Director / Senior Director, Critical Facility Operations

Cerebras
Sunnyvale
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 12+ yearsSkills: ["Operational excellence","Incident response","Root cause analysis","Vendor management","Leadership"]

Lead critical facility operations for next-generation AI workloads, owning availability, operational integrity, and performance across a colocation-driven data center footprint. Drive a no-downtime operating model, manage incident response and RCA, and build a safety culture. Architect high-discipline vendor and colocation operating models, align SLAs and ownership, standardize operating procedures, and scale readiness for new builds.

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Cerebras
Cerebras
3 months ago

Director / Senior Director, Critical Facility Operations

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Job Summary

Lead critical facility operations for next-generation AI workloads, owning availability, operational integrity, and performance across a colocation-driven data center footprint. Drive a no-downtime operating model, manage incident response and RCA, and build a safety culture. Architect high-discipline vendor and colocation operating models, align SLAs and ownership, standardize operating procedures, and scale readiness for new builds.
Location: Sunnyvale
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Drive a no-downtime operating model across all facilities.
  • •Own uptime end-to-end, including incident response and RCA.
  • •Architect and run a vendor operating model; lead operational reviews and accountability.
  • •Align SLAs, incentives, and performance; eliminate ambiguity in ownership and response.
  • •Standardize SOPs/MOPs/EOPs and scale operational readiness for new builds.

Key Requirements

  • •12–15+ years in mission-critical facilities or data center operations.
  • •Experience managing multi-site, vendor-heavy environments.
  • •Strong expertise in electrical and mechanical systems.
  • •Proven track record improving uptime and performance.
  • •Ability to lead high-performing, high-agency teams in mission-critical environments.
Experience:12+ yearsData center operations
Skills:Operational excellenceIncident responseRoot cause analysisVendor managementLeadership

Company Brief

Cerebras
Designs and builds wafer-scale AI accelerators and systems for large-scale deep learning workloads, delivering specialized hardware and software to accelerate model training and inference for enterprises and research institutions.
Industry: Hardware Devices
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, United States
Founded: 2016
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