Head of Data Centre Operations & Expansion

Qu Data Centres; Toronto; On-site; CAD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Qu Data Centres is a rapidly growing data centre platform with a private equity backing and nationwide presence across Canada.

The Vice President, Data Centre Operations and Development will lead portfolio performance, reliability, and customer experience while guiding expansion, capital deployment, and operational excellence as the company scales colocation, connectivity, AI, and high-density compute capacity.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in data centre operations, critical facilities, construction, or infrastructure leadership.
• Strong planning, reporting, and governance discipline.
• Experience with private equity-backed businesses is a plus.
• Deep understanding of colocation and high-density compute environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the operational vision for data centre portfolio across HD/LD environments.
• Lead multi-site CAPEX deployment planning and modernization of products/sites.
• Oversee facility operations, uptime, SLAs, capacity, and safety standards.
• Build and lead a 24x7x365 operations team with clear KPIs and governance.
• Develop emergency, incident response, and business continuity procedures.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Operations management

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Multi-site management

KPIs and metrics

Customer experience

Job description

Qu Data Centres is a rapidly growing data centre platform with a private equity backing and nationwide presence across Canada.

The Vice President, Data Centre Operations and Development will lead portfolio performance, reliability, and customer experience while guiding expansion, capital deployment, and operational excellence as the company scales colocation, connectivity, AI, and high-density compute capacity.