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Data Center Strategy & Planning Manager

Meta
Menlo Park, CA$202k–$273kPosted Aug 4, 2026
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Data Center Strategy & Planning Manager

Meta Menlo Park, CA

Data Center Strategy & Planning Manager

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$202,000.00/yr - $273,000.00/yr We are looking for a Data Center Strategy & Planning Manager with experience in developing infrastructure strategies and programs to join the Strategic Planning team within the Data Center organization. In this role, you'll be part of the team that builds Meta's global data center roadmap, develops end to end infrastructure scaling strategies, and develops plans to drive efficiency in our infrastructure that set the direction for one of the fastest growing platforms in the world.As a Data Center Strategy & Planning Manager, you will be accountable for driving investment decisions that cover billions of dollars and help scale our data center footprint efficiently to meet our growing product and service needs. This is a unique opportunity where you will be responsible for developing and leading transformational strategic initiatives and capacity plans from inception, evaluating trade-offs, and driving recommendations to executive leadership, and taking them through implementation. This is an individual contributor role, where you're at home hands-on with detailed analysis and execution and being in the details, as well as being experienced to think big picture, project manage complex initiatives, and influence partner teams to drive process and strategy improvements.This is a highly cross functional role where you will be expected to partner with our data center capacity stakeholders (capacity engineering, network engineering, construction, site selection, site & facility operations, network, finance).

Data Center Strategy & Planning Manager Responsibilities:

  • Leverage technical experience and expertise to identify and build large transformational capacity plans and initiatives across Infrastructure that scale Meta's Data Center footprint efficiently
  • Develop new Data Center capacity planning strategies that focus on driving improvements in reliability, and achieve cost and operational efficiency including reductions in deployment times, improvements in data center power utilization, and service placement optimizations
  • Optimize network, hardware and DC infrastructure footprints to drive efficiency
  • Develop detailed project evaluation plans for data center plan evolution and set the pace to drive closure
  • Apply deep quantitative techniques, develop decision scenarios and trade-offs to drive multi-billion dollar infrastructure decisions at the highest level in the organization
  • Own the communications strategy for data center planning decisions which includes executive level and detailed project briefs and status updates
  • Use technical judgment to drive new project evaluations, technology reviews and proposals building consensus

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Bachelor's degree in a management, technical or engineering field
  • 16+ years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, or Hardware strategy, capacity planning, supply chain optimization, or technology strategy consulting
  • Experience distilling various data points into actionable insights and recommendations, to quickly separate signal from noise for executive communication and decision making
  • Business acumen and intuition, with the experience to form and refine hypotheses into an actionable analysis and recommendation
  • Problem solving and strategy skills, including expansive opportunity identification and framing of complex/ambiguous problems
  • Experience in completing multiple cloud/infrastructure/hardware efficiency or optimization projects
  • Technical experience in infrastructure, hardware or similar designs
  • Experience collaborating and working with internal and external organizations and individuals

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
  • Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
  • Master's degree in a relevant field
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@meta.com.

$202,000/year to $273,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

  • Seniority level

    Not Applicable

  • Employment type

    Full-time

  • Job function

    Management and Manufacturing

  • Industries

    Technology, Information and Internet

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