FIS
SrDirector,Facilities/Maintenance
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Director candidates.
“Sr Director, Facilities / Maintenance at FIS. Skills: strategy, resilience, operational excellence, facilities lifecycle, risk management, cost management, capacity planning, scalability. 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.”
What You'll Achieve.
Facilities risk is proactively identified, clearly communicated, and systematically reduced.; Data center and colocation environments consistently meet or exceed availability and resilience expectations.; Capacity and investment decisions are forward-looking, data-driven, and aligned to business strategy.; Vendors operate as accountable partners, not unmanaged dependencies.; Executive leadership has confidence in the safety, scalability, and durability of the physical infrastructure platform.
Industry & Context.
root cause analysis; risk mitigation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Extensive experience leading mission-critical data center facilities or comparable critical infrastructure at enterprise scale., Proven executive ownership of availability, resilience, and risk in highly regulated or high-availability environments., Deep understanding of electrical and mechanical systems supporting large-scale data centers and colocation facilities., Demonstrated success managing global vendors, large contracts, and executive-level escalations., Financial and operational acumen, including capital planning and cost management.
Nice to Have
Experience operating across geographically distributed, hybrid (enterprise-owned + colocation) environments., Background supporting M&A, TSA transitions, or large-scale infrastructure transformations., Experience partnering with audit, risk, compliance, and regulatory bodies., Track record of modernizing facilities operations through automation, analytics, and standardized operating models.
What You'll Do.
Define and execute the enterprise strategy for data center facilities
and critical infrastructure operations.
and compliance outcomes for all facilities supporting production workloads.
Serve as the executive sponsor for major facilities initiatives including expansions
and new site onboarding.
data-driven insights to executive leadership on infrastructure risk
and cost optimization opportunities.
Establish and govern standards for electrical
and physical infrastructure systems across all sites.
Ensure disciplined execution of preventative
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
Own the global colocation and facilities vendor strategy
including provider selection
and performance management.
Lead executive-level relationships with colocation providers and critical service vendors.
Ensure vendors consistently meet contractual SLAs
regulatory obligations
and operational expectations.
Partner with procurement and legal teams to negotiate contracts
and optimize cost and commercial terms.
Establish enterprise-wide governance for facilities change management
including risk assessments
method of procedure (MOP) standards
and execution oversight.
Ensure audit readiness and compliance with internal controls
regulatory requirements
and safety standards.
and mitigate facilities-related risk across the global footprint.
and executive risk committees with clear and defensible reporting.
Own long-range capacity planning for power
and space across owned and colocation environments.
Align facilities strategy with infrastructure
and platform roadmaps.
Develop multi-year capital and operating plans
Make investment recommendations grounded in risk reduction
availability improvement
and business enablement.
and scale a global facilities organization
and managed service providers.
Set clear expectations
and performance standards across the organization.
Build a bench of facilities leadership through succession planning and talent development.
Foster a culture of operational rigor
and continuous improvement.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partners closely with technology, security, risk, finance, procurement, and executive leadership to ensure data center facilities enable business growth, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience.; Partner with procurement and legal teams to negotiate contracts, manage renewals, and optimize cost and commercial terms.
Communication Scope
Provide clear, data-driven insights to executive leadership; Support regulatory, internal audit, and executive risk committees with clear and defensible reporting.
Process & Methodology
major facilities initiatives including expansions, consolidations, migrations, and new site onboarding, facilities 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
Applying for this Sr Director, Facilities / Maintenance role?
Most applicants get filtered before a human reads their resume. See if yours makes the cut.
How to Apply on Workday
- Workday has a multi-step form — save your progress after every section.
- "Apply With LinkedIn" can fail or lose data; manual entry is more reliable.
- Watch for the "Submit for Review" final step — hitting "Save" alone does not submit.
- Job requisition numbers are useful when following up with HR by email.
ANONYMOUS · UNFILTERED
What do employees actually say about FIS?
Real rants from real employees. Read before you apply.