Critical Facilities
SrDirector,Facilities/Maintenance
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“Sr Director, Facilities / Maintenance at Critical Facilities. Skills: Facilities strategy, Operational excellence, Risk management, Vendor management. Define enterprise strategy for data center facilities. Own availability, resilience, safety, and compliance”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure uninterrupted availability; Balance risk, cost, capacity, scalability; Enable business growth; Meet or exceed availability expectations; Make forward-looking decisions; Vendors operate as accountable partners
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Risk assessment; Cost optimization
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Extensive experience leading mission-critical data center facilities, Proven executive ownership of availability, resilience, and risk, Deep understanding of electrical and mechanical systems, Demonstrated success managing global vendors, Financial and operational acumen
Nice to Have
Experience operating across distributed, hybrid environments, Background supporting M&A, TSA transitions, Experience partnering with audit, risk, compliance, Track record of modernizing facilities operations
What You'll Do.
Define enterprise strategy for data center facilities
Serve as executive sponsor for major facilities initiatives
Provide data-driven insights to executive leadership
Establish standards for electrical
Ensure disciplined execution of maintenance programs
Act as final escalation point for incidents
Drive continuous improvement in uptime
Own global colocation and facilities vendor strategy
Lead executive-level relationships with vendors
Ensure vendors meet contractual SLAs
Partner with procurement and legal to negotiate contracts
Establish governance for facilities change management
Ensure audit readiness and compliance
Own long-range capacity planning
Align facilities strategy with roadmaps
Develop multi-year capital and operating plans
Make investment recommendations
and scale global facilities organization
Set clear expectations
and performance standards
Build a bench of facilities leadership
Foster a culture of operational rigor
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with technology, security, risk, finance, procurement; Collaborate with executive leadership; Partner with procurement and legal teams; Support audit, risk, compliance committees
Communication Scope
Data-driven insights; Executive reporting; Defensible reporting
Process & Methodology
Capacity planning, Lifecycle planning, Change management
Full Job Description
**Job Description** The Senior Director of Data Center Facilities & Critical Infrastructure is accountable for the **strategy, resilience, and operational excellence** of the company’s global data center and colocation facilities. This role owns the end‑to‑end facilities lifecycle across enterprise‑owned and third‑party sites, ensuring uninterrupted availability of mission‑critical services while balancing risk, cost, capacity, and long‑term scalability. This position operates as the **senior authority for physical infrastructure** , serving as the executive escalation point for facilities‑related risk, incidents, and strategic decisions. The role partners closely with technology, security, risk, finance, procurement, and executive leadership to ensure data center facilities enable business growth, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience. **Strategic Leadership & Accountability** * Define and execute the **enterprise strategy** for data center facilities, colocation services, and critical infrastructure operations. * Own availability, resilience, safety, and compliance outcomes for all facilities supporting production workloads. * Serve as the executive sponsor for major facilities initiatives including expansions, consolidations, migrations, and new site onboarding. * Provide clear, data‑driven insights to executive leadership on infrastructure risk, capacity constraints, investment needs, and cost optimization opportunities. **Facilities Operations & Resilience** * Establish and govern standards for electrical, mechanical, HVAC, fire suppression, and physical infrastructure systems across all sites. * Ensure disciplined execution of preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs aligned to business criticality. * Act as the final escalation point for significant facilities incidents, directing root cause analysis and enterprise‑level remediation. * Drive continuous improvement in uptime, reliability, operational maturity, and safety cultur
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