Facilities Operations Manager

About the role

This role ensures reliable operation, readiness, and continuous improvement of large‑scale, mission-critical AI infrastructure environments. Reporting to senior leadership, the Facilities Operations Manager bridges facilities, construction, commissioning and engineering teams to bring next‑generation data‑center campuses into stable production.

Key responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day operations of mission‑critical facility systems, maintaining high availability, safety and performance.
• Own operational readiness and transition from construction/commissioning to production.
• Develop and improve maintenance programs, operating procedures, incident response playbooks and escalation frameworks.
• Manage infrastructure incidents, lead root‑cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate vendors, contractors and internal engineering teams for maintenance, upgrades and changes.
• Monitor system performance, capacity utilization and operational risks across electrical, mechanical and controls systems.
• Support team development, training, staffing and cross‑functional alignment.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience in facilities operations, data centers, industrial or other mission‑critical environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical distribution, generators, UPS systems, cooling infrastructure and building management systems.
• Proven experience leading operational readiness, commissioning support or infrastructure turnover.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage vendors and coordinate complex activities under pressure.
• Experience building maintenance strategies, reliability programs and structured operational procedures.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Required skills

• Electrical distribution
• Generators
• UPS systems
• Cooling infrastructure
• Building management systems
• Incident response
• Root‑cause analysis

What we offer

• Competitive base salary
• Equity‑based compensation opportunities