Manager, Data Center Operations
Remote · United States or US
Job Summary
Data Center Operations Manager to build the function from zero. Own white space fit-out and commissioning of new clusters, establish smart hands and break-fix functions including hiring and playbooks, and run a multi-site portfolio from build through live. Responsible for vendor and integrator management (e.g., Supermicro, NVIDIA), coordinating with network engineering on InfiniBand/interconnects, and setting scalable site standards to enable rapid growth to gigawatt-scale capacity. Will design, fit-out, and commission white space across owned and colocation sites (PDU/CDU/busway/in-row cooling/high-density power); build the smart hands and break-fix teams; manage vendor schedules and specifications; and own technical calls related to rack layout, cooling topology, cable plant, power redundancy, and serviceability. Requires deep experience in data center operations, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to lead an organization through ambitious deadlines while maintaining control across multiple sites.
Required Qualifications
- Deployed >10MW of data center capacity
- Owned architecture and design for interconnected supercomputing / HPC clusters
- Negotiation skills
- Can build the org that speedruns us to a gigawatt
- Operations background
- Thrive in chaos
- Know every relevant OEM and colo provider
- Know market capacity and power pricing in regions
- Design, fit-out, and commission white space across owned and colo sites: PDUs, CDUs, busway, in-row cooling, high-density power
- Build smart hands and break-fix teams
- Run multi-site portfolio across stages: build, commission, ramp, live
- Hold vendors and integrators to schedule and spec
- Own technical calls on white space: rack layout, cooling topology, cable plant, power redundancy, serviceability
- Partner with network eng on InfiniBand/Interconnects
- Establish standards that scale
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