Operations Manager - Data Center Deployment experience - Travel role

Position Responsibilities

• Serve as the onsite operational lead for large-scale data center deployment projects.
• Cook up and manage multiple concurrent deployment workstreams, ensuring projects remain on schedule and within defined objectives.
• Provide onsite leadership, direction, and communication between internal teams, customers, vendors, and technical resources.
• Oversee server, rack, and infrastructure deployment activities within enterprise data center environments.
• Manage daily project execution, including resource coordination, task prioritization, issue escalation, and progress reporting.
• Track project milestones, identify potential risks, and implement solutions to maintain successful delivery.
• Validate installation quality, adherence to procedures, and completion of deployment activities.
• Support inventory management, logistics coordination, and equipment tracking throughout deployment engagements.
• Create and maintain project documentation, status updates, and operational reports.
• Ensure all onsite activities follow established safety, security, and data center operational standards.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working in IT infrastructure, data center operations, or enterprise hardware environments.
• Proven experience supporting large-scale technology deployments, infrastructure rollouts, or data center projects.
• A strong understanding of server, rack, and hardware installation processes.
• Experience managing multiple deployment activities or project workstreams simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work independently in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• A willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout the United States.
• The ability to work onsite at various data center locations for extended project assignments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing enterprise data center buildouts, migrations, refreshes, or hardware deployment projects.
• A background in server hardware, networking equipment, storage systems, or related infrastructure technologies.
• Previous experience leading technicians, field engineers, or deployment teams.
• Project management experience with large-scale IT infrastructure initiatives.
• Familiarity with data center best practices, structured cabling, rack layouts, and hardware lifecycle activities.
• Project management certifications (PMP, CAPM, ITIL, or similar) are a plus.