Data Center Global Repairs Program Support

Anthropic; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a Repairs Lead to own and scale the end-to-end hardware repair program across our data centers. You will define SLAs, manage backlogs, and partner with OEMs/ODMs to maintain high availability of servers, GPUs, networks, and optics.

You will develop scalable repair processes, train site teams, and drive data-driven improvements to reduce downtime and optimize spare parts, returns, and workflow across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data center operations or similar leadership role.
• Proven track record running break-fix programs at scale across multiple sites.
• Experience managing vendors, OEMs, or contract workforces to measurable outcomes (SLAs, reviews, corrective actions).
• Hands-on experience with hardware operations and asset management.

Responsibilities

• Define global repair strategy with SLAs, escalation paths, and reporting.
• Own repair turnaround time and backlog across the fleet with telemetry dashboards.
• Author and improve triage, break-fix, and return-to-service procedures; train site teams.
• Manage RMA and reverse logistics with OEMs/ODMs and depot vendors.
• Set spares pool sizing and stocking levels by site to prevent SLA gates.
• Analyze failure patterns to drive corrective actions with engineering and suppliers.
• Lead cadence with vendor/site leads; drive actions for SLA excursions.
• Communicate repair constraints and fleet availability to leadership.

Skills

Data center ops

Repair program mgmt

Vendor mgmt

SLA mgmt

Cross-site coordination

SLA management

Job description

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

As a Repairs Lead within the Data Center Infrastructure organization, you will define and manage the end-to-end hardware repair program across Anthropic's growing fleet of data centers. You will be accountable for repair turnaround time and the compute returned to service across every site, covering server, GPU/accelerator, network, and optics break-fix, RMA and reverse logistics with OEMs and ODMs, and the spares and repair inventory that keeps repair SLAs achievable. As a subject matter expert in hardware operations, you will develop scalable repair processes and quality targets, set the standards that site operations partners and repair vendors execute against, and turn failure trends into fixes which are driven upstream with engineering and equipment partners. If you are experienced in at-scale datacenter hardware operations, are passionate about HPC data centers, enjoy working in complex, fast-paced environments, we welcome you to apply.

Responsibilities Include:

• Define the global repair strategy including repair SLAs, prioritization rules, escalation paths, and reporting methods, and drive standardization across all sites.
• Own repair turnaround time and repair backlog across the fleet evidenced by Anthropic-owned ticket and telemetry dashboards you help develop.
• Author and improve procedures for triage, break-fix, return-to-service validation, and train site operations partners on how to execute them.
• Manage RMA and reverse logistics programs with OEMs, ODMs, and depot repair vendors, including warranty claims, return cycle times, and failure analysis feedback.
• Set spares pool sizing and stocking levels by site and part, in coordination with supply chain and asset management, so that parts availability never gates repair SLAs.
• Analyze failure patterns across sites to identify root causes and drive corrective actions with hardware engineering, suppliers, and site operations owners.
• Lead the operating cadence with vendor and site leads, including weekly repair reviews, scorecards, and business reviews, and drive corrective actions for SLA excursions.
• Communicate repair constraints, risks, and fleet availability impact to engineering and leadership.

You may be a good fit if you:

• Have 8+ years of experience in data center operations as a manager, technical lead or related role, including accountability for production availability.
• Can demonstrate a proven track record running break-fix programs at a large scale across multiple sites.
• Have managed vendors, OEMs, or contract workforces to measurable outcomes: SLAs, operational reviews, and corrective action.
• Possess hands-o