Anthropic
DataCenterHardwareOperationsLead
“Data Center Hardware Operations Lead at Anthropic. Skills: Data Center Hardware Operations, process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. Define and manage end-to-end operations across Anthropic’s growing fleet of data center hardware. Accountable for all regional data center physical operations including material movement, physical deployment, bring-up, maintenance, and incident response for comp”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve time to market & equipment availability for data center hardware; Enable scale-out of operations
Industry & Context.
Visa sponsorship available, Expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years of experience in data center operations as a manager, engineer, technical lead or related role, Proven track record overseeing a portfolio of mission critical systems, Subject matter expert in operational processes including deployment, maintenance, material movement, and warehousing, Subject matter expertise common data analytics/dashboarding tools such as PowerBI, Atlassian Analytics, Tableau, or similar, Experienced in third-party partner relationship management, Bachelor's degree in relevant domain or equivalent practical experience
Nice to Have
10+ years of experience managing operations and logistics for large scale data centers, Understanding the unique requirements of AI/ML workloads, including power, cooling, and network connectivity, Experience in supply chain management including bill of material definition, sourcing, procurement, and vendor onboarding/management, Experience managing third-party datacenters such as colo operators and/or contract operations staffing vendors, Experience in data center facility infrastructure such as mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems
What You'll Do.
Define and manage end-to-end operations across Anthropic’s growing fleet of data center hardware
Accountable for all regional data center physical operations including material movement
and incident response for complex network and high performance compute platforms
Develop scalable processes for execution
Help manage data center partners & vendors
Lead deployment schedules
Maintain close coordination with related disciplines such as design
and capacity planning
Define the Hardware Operations strategy including SLAs
and approaches for reporting
Oversee third-party delivery and bring-up of network and compute systems from material delivery through QA testing
handover to production
and ongoing operations and maintenance
Drive development of tools and processes in support of operations workflows
and vendor coordination
Develop innovative approaches to improve time to market & equipment availability for data center hardware
Enable scale-out of operations through industry best practices optimization of bill of materials
and physical processes
Manage partner relationships and maintain alignment with Anthropic goals
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Maintain close coordination with related disciplines such as design, engineering, and capacity planning; Manage partner relationships and maintain alignment with Anthropic goals; Extremely collaborative group; Host frequent research discussions
Communication Scope
communication skills
Process & Methodology
Lead deployment schedules
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