Track record of driving standardization and continuous improvement programs across multi-site data center operations

## Description

Meta is seeking a Principal Strategist to lead the long-term operational strategy for its global leased data center portfolio. In this role, you will define how Meta sources, manages, and optimizes third-party colocation and leased data center capacity to support the infrastructure demands of products used by billions of people worldwide. You will operate at the intersection of real estate, infrastructure operations, vendor governance, and capacity planning, shaping the frameworks and strategic direction that govern how Meta engages with external data center operators at scale., 2. Establish governance frameworks for vendor performance management, including SLA structures, operational accountability models, and escalation protocols with third-party data center operators

 3. Lead cross-functional alignment across real estate, network engineering, capacity planning, and infrastructure operations to ensure leased site strategies support long-term compute and connectivity requirements

 4. Develop and own the operating model for leased data center lifecycle management, from site onboarding and commissioning through steady-state operations and exit planning

 5. Identify systemic risks across the leased data center portfolio and design mitigation strategies that improve resilience, redundancy, and operational continuity

 6. Translate complex infrastructure and operational data into executive-level strategic recommendations, influencing decisions on portfolio composition, vendor selection, and capital allocation

 7. Drive standardization of operational practices across geographically distributed leased sites, enabling consistent performance benchmarking and continuous improvement

 8. Partner with legal, procurement, and finance teams to shape contract structures and commercial terms that reflect operational requirements and long-term strategic objectives

 9. Mentor and provide strategic guidance to other operations and program management professionals across the data center organization

 10. Evaluate emerging trends in the colocation and leased data center market to inform portfolio strategy and identify opportunities for operational innovation


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