Navigator, Operations & Facilities, Global
$135,000–$140,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Conduct structured discovery sessions to map current state operational workflows across power management, cooling optimization, and preventive maintenance, identifying opportunities for AI-driven transformation. Translate operational challenges into preliminary use cases by assessing feasibility against available SCADA, BMS, and DCIM data, then validate business value potential regarding uptime, energy costs, and maintenance optimization. Develop detailed intake documentation capturing data source inventories and integration requirements for handoff to the Accelerators team while championing responsible AI principles with appropriate human oversight. Maintain deep knowledge of data center operational standards and regulatory compliance to ground opportunities in practical reality, building a champion network within site directors and facility managers. Listen to evolving operational challenges across operating sites and facilitate workshops envisioning AI transformation beyond basic automation.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5-7 years overall work experience
- 3+ years in data center operations, critical facility management, or mission-critical infrastructure environments
- Direct experience with data center operational systems including BMS, DCIM, SCADA, and environmental monitoring platforms
- Understanding of how operational data flows inform facility management decisions
- Strong foundation in data center operational workflows including power distribution, cooling management, capacity planning, preventive maintenance programs, and incident response procedures
- Practical understanding of AI capabilities including predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, optimization algorithms, and computer vision as they apply to facility operations
- Familiarity with data center industry standards, Tier classifications, redundancy architectures, and regulatory requirements that constrain operational practices
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex operational processes into structured opportunity assessments that technical teams can act upon
- Experience conducting discovery and requirements elicitation within 24/7 operational environments where availability is paramount and change management requires careful coordination
- Proven capability to build credibility with site directors, operations managers, and field engineers
- Track record of identifying operational improvements that delivered measurable gains in reliability, efficiency, or cost optimization
- Comfort with ambiguity and ability to work effectively across multiple operating sites with different configurations, challenges, and team dynamics
- Exceptional listening skills and genuine curiosity about operational workflows and the expertise that experienced facility teams bring to complex infrastructure management
- Familiarity with responsible AI principles and risk management frameworks appropriate for mission-critical operational environments
- Travel required is expected to be 10% for site visits and relationship building across Vantage's operating portfolio
- 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
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Desired Qualifications
- Preferred in Denver, CO
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