Vice President, Critical Operations

Responsibilities

• Lead and champion a culture of safety
• Ensure uninterrupted, reliable operation of mission-critical infrastructure
• Direct preventative and corrective maintenance programs
• Own full P&L responsibility
• Lead operating and capital budgeting
• Drive operational efficiency initiatives
• Act as executive client sponsor
• Own governance of contracts and SLAs
• Lead executive client meetings

  Requirements

  • Executive leadership experience in mission-critical environments
  • Deep expertise in data center infrastructure systems
  • Experience managing large-scale operations and budgets
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to handle a multitude of tasks and work well in stressful situations
  • Strong understanding of the electrical and mechanical systems used in a data center environment
  • Exceptional leadership and coaching skills
  • Expert knowledge of NFPA70e, NFPA72, NFPA25, NFPA101 and compliance issues as well as other building codes regarding fire or life safety
  • Expert knowledge and experience in data center trending and analysis, with the ability to quickly learn site monitoring systems
  • Experience in the design, construction, and commissioning of critical systems and buildings
  • Excellent client and vendor relationship skills
  • Experience with coordinating and overseeing contractors who perform services in the data center
  • Strong presentation skills in leading meetings
  • Strong critical thinking, analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills
  • Highly organized with the ability to multitask, establish priorities, and manage competing priorities

  Qualifications

  • 10+ years of data center facility operations and maintenance experience
  • 5 - 10 years leadership experience in data center operations
  • Budget / P&L experience
  • Hyperscale data center operations experience
  • Experience supervising a technical data center operations staff
  • Strong presentation skills in leading meetings
  • Strong critical thinking, analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills
  • Highly organized with the ability to multitask, establish priorities, and manage competing priorities