Is the Director, Data Center Strategy and Site Selection role remote?

It's hybrid — Together AI expects some on-site time in Remote.

What's the salary range?

Together AI lists $230,000–$275,000 for this role.

How much experience is required?

At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Director, Data Center Strategy and Site Selection role.

Where is the role based?

Together AI is hiring for this position in Remote.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Cooling, Redundancy, Site Selection, Data Center, Network, AI/ML.

What seniority level is this role?

Together AI targets director candidates for this position.

Director, Data Center Strategy and Site Selection at Together AI

Joblaze summary

In the role of Director of Data Center Strategy and Site Selection at Together AI, the individual will be responsible for shaping the company's global data center strategy, including site evaluation and vendor negotiations. This position requires a strong technical understanding of data center fundamentals, alongside expertise in complex negotiations and financial modeling. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in data center strategy within hyperscale or AI infrastructure environments, making this role suitable for seasoned professionals looking to influence critical infrastructure decisions.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Together AI's career page.
Together AI has 58 other open roles including Customer Support Engineer (Inference), Senior Technical Recruiter, AI/ML Research, Engineering Manager, Site Reliability Engineering.
1579 active AI/ML roles on Joblaze right now.
81 active infrastructure roles on Joblaze right now.
13 active Data Center roles on Joblaze right now.
Salary band is above the typical range for Management (median ~$180,000).

Quick facts

Is the Director, Data Center Strategy and Site Selection role remote?: It's hybrid — Together AI expects some on-site time in Remote.
What's the salary range?: Together AI lists $230,000–$275,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Director, Data Center Strategy and Site Selection role.
Where is the role based?: Together AI is hiring for this position in Remote.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Cooling, Redundancy, Site Selection, Data Center, Network, AI/ML.
What seniority level is this role?: Together AI targets director candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Director, Data Center Strategy and Site Selection role at Together AI.

From the original posting

About the Role

As Together AI's first Data Center Strategy hire, you'll own how and where we scale the physical backbone of our AI cloud. This role blends technical depth (power, cooling, redundancy) with commercial negotiation and strategic planning: you'll evaluate sites, structure deals, and shape our infrastructure decisions across regions.

You'll help decide what we build, where we build, and who we build it with.

Responsibilities

Develop Together's global data center strategy. Define where we invest and lease data center space and who we partner with. Balance cost, risk, and speed across regions to support product and customer demand
Own site selection and vendor relationships: evaluate new locations, negotiate large colocation and power contracts, manage vendor performance on cost, delivery, and SLAs
Define and source site connectivity from various network providers
Lead technical site diligence process: assess power, cooling, redundancy, grid, and expansion capacity. You'll partner with engineers and consultants but are expected to engage technically, not just be a “project manager”
Negotiate and interface with executive and senior level management
Drive high-impact commercial and strategic transactions by engaging with supplier and internal executive leadership
Support sovereign and large-scale customer deals with custom infrastructure scoping
Collaborate cross-functionally with Infra, Finance, Product, and GTM to tie site investments to demand and product roadmap

Requirements

8+ years in data center strategy, site selection, or infrastructure planning at a hyperscaler, AI infra company, or large colocation provider
Strong technical grasp of DC fundamentals: power architecture, cooling (including liquid), redundancy schemes, and rack density
Experience leading large complex multi-party negotiations, structuring colo/power contracts, and managing RFP processes
Knowledge of standard data center, power, and real estate contractual and legal frameworks
Financial fluency: TCO modeling, lease vs. own analysis, and cost drivers across power and colocation
Clear communicator: able to translate technical trade-offs into business decisions for non-technical stakeholders

Nice to Have

Familiarity with power markets, energy procurement, or behind-the-meter strategies
Background in hyperscale or sovereign AI projects
Familiarity with ISPs and network service providers

About Together AI

Together AI is a research-driven artificial intelligence company. We believe open and transparent AI systems will drive innovation and create the best outcomes for society, and together we are on a mission to significantly lower the cost of modern AI systems by co-designing software, hardware, algorithms, and models. We have contributed to leading open-source research, models, and datasets to advance the frontier of AI, and our team has been behind technological advancement such as FlashAttention, Hyena, FlexGen, and RedPajama. We invite you to join a passionate group of researchers in our journey in building the next generation AI infrastructure.

Compensation

We offer competitive compensation, startup equity, health insurance, and other benefits, as well as flexibility in terms of remote work. The US base salary range for this full-time position is: $230,000 - $275,000K + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by location, level and role. Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.

Equal Opportunity

Together AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more. Please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.together.ai/privacy