Microsoft Land Acquisition Manager 

Japan, Chiyoda 

2345096

The Infrastructure Planning & Acquisitionis responsible forthe acquisition and planning of Data Centeris responsible forthe delivery and pre-positioning of Data Center

Land Acquisitions Manager, based in, will report to theand play a pivotal role in leading efforts toin some caseseven prior to zoning being in place. This entailsthe delivery and pre

Responsibilities include researching and coordinating opportunities to secure land by comprehensively understandingthe property characteristics ofland inventory through brokers and regional relationships with, governmentAdditionally, the role involves accelerating market growth through proactive engagement with pre-construction activities in

develop close working relationships with internal as well as external stakeholders, evaluate property solutions within our standards and guidelines, engage with municipalities,, driving and.  You should also have a demonstrated ability to drive results related to

our culture every dayaccelerate together towards a brighter future in the cloud computing landscape.

Qualifications

• Be able todemonstratea successful history of negotiation and deal-making experience.
• Ability to negotiate legal documents and interact with legal resources.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations.
• Ability torecogniseand communicate real estate, technical, and construction requirements.
• Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or related fields.
• Positivity, especially in the face of ambiguity and dynamic project requirements.
• Proventrack recordof positively influencing teams and their leaders.
• Ability to connect and engage with all teams at all levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or higher (including Juris Doctor) in business, real estate, economic development, engineering, or related fields.
• Understanding of and experience in the data center industry, including data center siting and general operations.
• Transaction, project, or program management experience.
• Strong knowledge of alternative real estate transaction approaches, structures, and best practices, related development processes, and commercial/industrial siteselection.
• Ability to understand & communicatehigh levelelectrical, power & cooling, fiber optics, and other technical requirements, particularly related to Internet infrastructure.

We also care about people, growth,and results.

The Real Estate Acquisition Manager will be based inbe responsible forland acquisition in theAPAC regions.

develop close working relationships with internal as well as external stakeholders, perform market and financial analysis, evaluate property solutions within our standards and guidelines, negotiate data centre and other deals, and close them

Core Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, select, negotiate, and recommend acquisitions for approval.
• Ability to negotiate effectively.
• Manage the acquisition process for land within assigned geographies, including the management of cross boarder teams formed of multiple client groups, co-workers, contractors, and vendors.
• Coordination with development, engineering, construction, project managers and legal teams amongst others, to enable evaluation of acquisition targets.
• Manage multiple assignments across APAC.
• Provide input into the long-term delivery strategy to drive real estate acquisitions that support the Microsoft Cloud transformation.
• Ability to travel internationally, at times with short notice.