Data Center Maintenance Strategy Lead

Riot Platforms, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Retirement Plan

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Wellness & Lifestyle Perks

Job summary

Riot Platforms, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Strategy Manager to build and lead the maintenance strategy for Riot’s data center portfolio.

You will translate reliability analyses into asset-class maintenance strategies, SOPs/MOPs, and intervals, and own the global maintenance library and Master Maintenance Index. You will also drive Riot’s insourcing strategy, defining scope transitions, ensuring field-ready maintenance packages, and coordinating with Training and site leadership.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in maintenance strategy, reliability-centered maintenance, or maintenance planning in data center or critical infrastructure environments.
• Experience building and governing an equipment strategy library and maintenance tasks across multiple sites.
• Proven ability to define technical, safety, and certification requirements and translate them into SOPs/MOPs and qualification programs.
• Strong track record in vendor relationships, SLAs, scorecards, and escalations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance insourcing roadmap and gate readiness before transitions.
• Develop complete maintenance packages (SOPs, MOPs, tooling, qualifications) for each scope.
• Define qualification levels and coordinate with Training teams to ensure readiness.
• Build and govern the equipment strategy library with FMEA/RCM outputs.
• Own the Master Maintenance Index and set interval review triggers.
• Manage vendor relationships, SLAs, scorecards, and transitions to in-house teams.
• Prioritize sites by asset criticality and support leadership escalation for high-risk issues.
• Track reliability KPIs and guide priority decisions for repairs or replacements.

Skills

Maintenance strategy

Reliability-centered maintenance

Maintenance planning

Data center / critical infra know-how

Vendor management

SOPs / MOPs development

Analytics & KPIs

Insourcing decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or related field

CMRP or CMPS certification (plus)

Job description

Riot Platforms, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Strategy Manager to build and lead the maintenance strategy for Riot’s data center portfolio.

You will translate reliability analyses into asset-class maintenance strategies, SOPs/MOPs, and intervals, and own the global maintenance library and Master Maintenance Index. You will also drive Riot’s insourcing strategy, defining scope transitions, ensuring field-ready maintenance packages, and coordinating with Training and site leadership.