SVP, Facility Operations - APAC Hyperscale

Digital Edge Data Center; Singapore; On-site; SGD 400,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Edge Data Center is seeking a Senior Vice President of Facility Operations to oversee eight-market operations in APAC, ensuring uptime, safety, and continuous-presence performance. You will lead the regional leadership tier, drive budget, headcount, and operating models, and align standards across markets.

You will shape the operating model while coordinating with Engineering Operations on energy targets, certifications, and compliance across ISO and PCI frameworks, reporting to the

Qualifications

• 15+ years in critical facility or mission-critical infra.
• 8+ years leading VP-, Senior Director-, or Director-level leaders across multiple countries.
• Budget, headcount, and org design for large, continuous-presence operation.

Responsibilities

• Own Facility Operations strategy, org design, and budget across eight markets.
• Build and lead the tiered in-country leadership team.
• Own the country tiering model and re-leveling decisions.
• Oversee handover from construction to steady-state operations with SOPs/MOPs/EOPs and safety.
• Maintain uptime and shift-coverage standards across campuses.
• Act as escalation point and incident commander for critical incidents.
• Oversee vendor governance and maintenance strategy.
• Lead certification and compliance outcomes (ISO 27001, ISO 45001, ISO 9001, PCI DSS) and audit readiness.
• Lead exec and board-level business reviews and strategic narratives for hyperscale customers.
• Partner with Engineering Operations on energy targets (PUE).
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve efficiency, scalability, and resilience.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, information security, environmental and incident management policies.

Skills

Multinational leadership

Budget management

Headcount planning

Org design

Crisis management

Incident management

Vendor governance

Compliance knowledge

English fluency

APAC travel

Tools

BMS/DCIM

Facilities software

Job description

Digital Edge Data Center is seeking a Senior Vice President of Facility Operations to oversee eight-market operations in APAC, ensuring uptime, safety, and continuous-presence performance. You will lead the regional leadership tier, drive budget, headcount, and operating models, and align standards across markets.

You will shape the operating model while coordinating with Engineering Operations on energy targets, certifications, and compliance across ISO and PCI frameworks, reporting to the