Director of Data Center – Site Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the delivery of physical infrastructure and ensure ongoing operational readiness across global data center environments.

• Plan and implement Day 1 infrastructure deployments, which include hardware delivery, physical layout, rack-and-stack, and initial cabling.

• Lead Day 2 activities such as expansions, refreshes, migrations, retrofits, and operational upgrades.

• Coordinate compute, storage, networking, cabling, and infrastructure modifications.

• Manage deployment schedules, implementation timelines, resources, roadmaps, milestones, KPIs, budgets, risks, escalations, dependencies, and vendor performance.

• Drive operational readiness and transition from construction/build teams to live operations.

• Supervise change implementation while minimizing operational risks and service disruptions.

• Establish and enhance deployment processes, SOPs, and operational playbooks.

• Promote continuous improvement aimed at efficiency, quality, and deployment speed.

• Ensure adherence to operational standards, safety requirements, and change management policies.

• Assist in coordinating deployment-related incident response.

• Manage site-level operations, including leadership for superintendents/general managers, site operations managers, site administration, EHS/safety programs, and inventory coordination.

• Synchronize deployment activities with ongoing site operations to ensure continuity, safety, and availability of services.

• Align facilities, security, logistics, and operational stakeholders across global locations.

• Oversee third-party deployment vendors, integrators, and logistics providers.

• Collaborate with global site operations, engineering, network, facilities, and supply chain teams.

• Facilitate deployment readiness reviews and maintain stakeholder communications.

• Ensure compliance with vendor SLAs and deployment quality standards.

• Support infrastructure lifecycle management, which includes refreshes, decommissions, and hardware replacement programs.

• Coordinate deployment sequencing and validate operations for lifecycle activities.

• Assist in forecasting deployment capacity needs and regional operational requirements.

• Ensure accuracy in inventory and tracking of deployment assets.

• Provide executive-level reporting on deployment progress, capacity readiness, and operational impacts.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Operations Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Over 7 years of experience in data center operations, infrastructure deployment, technical program management, or a related field.

• Proven experience in managing large-scale global infrastructure deployment programs.

• Hands-on experience with Day 1 site build-out and rack-and-stack execution, including the transition from construction to live operations.

• Strong understanding of compute/server deployments, network infrastructure, cabling systems, power/cooling dependencies, and hardware lifecycle management.

• Experience with change management and operational governance processes.

• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional global teams and vendors effectively.

• Strong project/program management skills with experience in juggling multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Experience in hyperscale or enterprise data center environments is preferred.

• PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL, or related certifications are preferred.

• Familiarity with DCIM tools, ticketing systems, and deployment tracking platforms is preferred.

• Experience with automation and deployment optimization initiatives is preferred.

• Knowledge of capacity management and operational analytics is preferred.

• Strong understanding of service availability and operational risk management is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health Coverage – Medical, Dental & Vision.

• FSA Health and Dependent Care available.

• 401(k) Plan.

• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Observed Holidays Paid.

• Cell Phone Allowance.

• Collaborative, growth-driven culture.