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  Director, Land Acquisition & Energy (APAC) Location: APAC (REMOTE) Start:  ASAP   Contract:  Full-Time / Permanent   Travel: Domestic and international travel as business dictates    About Rubix At Rubix, we design and deliver end-to-end AI data center infrastructure — from site origination and development through to long-term operations. We partner with customers to scale AI with speed, efficiency, and sustainability, backed by secured land, power access, and accelerated delivery models. Rubix is part of the Submer Group, delivering the infrastructure and platforms AI runs on.      What Impact You Will Have   The Director, Land Acquisition & Energy (APAC) plays a foundational role in enabling Rubix’s Design, Build & Operate strategy, owning the origination of land and power infrastructure required to deploy high-density AI data centers across APAC.   This role is not just transactional—it is strategic and programmatic, ensuring that land and energy decisions are aligned with long-term platform scalability, operational efficiency, and speed to deployment.   You will directly influence where and how Rubix builds its infrastructure footprint, acting as the critical link between site origination, energy strategy, and project execution.     What  You’ll  Do   Integrated Land & Power Strategy (Aligned)   Define and execute a region-wide land and energy origination strategy aligned with the expansion roadmap   Identify priority markets based on power availability, latency requirements, customer demand, and scalability    Ensure all site origination decisions support long-term operational performance and lifecycle efficiency      Power Strategy & Utility Engagement   Lead engagement with utilities, Independent System Operators (ISOs), and energy providers across APAC Secure scalable, reliable, and cost-effective power capacity for high-density AI workloads    Negotiate interconnection agreements, capacity reservations, tariffs, and infrastructure contributions    Develop forward-looking energy strategies, including renewable integration, PPAs, and redundancy planning    Align power delivery timelines with project execution schedules     Site Identification & Land Acquisition   Build and manage a strategic pipeline of land opportunities across key regional markets   Identify sites aligned with technical requirements (zoning, acreage, fiber connectivity, environmental constraints, proximity to power)    Lead commercial structuring of land deals (purchase, lease, options, joint ventures where relevant)    Establish and maintain relationships with landowners, developers, brokers, and public sector stakeholders    Oversee full due diligence process (legal, environmental, technical, and infrastructure readiness)      Regulatory & Permitting Strategy   Navigate complex, state and local permitting and entitlement processes across jurisdictions    Partner with municipalities, economic development agencies, and utilities to accelerate timelines    Ensure alignment between land strategy and regulatory frameworks (zoning, environmental, interconnection approvals)    Structure projects to optimize speed-to-build while maintaining compliance      Commercial & Technical Feasibility   Lead early-stage feasibility assessments including:    Land pricing and acquis