Senior Director, Datacenter Design

Responsibilities

• Own the communications strategy for datacenter design decisions which includes executive level and detailed project briefs and status updates.
• Own and drive network design, structured cabling, fiber, passive devices, connectors.
• Monitor the project design delivery process and oversee the Datacenter Design team.
• Develop design framework including standardized tools, techniques, and processes to ensure clarity and consistency across all projects.
• Oversee the creation and refinement of design documentation.
• Ensure designs align with standards and meet project goals for functionality and performance.
• Drive innovation in design to enhance sustainability and speed-to-market.
• Measure, analyze, track and report business, process, and quality metrics to achieve targets while analyzing trends and identifying areas for improvement.
• Lead a team in executing test fits, development planning, and design milestones, ensuring timely delivery and budget adherence.
• Direct the implementation of effective design change management processes, ensuring alignment with reference designs and Oracle standards.
• Conduct design reviews and lead value engineering exercises to optimize cost and performance.
• Monitor project milestones to ensure timely delivery of design deliverables.
• Ensure internal and external customer satisfaction and exceed customer’s expectations on each project.
• Present design concepts and progress updates to stakeholders, incorporating feedback into project execution.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with a strong focus on data center design management.
• Experience in data center design and construction process, including greenfields and retrofits.
• Demonstrated ability to lead distributed teams.
• Knowledge in design tools such as AutoCAD, Revit/BIM.
• Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, including cooling, power distribution, and fire protection systems.
• Experience working in Infrastructure/Cloud/Hardware with a background in Strategy, Capacity Planning, Supply Chain Optimization, driving technology strategy and/or technology consulting.
• Experience distilling diverse data points into actionable insights and recommendations, to quickly separate signal from noise for executive communication and decision making.
• Business acumen and intuition, with experience in forming and refining hypotheses into an actionable analysis and recommendation.
• Analytical and quantitative experience, with additional experience in constructively engaging with analysts, Data Science and Engineering, and UXR partners to frame and interpret sophisticated analyses.
• Problem solving and strategy experience, including expansive opportunity identification, data-driven segmentation, and framing of complex/ambiguous problems.
• Experience collaborating and working with internal and external organizations and individuals.
• Experience in building decision scenarios & options and communicating at all levels of the org.
• Experience delivering products to highly regulatory constrained public sector customers is highly desirable.
• Product vision & strategy: Will identify and drive the right opportunities for us to innovate and differentiate. Able to make difficult trade-off decisions.
• People management experience: Proven ability to hire and grow rock stars. Ensure excellent execution by the team.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional teamwork skills. Able to handle challenging meetings with internal and external executives.