Senior Director, Data Center Operations

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN SALINE, MI

About the business 

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we build the future of the cloud for

enterprises as a diverse team of creators and inventors. We operate with the

speed and attitude of a start-up, combined with the scale and customer focus of

one of the world's leading enterprise technology companies. 

As OCI continues to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure footprint, the scale

and complexity of our data center operations are increasing significantly. We

are looking for an exceptional operations leader to build and lead the operating

model required to support this growth across one of our large north America data

center sites. This position will build and lead an organization of approximately

250 people

RESPONSIBILITIES

· Own and lead large-scale data center operations across one of Oracle's North

America 'Go Big' sites, spanning deployment and ongoing production operations.

· Build the operating model, systems, processes, and organizational capabilities

required to run an increasingly large and complex data center footprint.

· Create a highly scalable operations environment where growth is enabled

through better systems, automation, processes, tooling, and operating mechanisms

- not simply through incremental headcount.

· Establish operating mechanisms that improve throughput, productivity, quality,

reliability, and speed across the organization.

· Oversee technician organizations responsible for hardware deployment,

break/fix activities, GPU rack installation, compute infrastructure

connectivity, and customer deployment.

· Develop and drive the NPI process strategy, ensuring new infrastructure

products, technologies, and deployment models can be introduced consistently and

at scale.

· Establish world-class spare parts and inventory management capabilities that

ensure required hardware is available where and when it is needed without

creating unnecessary operational cost or complexity.

· Apply a strong software and automation mindset to data center operations,

identifying opportunities to remove manual work, automate repeatable processes,

and use systems and data to drive better operational decisions.

· Partner closely with engineering, infrastructure, supply chain, construction,

deployment, capacity planning, and other cross-functional organizations to

improve the end-to-end data center lifecycle.

· Develop the leadership bench and organizational capabilities required to

support Oracle's continued infrastructure growth.

What you'll bring

· Significant experience leading large-scale, people-intensive operations in

data centers, cloud infrastructure, fulfillment, logistics, manufacturing, or

another highly complex operational environment.

· Proven experience operating at hyperscale and building systems that allow

organizations to grow significantly without increasing headcount proportionally.

· Demonstrated ability to design operating models that manage work, capacity,

throughput, productivity, quality, and performance systematically rather than

relying primarily on organizational hierarchy or additional staffing.

· A strong systems and software mindset, with a track record of using

automation, tooling, data, and process engineering to improve operational

performance.

· Deep experience building repeatable operating mechanisms and scalable

processes across multiple sites or large distributed organizations.

· Strong understanding of data center hardware operations, including hardware

deployment, break/fix, compute infrastructure, GPU rack deployment, inventory,

spare parts, and repair operations.

· Technical depth sufficient to engage effectively with engineering and

infrastructure teams and understand the operational implications of evolving

compute and GPU architectures.

· Experience managing infrastructure through multiple stages of its lifecycle,

from deployment and introduction of new technology through steady-state

operations, repair, replacement, and retirement.

· Experience developing or scaling new product introduction (NPI) processes in a

complex infrastructure or hardware environment.

· Ability to distinguish between problems that require additional resources and

problems that should be solved through better systems, processes, automation, or

organizational design.

· Bias for action and strong focus on measurable results.

Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment characterized by significant

growth, technical complexity, and rapidly evolving business requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to

comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health

mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the

stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $169,800 to $355,400 per annum. May be eligible

for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for

variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as

well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as

well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

2. Short term disability and long term disability

3. Life insurance and AD&D

4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees

assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is

provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees

working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days

annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for

subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees

working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours

per week are not eligible for vacation.

9. 11 paid holidays

10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes

each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap

of 112 hours.

11. Paid parental leave

12. Adoption assistance

13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14. Financial planning and group legal

15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days

from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - M5

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