Facebook designs, builds, leases and operates the most innovative and efficient data centers in the world. Developing, operating and managing the data center infrastructure and facilities the right way is synonymous with ensuring high uptime, capacity availability, flexibility and capital and operational cost efficiency in a safe, healthy working environment. Facebook is seeking an experienced and outgoing individual to join our Data Center Economic Development Team. This position will play a key role in Facebooks data center site selection activities by completing tax and economic incentive diligence and negotiating economic development agreements for new and expanding regions. Domestic and international travel will be required (up to 50%).
Economic Development Manager Responsibilities
* Economic development project lead for new data center site selection efforts as well as existing site expansions
* Complete diligence relating to economic development programs as well as state and local taxes
* Partner with site selection and legal teams to negotiate economic development agreements with various state and local governments and economic development agencies
* Interface with internal organizations including data center design, construction, legal, finance, accounting and tax
* Work cross-functionally to understand the project parameters needed to support data center economic development discussions
* Lead various projects related to our data centers, as needed
Minimum Qualifications
* 10+ years of experience in state and local taxes and economic incentives
* Bachelors Degree
* Contract negotiation experience
* Financial analysis and project management experience
* Experience negotiating, communicating and representing the companys interests with economic development personnel, government officials, and service providers
* Experience coordinating internal staff and consultants
Preferred Qualifications
* JD or MBA
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About the Facebook company
Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities we're just getting started.
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Menlo Park, CA
Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. The company’s products include Facebook that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and messages; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices; and WhatsApp, a messaging application for use by people and businesses to communicate in a private way. It also provides Oculus, a hardware, software, and developer ecosystem, which allows people to come together and connect with each other through its Oculus virtual reality products. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.52 billion daily active users. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.