Senior Vice President - Data Centre Operations

About the job

Head of Data Centre Operations (Facilities Management) - Regional

CVs must have longevity

We’re seeking a senior operations leader to take full ownership of live data centre environments across a large-scale, multi-site portfolio.

This role is focused on operational excellence post-construction, ensuring the highest levels of uptime, resilience, and performance across critical infrastructure. You’ll lead facilities management across a regional platform, overseeing assets exceeding 100MW in capacity.

Key responsibilities

• Lead operations across multiple live data centre sites, ensuring consistent uptime and service delivery

• Take full ownership of critical facilities infrastructure, including power, cooling, and associated systems

• Drive reliability and performance of all M&E assets through best-in-class maintenance and operational practices

• Oversee capacity utilisation and forward planning within existing live environments

• Manage and optimise operational expenditure, with accountability for budgets and cost efficiency

• Own vendor management strategy, including FM providers and specialist contractors

• Ensure SLA adherence for hyperscale and enterprise customers

• Implement and maintain operational frameworks including SOPs, incident response, change management, and risk mitigation

• Lead compliance, audits, and certifications (ISO standards, regulatory requirements)

• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, development, and commercial teams to support ongoing improvements and upgrades

• Champion energy efficiency, sustainability, and continuous improvement initiatives

Your background

• Extensive experience operating live, mission-critical data centre environments

• Proven leadership across multi-site or regional portfolios (ideally 100MW+)

• Strong technical grounding in mechanical & electrical infrastructure

• Deep understanding of uptime, resilience, and facilities management in critical environments

• Experience managing vendors and outsourced FM models

• Financial ownership including budgeting and cost optimisation

• Familiarity with ITIL, compliance frameworks, and operational governance

The opportunity

A high-impact leadership role with full responsibility for operational performance across a significant data centre platform. You’ll play a key role in maintaining world-class uptime while driving efficiency and continuous improvement at scale.