Site Selection & Colocation Manager

Site Selection & Colocation Manager | AI Infrastructure

Remote, Singapore | APAC

A rapidly scaling

AI infrastructure business

is expanding its data centre footprint across APAC and is looking to appoint an experienced

Site Selection & Colocation Manager

in Singapore.

This is a strategic position responsible for identifying, evaluating and securing new data centre locations and colocation capacity across the region. The successful candidate will sit at the intersection of

data centre infrastructure, real estate, power, connectivity and commercial strategy

.

The Role

The Site Selection & Colocation Manager will be responsible for:

Leading data centre site selection and colocation strategy across APAC

Evaluating potential sites and colocation providers against power, cooling, connectivity, capacity and scalability requirements

Managing commercial negotiations covering leases, capacity agreements, SLAs and other key contractual terms

Conducting market analysis, cost modelling and financial assessments to support investment decisions

Assessing power availability, cooling infrastructure, network connectivity and future expansion capacity

Managing multiple site selection and infrastructure projects simultaneously across different APAC markets

Building relationships with data centre operators, developers, utilities, landlords and infrastructure partners

Working closely with engineering, infrastructure, finance, legal, procurement and senior leadership teams

Identifying and mitigating commercial, technical, regulatory and delivery risks

Experience Required

The ideal candidate will have:

5 to 8+ years' experience

in data centre site selection, colocation management, real estate development or data centre infrastructure

Strong understanding of

data centre power, cooling and network requirements

Experience evaluating

colocation providers and negotiating leases, contracts and SLAs

Strong commercial capability across

market analysis, cost modelling and risk assessment

Experience managing multiple sites, projects or markets simultaneously

Strong stakeholder management and commercial negotiation skills

The ability to operate effectively across technical, commercial and executive stakeholders

Desirable Experience

Experience in any of the following would be highly advantageous:

Hyperscale or large scale data centre development

Utility procurement across power and water

Renewable energy markets

Substation planning and power infrastructure

GIS or geospatial tools

Data centre capacity planning

Permitting and environmental regulations

This is a senior opportunity with a rapidly growing organisation operating at the forefront of

AI compute and next generation cloud infrastructure

, offering the opportunity to directly influence the development of its data centre footprint across APAC.

Candidates with backgrounds in

hyperscale, colocation, data centre development, site selection or data centre real estate

are encouraged to apply.