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# Director, Data Center Operations

- **Company:** Together Ai
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $250,000.0 - $300,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers, AI Infrastructure
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/director-data-center-operations-together-ai-7909181

## About the Role

* Deep, hands-on technical knowledge of data center power and cooling systems at the IT-adjacent layer - PDUs, CDUs, power distribution, and white space fit-out
 * Proven experience designing and commissioning data center infrastructure, from evaluation through to live operation
 * Experience operating data center infrastructure at meaningful scale, supporting large production workloads
 * People leadership experience - you've hired, developed, and led technical operations teams
 * A builder's instinct - you're comfortable standing up teams and functions from scratch, writing the playbook where none exists, and operating with ambiguity
 * Strong vendor and contractor management skills - you know how to hold external partners accountable to timeline and quality
 * Nice to have: experience with GPU or AI infrastructure deployments, multi-site or multi-region portfolio management, or familiarity with Asian markets

## Description

* Own the design, fit-out, and commissioning of white space sites across the US and Asia, with a focus on power distribution (PDUs), cooling distribution (CDUs), and IT-adjacent infrastructure
 * Build and lead a ~20-person break-fix and smart hands team from scratch - define the operating model, hire the initial team, and establish the processes and playbooks that keep sites running
 * Manage a portfolio of 5+ sites across two regions in various stages of deployment and live operation
 * Partner with vendors, contractors, and equipment suppliers to drive site deployments to schedule and quality
 * Establish operational standards, runbooks, and escalation processes for a nascent but rapidly growing infrastructure function
 * Serve as the technical authority on data center infrastructure decisions - from white space evaluation through to live production operation
 * Travel to Asia periodically to oversee regional site deployments and support the local team


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