Data Center Sr Manager

Oracle; Batam; On-site; IDR 30,000,000 - 45,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced manager to oversee operations in their cloud data centers across APAC. The role involves team building, managing daily operations, and ensuring service delivery in a mission-critical environment. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership and technical skills, along with the ability to navigate local customs and laws. This position offers autonomy and the chance to make a significant impact within the organization.

Qualifications

• Experienced leader with strong people management skills and IT technical abilities.
• Capable of navigating local customs, laws, and employment directives.

Responsibilities

• Managing daily operations of all Data Center sites in a 24/7 environment.
• Driving recruitment efforts to build high-performing teams.
• Collaborating with project managers to guide actions and provide support.

Skills

Leadership

People Management

Technical Knowledge

Business Acumen

Job description

Responsibilities

Be a part of our organization supporting hyperscale distributed infrastructure for the cloud. Oracle’s Data Center team is rapidly expanding with new regions and sites across APAC. This job involves launching new sites, supporting their exponential growth, and team building across the organization, including recruiting, interviewing, and career development within the Data Center Organization.

We’re looking for an experienced leader with strong people management skills, business acumen, and well-rounded IT technical abilities (at scale) to lead the teams responsible for building and supporting our cloud data centers. The ideal candidate will possess all three attributes equally and be highly dedicated and hardworking.

• Providing leadership, direction, and operational excellence within a subset of sites.
• Working globally with peers to ensure consistency and minimize site variability.
• Establishing and developing teams to meet operational requirements.
• Collaborating with distributed teams and contributing to team and organizational success.
• Coaching and mentoring managers and individual contributors, starting within your site.
• Growing the team by recruiting and hiring top talent across diverse markets.
• Delivering expansion projects on time with high quality standards.

Career Level - M3

This role manages multidisciplinary individual contributors within a Cloud Data Center environment. You should be an experienced manager of diverse teams, capable of navigating local customs, laws, and employment directives, with strong people management skills and deep technical knowledge of the physical aspects of IT Service Delivery.

Typical daily functions include:

• Managing daily operations of all Data Center sites in your area, in a 24/7 mission-critical environment.
• Ensuring timely delivery of services and tasks to meet project milestones.
• Collaborating with project managers to guide their actions and provide on-the-ground support.
• Upholding quality standards for new sites, regions, and deployments, acting as the gatekeeper.
• Driving improvements and providing detailed feedback during project reviews and lessons learned activities.
• Interacting across functional areas such as Engineering, Build, Site Selection, and Business Operations.
• Managing incidents, driving resolution, and conducting after-action reviews.
• Managing capacity expansions, including rack additions, whitespace growth, and new sites.
• Driving recruitment efforts to build high-performing teams passionate about excellence.
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and learning.

You should value simplicity and scalability, work well in a collaborative, agile environment, and be eager to learn. At this level, you will have autonomy to make an impact, drive initiatives, and collaborate across teams and departments efficiently.

• Negotiating and coordinating with local vendors, driving performance and expectations.
• Working closely with HR and EHS to ensure a positive environment and employee care.
• Implementing processes and standards compliant with local laws and policies.
• Growing and developing your teams through leadership, guidance, and training.
• Participating in talent reviews, performance management, and other HR processes.
• Managing individual contributors for optimal outcomes and independence.
• Reporting progress, KPIs, and incidents effectively to leadership.
• Applying critical thinking to scale operations efficiently.
• Prioritizing tasks appropriately and adapting quickly to changing demands.
• Contributing as a key partner on deadline-driven projects.