South Asia Data Centre Director Regional Operations Leader

Airtrunk; Singapore; On-site; SGD 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

AirTrunk is seeking a Regional Data Centre Director – Southeast Asia to lead 24x7 data centre operations across the portfolio. You will report to the Senior Director, DC Operations and partner with site teams to ensure uptime, service levels, and regulatory compliance.

You will drive strategy, budgeting, vendor management, incident analysis and regional governance, while developing strong customer relationships and steering operational improvements across the region.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a critical facilities environment.
• 3+ years directly managing employees.
• Procurement and contract negotiation experience.
• Leadership and communication skills to interpret complex documents.
• Ability to review Method of Procedure documents and incident reports.
• Experience presenting to customers, peers and management.
• Experience managing CAPEX/OPEX budgets and variance analytics.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, Outlook, Project and Visio.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all data centre operations for 24x7 uptime and SLA compliance.
• Provide support and technical advice to Data Centre Operations Directors and site teams.
• Report on operational strategy improvements and availability metrics.
• Act as escalation contact for emergencies affecting data centre services.
• Coordinate resources, root cause analysis and post event remediation.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, reporting, and financial controls.
• Present improvements and business cases to Management.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, SOC1, SOC2 and other standards.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Contract Negotiation

Operations Management

Data Centre Operations

Procurement Experience

Stakeholder Communication

MS Office & CMMS Tools

Tools

BMS

CMMS

Customer Portals

MS Project / Visio

Job description

AirTrunk is seeking a Regional Data Centre Director – Southeast Asia to lead 24x7 data centre operations across the portfolio. You will report to the Senior Director, DC Operations and partner with site teams to ensure uptime, service levels, and regulatory compliance.

You will drive strategy, budgeting, vendor management, incident analysis and regional governance, while developing strong customer relationships and steering operational improvements across the region.