Director, Data Center Operations - North America

Director Of Data Center Operations

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, builds Gigawatt-scale AI Factories for Training and Inference. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give every person access to artificial intelligence. One person, one GPU.

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Lambda, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Data Center Operations to lead and support Lambda Data Center Operations in North America.

What you'll do :

As Director of Data Center Operations for North America you lead and support large-scale AI and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure in all of Lambda's North America data centers. This individual will lead and oversee all aspects of data center operations including reliability, hardware break / fix, capacity planning, provider interface, team mentorship, and new data center setup ensuring world-class uptime, customer response, and scalability to meet rapidly growing AI infrastructure demands.

Key responsibilities :

• Develop and execute the North American data center operations strategy aligned with AI infrastructure goals and organizational growth.
• Drive continuous improvement across facility operations, emphasizing sustainability, efficiency, and resilience.
• Partner with Engineering, Capacity Planning, and Infrastructure teams to forecast and support future AI and GPU-based compute requirements. As well as provide operational feedback on designs and system improvements.
• Oversee expansion projects, retrofits, and site selection in collaboration with Data Center Infrastructure Engineering and HPC Architecture teams.

Operational excellence :

Team leadership and development :

Financial and vendor management :

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Qualifications :

Preferred skills :

Salary range information :

The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda :

A final note :

You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

Equal opportunity employer :

Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.