Senior Manager Datacenter Design & Deployment

Digital Ocean
Seattle
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 156,800 - 196,000Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Cross-functional partnership","Root-cause analysis","Process improvement","Vendor management"]

Lead data center design-to-deployment execution for global AI/GPU infrastructure. You’ll manage design and deployment teams, own floor layouts through commissioning and handoff, and maintain repeatable standards for cabling, BOMs, installation packages, and documentation. Drive multi-site schedules, budgets, and contractor performance while partnering with Data Center Engineering, Network, Supply Chain, Construction, and Site Operations to deliver production-ready sites on time, to spec, and with consistent quality.

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Digital Ocean
Digital Ocean
6 days ago

Senior Manager Datacenter Design & Deployment

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Job Summary

Lead data center design-to-deployment execution for global AI/GPU infrastructure. You’ll manage design and deployment teams, own floor layouts through commissioning and handoff, and maintain repeatable standards for cabling, BOMs, installation packages, and documentation. Drive multi-site schedules, budgets, and contractor performance while partnering with Data Center Engineering, Network, Supply Chain, Construction, and Site Operations to deliver production-ready sites on time, to spec, and with consistent quality.
Location: Seattle
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and grow teams of Design Engineers and Deployment Engineers/Managers across multiple concurrent global deployment programs.
  • •Own floor layouts, rack elevations, cable routing diagrams, BOMs, and installation packages for new builds, expansions, and hardware refreshes.
  • •Build and manage global deployment schedules and sequence site readiness, hardware delivery, and contractor availability to hit go-live dates.
  • •Own deployment budgets, report variances, forecast spend, and maintain commissioning and handoff criteria for Site Operations.
  • •Source, qualify, and manage structured cabling and installation contractors and staffing vendors, ensuring work meets electrical, mechanical, and safety standards before onsite execution.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 156,800 - 196,000
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Employee AssistanceLinkedin Learning

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years in data center design, deployment, or infrastructure program management, including large-scale AI/GPU deployments.
  • •5+ years leading design or deployment teams, including managing other managers.
  • •Deep familiarity with GPU rack/cluster network topologies and structured cabling standards (copper and fiber, including MPO/MTP).
  • •Hands-on experience with design and documentation tooling (e.g., AutoCAD, Visio, DCIM/NetBox) and project/program tracking tools for multi-site deployments.
  • •Experience negotiating and managing third-party contractor and staffing vendor relationships, including SOWs and performance accountability.
Experience:10+ yearsData centersAI/GPU infrastructureInfrastructure program managementMulti-site deployments
Skills:LeadershipCross-functional partnershipRoot-cause analysisProcess improvementVendor management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AutoCADVisioDCIMNetBoxMPOMTP

Company Brief

Digital Ocean
Provides cloud infrastructure and developer-focused cloud services including scalable droplets, managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage, and networking to simplify deploying and managing applications for developers and small-to-medium businesses.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 250M to 500M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2011
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