Associate Director, Data Center Operational Excellence

Iris Energy; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Voluntary coverage options

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) retirement plan with company-m

Job summary

IE US Operations Inc. is seeking an Associate Director of Operational Excellence in Fort Worth, TX, to drive standardized practices across a growing data center portfolio.

The role partners with site operations to shift from construction to steady-state operations and to scale reliability and performance. The position emphasizes governance, performance dashboards, and training programs, with a hybrid work mode and a focus on cross-functional collaboration across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with relevant certifications considered an asset.
• 8-12 years of progressive experience in critical infrastructure or mission-critical operations.
• Experience supporting KPI tracking, audit frameworks, or operational governance across multiple sites.
• Experience operating across construction-to-operations boundary including facility onboarding and commissioning handover.
• Progression from hands-on site execution toward governance or process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support rollout and adoption of standardized operating procedures, maintenance playbooks, and documentation across sites.
• Coordinate internal operational reviews and audits to assess site adherence and close gaps.
• Develop and maintain performance frameworks, KPIs, and governance processes for portfolio scaling and reliability.
• Act as liaison during transition from construction to live operations and support new site ramp-up.
• Identify opportunities to bring select maintenance functions in-house to improve cost efficiency or reliability.
• Partner cross-functionally on scalable operating models, systems, and practices.
• Design and deliver onboarding and training programs for operations personnel.
• Standardize SOPs/EOPs/MOPs and documentation processes to reduce approvals and strengthen compliance.
• Contribute to enterprise-wide governance frameworks and institutionalize lessons learned across sites.
• Serve as a point of contact between site teams and corporate operational excellence initiatives.

Skills

KPI tracking

Governance

Stakeholder management

Communication

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

IE US Operations Inc. is seeking an Associate Director of Operational Excellence in Fort Worth, TX, to drive standardized practices across a growing data center portfolio.

The role partners with site operations to shift from construction to steady-state operations and to scale reliability and performance. The position emphasizes governance, performance dashboards, and training programs, with a hybrid work mode and a focus on cross-functional collaboration across multiple sites.