VP, Data Centre Operations

About the job

Posted 2 months ago

Competitive USD / Year

Are you looking to join the team building the backbone of AI?

CrimsonXT have partnered with an AI Cloud Platform company, which, due to growth, is looking to hire a variety of positions across the data centre space. We are seeking a VP, Data Centre Operations to join the team, ideally based on the West Coast or the Central time zone.

Role responsibilities:

As VP of Data Centre Operations, you will lead the company’s global data hall operations, overseeing all equipment, server infrastructure, on-site technicians, and operational teams working within the data centre facilities worldwide. Here, you have the opportunity to lead a large global organization, setting strategic direction, optimizing data center and network capacity, and optimizing cost structures while maximizing performance and reliability. You will:

• Ensure standards are the highest in the industry
• Be responsible for adhering to company security policies and procedures
• Drive strategic planning and priorities for data centre operations
• Establish and track against KPIs, SLAs, and metrics
• Oversee the ground incident response, problem resolution, and change management
• Drive alignment and collaboration across functional stakeholders and key customers​
• Establish critical business continuity plans, including design and implementation of disaster preparedness, detailed project management, and logistics coordination​
• Establish and track safety measures to ensure the safety of frontline resources​
• Empower frontline resources to meet customer needs through incentives and process​
• Create a high-performing leadership team that can, in turn, drive the strategic direction through actionable deliverables ​

What we are looking for:

We are looking for someone with 10+ years of experience in data centre operations management with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles, managing >20MW facilities. You should have a proven track record of managing large-scale data centre facilities and leading teams through periods of rapid growth, optimising a growing and evolving business, and demonstrating experience in developing high-performing teams and fostering a people-first culture. You should have:

• A focus on execution and results
• Ability to provide thought leadership
• Adept at balancing intense short-term pressures with overall long-term goals
• Financial acumen and ability to connect operational objectives to financial results

Preferred experience:

• Experience with GPU clusters and high-performance computing environments
• Background in hyperscale or cloud service provider environments

What’s in it for you?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small, highly motivated team providing world-class supercomputing experience to its customers. You will be offered a competitive total compensation package (salary + equity), retirement or pension plan, health, dental, and vision insurance and a generous PTO policy.

Sound interesting? Contact us to learn more about this opportunity.