Vice President, Investments

Vice President Of Investments

It's exhilarating to find yourself at a pivotal moment in history— and even more so to be leading the way. At QTS Data Centers, we are proud to stand at the forefront of today's dynamic digital transformation. Our world-class data centers empower our customers' most strategic growth initiatives, positioning us as a global leader in digital infrastructure.

As AI and cloud technologies fuel the demand for increased speed, capacity, and innovation, QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader. We are committed to connecting the globe for good. Driven by purpose and a spirit of innovation, we design, build, and operate some of the most advanced data centers worldwide. In addition to our cutting-edge technology, we are dedicated to sustainability, incorporating renewable energy solutions to minimize our environmental footprint and drive meaningful impact. As a proud portfolio company of Blackstone, QTS is uniquely positioned to achieve ambitious growth and innovation goals.

At QTS, we are Powered by People. Our team members are the cornerstone of our culture, innovation, and growth. They are mission-driven, resourceful, and committed to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. Together, we're achieving remarkable things and shaping the future of digital infrastructure.

And we'd like to invite you to join us.

In addition to a variety of benefit packages, QTS goes above and beyond for our employees:

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Join our investments team as Vice President of Investments to help manage and guide our industry-leading investment initiatives. You have keen skills in real estate, development, acquisitions, financial modeling, and technology, along with the ability to lead through influence and communicate with an executive team.

The Impact You Will Have:

As a Vice President of Investments will have a direct impact on our growth and value creation by aiding QTS stakeholders to make impactful decisions with financial data. You will oversee strategic partnerships at QTS by providing analysis on projects to the Company, Executive Committee and QTS Board.

What You Will Do:

• Drive management processes internally for the investments group to ensure timely and accurate review and decision-making.
• Time-sensitive acuity to maintain a transaction-level relationship while understanding the key economic drivers and manage value maximization resolve for Company.
• Build better systems for tracking projects, contacts, and information across the organization for real estate investment optimization.
• Oversight of outcomes from development and asset models to support the company acquisitions, financings (joint-venture, equity initiatives, etc.), land, asset, and operating company acquisitions/dispositions.
• Assist in managing projects from identification through completion, including coordination of due diligence teams and financial underwriting.
• Research market data and costs information to drive the most meaningful decision analytics for senior management.
• Project management of financial items through these transactions:
• Present succinct findings in an executed, summary-level that drives value and Executive decision-making.
• Management of P&L to closing documents.
• Cross-team coordination both pre- and post-closing.

What You Will Need to be Successful:

• Bachelor's degree preferably with a concentration in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Mathematics or equivalent professional experience.
• 15+ years of working experience in a collaborative financial environment (banking, real estate, etc.) focused on driving bottom line value-creation through strategic thinking in a time-sensitive manner.
• Solid proficiency in MS Office applications, especially Excel.
• Solid experience creating financial models using WACC, NPV, IRR and ROI.
• Optimistic and resourceful problem solver

It Would be Great to Have:

• Master of Business Administration or equivalent.
• Experience with Workday, Salesforce, Adaptive Insights and Office Cx.
• Experience in fast-paced, high-growth Data Center markets.
• ARGUS Enterprise experience preferred.
• Experience providing financial and analytical support to a development organization.

The Perks (and these are just a few!)

• QRest Sabbatical
• Employee Stock Purchase
• QTS scholarship for dependents
• Eagle Club award trip eligibility
• Paid volunteer days
• Tuition assistance, parental leave and military leave assistance

Total Rewards:

This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program, and other company benefits.

• This position is Bonus eligible.

• This job may be eligible for equity.

We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals and disabilities and veterans to apply to all our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.