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Vice President, Data Center Operations

Armada· R&D - Engineering
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Hybrid (Continental US)$239.9k - $299.9kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Executive leadership role focused on scaling and optimizing Armada's data center operations, including facility management, reliability, capacity, safety, compliance, and workforce development across global MDC offerings.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the long-term vision, strategy, and operating model for data center operations.
  • Develop and implement operational roadmaps that support business growth, technology innovation, and capacity expansion.
  • Partner with executive leadership to align operational priorities with organizational objectives.
  • Drive organizational transformation initiatives that improve efficiency, reliability, scalability, and customer experience.
  • Manages Co-location facilities around the world
  • Provide executive oversight of 24x7 mission-critical data center operations.
  • Establish and maintain world-class operational standards, procedures, and performance metrics.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives across operational processes, workflows, and service delivery.
  • Ensure operational readiness for new customer deployments, expansions, and technology deployments.
  • Champion a culture of accountability, operational rigor, and customer focus.
  • Own operational performance and service availability across all data center sites.
  • Drive initiatives that improve uptime, resiliency, maintenance effectiveness, and incident response capabilities.
  • Lead root cause analysis and corrective action programs for critical incidents and service disruptions.
  • Develop strategies for risk mitigation, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
  • Partner with sales, engineering, construction, networking, and cloud infrastructure teams to ensure customer capacity requirements are met.
  • Oversee capacity planning, resource utilization, and lifecycle management of critical infrastructure assets, supporting customer deal cycles to define these customer by customer.
  • Ensure seamless integration of operational requirements into new product designs and deployments.
  • Optimize operational efficiency while maintaining service reliability and customer commitments.
  • Foster a safety-first culture across all operational environments.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, security protocols, and internal policies.
  • Lead operational audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
  • Establish robust governance frameworks for operational risk management and performance monitoring.
  • Develop and manage operating budgets and investment plans.
  • Drive operational efficiency and cost optimization while maintaining service quality and reliability.
  • Monitor financial performance and identify opportunities for productivity improvements and resource optimization.
  • Manage vendor relationships, service providers, and strategic partnerships.
  • Build, lead, and develop a geographically distributed team of operational leaders and technical professionals.
  • Attract, retain, and develop top operational talent.
  • Establish succession planning and leadership development programs.
  • Create an inclusive, high-performance culture focused on innovation, collaboration, and results.

Qualifications

  • US Citizenship

Skills

Required:Executive LeadershipStrategic Planning and ExecutionOperational ExcellenceCritical Infrastructure ManagementOrganizational TransformationFinancial AcumenRisk ManagementIncident and Crisis LeadershipTalent DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementData-Driven Decision MakingCustomer and Service Orientation

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary and equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision (subsidized cost)
  • Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA)
  • Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
  • 14 paid company holidays per year
Last updated Aug 28, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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