Senior Analyst, Commercial Investments, NA

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Commercial Department

The Commercial Team is responsible for underwriting all organic development opportunities at Vantage, with an emphasis on underwriting strategic commercial partnerships, leasing opportunities with hyperscale customers, and land acquisitions for Vantage’s North America platform. The Team acts as the “deal desk” for all commercial partnerships, including third-parties and hyperscale customers, and is responsible for deriving commercial terms and structures to maximize strategic growth for the Company and investment returns to Vantage’s investors. The Commercial Team partners with internal Teams at Vantage, including: New Site Development, Capital Markets, Corporate Development, Sales, Technology, Construction, Operations, Legal, and Finance. One thing that distinguishes Vantage is that our staff are given the responsibility and authority to directly drive tangible results.

Position Overview

Vantage is seeking a Senior Analyst, Commercial Investments, NA to lead Vantage’s commercial underwriting efforts across its North America Platform. This is a highly visible and cross functional role that requires expertise in financial modeling, strategic decision making, and risk identification and mitigation. The ideal candidate will be a proactive self-starter, capable of delivering results on multiple projects and priorities without constant direction. Teamwork, adaptability, and emotional intelligence are essential for collaborating with diverse teams and navigating complex negotiations effectively. You should have a professional-growth mindset and bring forth ideas to innovate by identifying new opportunities or improving existing processes.

This position will be based on-site at our office in Denver, CO, in alignment with our flexible work policy (3 days on site required, 2 days flexible) or open to remote.

Essential Job Functions

• Perform detailed financial analysis on potential commercial partnerships, customer leasing opportunities, and land acquisitions.; identify key risks in concert with internal partners to evaluate structure and to make informed recommendations to senior and executive leadership.

• Build complex financial models to support your recommendations; build sensitivities and contemplate multiple scenarios to understand downside and to mitigate risk.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal Teams at Vantage to refine model inputs and to ensure outputs are suitable for executive consumption.

• Present findings and recommendations of financial analysis to senior and executive leadership with an emphasis on opportunity risks, returns, and trends.

• Participate in customer lease and new site acquisition negotiations to position key deal terms and support Sales and Site Selection in negotiations on highly complex deal terms.

• Additional duties as assigned by Management

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, real estate, and/or equivalent experience, required.  Master’s degree a plus.

• 2-5 years of professional experience in finance related role with extensive financial modeling experience (investment banking, private equity, corporate development, capital markets, consulting, etc.), required.

• Extensive experience building highly dynamic, unit economic-driven financial models, utilizing leveraged buy-out and other valuation methodologies; experience converting term sheets into dynamic financial models a plus.

• Data Center and/or commercial or industrial real estate experience, a plus, but not required.

• Strong analytical mind, problem solving skills, quantitative / qualitative abilities, and modelling skills, required.

• The ability to build consensus, simplify the complex and develop clear communication and presentation materials to a variety of audiences.

• Self-starter, ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment and balance multiple tasks at once.

• Demonstrates a high degree of attention to detail and an ability to complete work accurately and in a timely manner.

• Executive presence and effective communication skills, required.

Physical Demands and Special Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Additional Details

• Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000 Base + Bonus (this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations)

• This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

• Compensation for the role will depend on several factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

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We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.