APAC Sub-regional Lead, Land Development

Microsofts Cloud Operations & Innovation (COI) team is responsible for the full lifecycle of Microsofts cloud infrastructure spanning site selection development and operations. Our global footprint includes more than 400 datacenters in 34 countries supported by over 165000 miles of fiber optic cable. These facilities form the backbone of Microsoft Azure and are central to our commitment to reliable secure and sustainable digital infrastructure. Microsoft is looking for a Land Development Sub-Regional Lead to support data centre development across markets in ANZ and North Asia.

As part of the COI Cloud Infrastructure Acquisition team you willjoina team of real estate and land development professionals responsible for sourcing negotiating and closing strategic land transactions as well as permitting developing land parcels and delivering critical off-site infrastructure works. This team plays a critical role in supporting the development and delivery of this portfoliofrom site selection through design construction and handover to operations.

In this key role you will drive market entry and expansion strategies by partnering with legal finance energy engineering and community engagement teams to enable site readiness and optionality. You will coordinate across internal teams (e.g. Environment Engineering and Design Construction Government Affairs Community Engagement etc.) to ensure delivery of operation-ready data centre sites. You will support the development and execution of permitting strategies for the lifecycle delivery of datacentre development and will be a key contributor in the execution of comprehensive permitting programs and to the Microsoft pre-construction program.

• Develop regional market strategies informed by business demand competitive dynamics and regulatory landscapes.
• Negotiate complex real estate transactions ensuring alignment with Microsofts financial legal and operational requirements.
• Manage relationships with brokers landowners developers and government authorities to accelerate deal execution.
• Partner with internal teams (engineering energy community affairs legal finance) to ensureacquiredsites can be advanced to development on schedule.
• Establish and track portfolio-level metrics on deal velocity pipeline health and transaction risk.
• Drive due diligence processes ensuring proactive identification and mitigation of legal zoning and entitlement risks.
• Represent Microsoft in market engagements industry forums and with government stakeholders to advance Microsofts position as a trusted long-term partner.
• Lead comprehensiveassessments throughout due diligence design and construction and coordinate with keycounterpartstodeveloppermitting and project deliverystrategies in order to minimise risk.
• Help their team to negotiate development agreements with Authorities and real estate developers and support site seller negotiations.
• Help their team to lead stakeholder engagement and representMicrosoft in key meetings with applicable authorities regulatory agencies politicians and other external stakeholders tofacilitatedata centre development.
• Work with partner teams to deliver utility easements env permitting and water connections.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to identify innovative solutions to meet permitting requirements and facilitate timely approvals to resolve potential delays to construction or other activities
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop civil earth workscopes procure and manage general contractors and deliver civil earthworks and lead-in infrastructure projects safely on budget and on program to support the build program.

This role requires the ability to navigate diverse regulatory and cultural environments and the leadership skills to build trusted partnerships across internal and external rolerequires an exceptional ability to manage complexity build systems for accountability and deliverresults atscale.

Required Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience in real estate acquisitions land strategy land development or large-scale infrastructure project development.
• Strong understanding of land use zoning permitting and entitlement processes inAustralian and Asianmarkets.
• Experience delivering zoning permits planning and other development approvals for large scale and/or complex construction projects
• Track recordof managing high-performing geographically dispersed teams.
• Track record of managing civil work projects
• Proven ability to develop and execute regional strategies in alignment with globalobjectives.
• Ability to establish and maintain cross-functional and positive working relationships with internal and external teams including environmental consultants attorneys contractors and regulatory agencies
• Experience managing a portfolio of projects and associated budgets and schedules
• Strong written and verbal communication skills attention to detail and high standards for quality of deliverables.
• Bachelors degree in engineering construction real estate urban planning law business or related field;

Preferred Qualifications:

• Community Engagement and Stakeholder engagement experience
• Mission critical design and/or construction experience
• Experience in delivering projects in multiple jurisdictions
• Substantial portfolio management real estate or office management experience AND 7 years people management experience

Other Requirements:

These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process please send a request to .

Background Check Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process please send a requestvia the Accommodation request form.

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