Commissioning Manager, Data Center Capacity Delivery Commissioning APJC (AWS)

Amazon Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Commissioning Manager for Data Center Capacity Delivery Commissioning APJC, based in Hyderabad. You will lead a fast-moving team of commissioning engineers to deliver scalable data center capacity for AWS growth in India.

You will manage multi-discipline teams, set standards, drive process improvements, and collaborate with finance and stakeholders to align capital and operation plans while maintaining high availability and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, management, technology, or STEM.
• Experience in construction, project management, or data center facilities.
• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Commissioning Engineers team with hiring, building, and performance management responsibilities.
• Understand the technology and lifecycle of data center mechanical and electrical infrastructure and create standards and consensus.
• Identify value drivers and lead process-improvement initiatives aligned with goals and drive cross-functional commissioning for availability and reliability.
• Develop and manage metrics to quantify performance and improvements; inspect performance and provide actionable insights.
• Align cross-functionally with stakeholders; guide Finance on capital and operating budgets and plans.

Skills

Team management

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Commissioning Manager, Data Center Capacity Delivery Commissioning APJC

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud growing. We support all AWS data centers critical infrastructures, power and cooling equipment supporting all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety, security and quality while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Data Center Capacity Delivery Commissioning (DCCD Cx) is seeking an exceptional Commissioning Manager based in Hyderabad. As a Cluster Commissioning Manager, you will manage a fast-moving, high-performing team of commissioning professionals delivering data center capacity to support Amazon's growth in India.

The ideal candidate has experience managing a multi-city or international team of highly skilled professionals. They bring strong team and stakeholder management skills, along with a background in mechanical, electrical, construction, or project management. This foundation enables them to hire, develop, and lead a team that delivers world-class data centers. The candidate must think broadly to maximize operational efficiency and remain adaptable to change in support of broader business objectives.

Key job responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of Commissioning Engineers, with broad responsibility to hire, build, and manage team performance.
• Create a vision for the team and set priorities aligned with organisational goals.
• Define the organisational structure to meet short-term and long-range business requirements.

Technical Expertise & Standards

• Understand the technology and lifecycle of data center mechanical and electrical infrastructure
• Utilise knowledge of standards, related disciplines, contractual and business acumens to develop strategies to future proof organization intent.
• Create standards around which others will operate and build consensus across the organization.

Execution & Process Improvement

• Identify key value drivers that contribute to commissioning success and lead the development of process improvement strategies aligned with organisational goals.
• Fix broken processes, convert proven concepts into mechanisms, and iterate existing mechanisms to improve outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional teams in commissioning for availability and reliability-focused initiatives.

Metrics & Performance Management

• Develop and manage metrics that quantify performance and measure the effectiveness of commissioning key value drivers.
• Establish a cadence to inspect performance, ensure compliance, provide insights, and track improvements to success.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to develop cross-functional mechanisms that improve overall organisational metrics using knowledge, experience, innovation with artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Stakeholder & Financial Management

• Align cross-functionally and influence a broad spectrum of stakeholders to deliver on the quality policy.
• Communicate and provide guidance to Finance during the development and execution of capital and operational forecast.
• Lead capital and operational budget and organisational planning.
• Deliver solutions to complex problems through data analysis and forensics, communicating recommended solutions up through leadership teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, management, or technology, or Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
• Experience in construction or project management, or experience working in a data center or mission critical facility (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.)
• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 3+ years of people leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience setting metric driven goals to improve a department or an organization
• Experience in cost/benefit analysis of project proposals
• Experience communicating complex information and solutions to senior stakeholders and influencing decisions, or experience in solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)

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Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.