Director, Data Center Facilities Operations

X AI
Memphis
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Facilities, Workplace & Physical OperationsExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Executive communication","Safety culture","Reliability engineering","Organization"]

Lead strategic and operational excellence for data center facilities infrastructure across a SpaceX site. Own reliability and the full lifecycle of critical systems—power, HVAC/cooling, fire protection, compressed air, plumbing, building structures, and facilities utilities—driving zero unplanned downtime and maximum availability. Set multi-year roadmaps, budgets, preventive/predictive maintenance programs, KPIs, emergency/on-call frameworks, and contractor performance while building and developing a multi-site facilities leadership team.

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X AI
X AI
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Director, Data Center Facilities Operations

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Job Summary

Lead strategic and operational excellence for data center facilities infrastructure across a SpaceX site. Own reliability and the full lifecycle of critical systems—power, HVAC/cooling, fire protection, compressed air, plumbing, building structures, and facilities utilities—driving zero unplanned downtime and maximum availability. Set multi-year roadmaps, budgets, preventive/predictive maintenance programs, KPIs, emergency/on-call frameworks, and contractor performance while building and developing a multi-site facilities leadership team.
Location: Memphis
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Facilities, Workplace & Physical Operations
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and develop managers, supervisors, and technicians across multiple data centers to deliver 24/7/365 reliability with zero unplanned interruptions.
  • •Set site-wide strategy and multi-year roadmaps, including CapEx/OpEx budgeting and resource forecasting for data center facilities infrastructure.
  • •Partner with engineering, IT, operations, and executive leadership to plan, prioritize, resource, and execute large-scale projects for launch manifests and capacity expansion.
  • •Establish and continuously improve standardized work, maintenance strategies, operational processes, and continuous improvement across the data center portfolio.
  • •Oversee preventative and predictive maintenance programs, KPIs, emergency response/on-call frameworks, and contractor/vendor performance to ensure maximum uptime and availability.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in engineering, facilities management, architecture, construction management, or a related technical field.
  • •10+ years of progressive experience in facilities operations, data center infrastructure, or critical facilities management, including 5+ years in a leadership role managing multi-site or multi-facility operations.
  • •Demonstrated experience leading teams responsible for high-availability environments (data centers, mission-critical, or industrial facilities).
  • •Strong executive communication skills to articulate complex technical and operational issues to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • •Ability to provide strategic input on facility design, capacity planning, and long-term infrastructure roadmaps.
Experience:10+ yearsData center operationsCritical facilitiesMulti-site facilities management
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipExecutive communicationSafety cultureReliability engineeringOrganization
Certifications:CEMPMPCFM
Languages:English
Tech Stack:HVACPUE optimizationUPSGeneratorsBMSDCIMFire suppressionTelecommunications infrastructureSLAs

Company Brief

X AI
Develops advanced artificial intelligence models and research aimed at building safe, general AI and understanding the fundamental nature of the universe. Focuses on large-scale AI systems, research publications, and building foundational AI capabilities.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2023
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