Data Center Operations Implementation Manager

Nscale; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nscale seeks a Data Center Operations Implementation Manager to own Day 0 to Day 2 transitions for multiple data center sites, spanning construction handoff, network and compute deployment, and local Operations readiness.

You will develop a standardized transition framework, manage cross‑functional dependencies, and ensure go‑live readiness while maintaining a strong focus on safety, compliance, and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of experience in data centre operations, program or infrastructure deployment
• Proven ability to coordinate transitions across Construction, Network, Compute and Operations teams
• Experience operating in a matrixed environment with influence but no direct authority

Responsibilities

• Own the end‑to‑end Day 0 to Day 2 transition for each data centre site within your region.
• Define and maintain a standardized transition framework and readiness checklist.
• Track and drive closure of cross‑team actions, dependencies, and blockers.
• Identify and escalate risks to go‑live timelines and drive resolutions across stakeholder groups.
• Coordinate with Construction, Network, Compute, Facility Engineering and SDM to ensure site readiness and alignment.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional influence

Program/Project management

Travel to sites

Tools

ITSM tooling

Jira

Palantir Foundry

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking a Data Center Operations Implementation Manager to own the end-to-end Day 0 to Day 2 transition of Nscale's data centres — spanning construction, fit-out, and live, steady-state local operations — across an assigned region and set of sites. Rather than owning construction execution itself, you'll be the connective tissue between Construction, Network Engineering, Compute/Infrastructure Deployment, and local Operations teams — driving a structured, well-documented transition so every site goes live on schedule and ready to support production workloads. This is an individual-contributor role built on strong stakeholder management, cross-functional influence, and travel to sites during critical transition windows.

What You'll Do

Day 0 to Day 2 Transition Leadership

• Own the end-to-end Day 0 to Day 2 transition process for each data centre site within your assigned region — spanning construction, fit-out, and steady-state operations.


• Define and maintain a standardized transition framework and readiness checklist applied consistently across your assigned sites.


• Track and drive closure of cross-team action items, dependencies, and blockers standing between construction handover and operational go-live.


• Identify and elevate risks to go-live timelines, and drive resolution across the relevant stakeholder groups.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Track progress and status across Construction, Network Engineering, Compute/Infrastructure Deployment, Facility Engineering, SDM, and local site Operations teams throughout the transition window.


• Partner with Construction teams to track handover status, outstanding items, and site readiness milestones.


• Track Network Engineering's buildout, testing, and cutover activities required for a site to go live.


• Track hardware intake, rack‑and‑stack, and deployment scheduling with Compute/Infrastructure Deployment teams to stay aligned with the transition timeline.


• Coordinate with Facility Engineering on site systems and infrastructure readiness ahead of transition.


• Engage with the Service Delivery Management (SDM) team to ensure alignment with customer needs, SLAs, security, and facility performance.


• Take part in regular cross‑functional syncs and stakeholder reviews to stay current on transition status.


• Contribute to a shared sense of ownership and accountability across stakeholder teams, even without formal authority over them.

Local Day Two Operations Readiness

• Partner with local Operations leads to confirm staffing, training, tooling, and support processes are in place before a site transitions to Day 2 ownership.


• Create and validate standard operating procedures (SOPs) and operational processes required for local Operations teams to run the site post-handover.


• Create the operational site tool bill of materials (BOM) required for local Operations teams to maintain the site post-handover.


• Verify the spare parts bill of materials (BOM) is complete and in place ahead of Day 2 handover.


• Facilitate structured knowledge transfer and handover documentation from Construction, Network, and Compute teams to local Operations teams.


• Confirm monitoring, ticketing, and ITSM processes are validated and operating before a site is handed to local Operations.


• Act as an escalation point for local Operations teams during the early post-handover period to smooth the transition.

Reliability, Safety & Compliance

• Define and enforce Day 2 readiness criteria that a site must meet before transitioning to local Operations ownership.


• Facilitate root-causes analysis for transition delays or gaps surfaced during handover, and drive remediation across teams.


• Ensure health, safety, and environmental requirements are validated and documented as part of readiness sign-off.


• Support certification and audit readiness (ISO 27001, ISO 22237, SOC 2, Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 22301) ahead of go-live.

Vendor & Supplier Coordination

• Coordinate with construction contractors and colocation providers as needed to close out remaining items affecting the transition timeline.


• Track vendor commitments and SLAs relevant to the transition window, and escalates delays that put go-live at risk.


• Coordinate with the Supply Chain team to align hardware intake and staging with the transition schedule.

Monitoring, Reporting & Analytics

• Track KPIs and KRIs for the Day 0 to Day 2 transition process (time to transition, readiness checklist completion rate, post-handover incident rate, etc.).


• Build and maintain dashboards that track transition status across your assigned site pipeline for all stakeholder teams.


• Produce regular reports for senior leadership on transition status, risks, and blockers.


• Use data-driven insights to identify systemic bottlenecks in the Day 0 to Day 2 process and drive continuous improvement.

Experience & Background

• 3-8 years of experience in data centre operations, program/project management, or infrastructure deployment at scale.


• Proven track record coordinating the transition of new sites into live operations across construction, network, compute, and operations functions.


• Experience operating in a matrixed environment, influencing outcomes without direct authority over every stakeholder team.


• Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent site transitions in a high‑growth, fast‑paced environment.


• Background in hyperscale, cloud, or HPC data centre environments (preferred).

Technical Knowledge & Expertise

• Working knowledge of data centre power, cooling, networking, and compute infrastructure, sufficient to coordinate effectively across specialist teams.


• Familiarity with network deployment and cutover processes, and compute/hardware deployment lifecycles.


• Knowledge of Layer 1 network infrastructure, including fiber, copper, optics, and transceivers.


• Familiarity with ITSM tooling, ticketing systems, and monitoring platforms used by local Operations teams.

Influence & Communication

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and align Construction, Network, Compute, and Operations teams without direct authority.


• Excellent cross‑functional communication skills, able to translate technical detail between teams with different priorities and vocabularies.


• Program management discipline, with the ability to track and drive multiple concurrent workstreams to closure.


• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, matrixed fast‑moving environments.


• Bias toward ownership, pragmatism, and delivering results with urgency.

Operational Excellence

• Rigorous tracking of readiness checklists, risk logs, and action items across many concurrent site transitions within your assigned region.


• Proven ability to build and refine standardized transition frameworks that scale with business growth.


• Strong attention to detail in transition documentation and handover packages.


• Willingness to travel to sites during critical transition windows.

Nice to Have

• Experience with program management tooling (e.g., Smartsheet, Asana, Jira, monday.com) for tracking multi-workstream transitions.


• Familiarity with network cutover or compute/hardware deployment processes specifically.


• Experience with ITSM platforms and ticketing workflows.


• Experience with Palantir Foundry or similar data platforms for operational analytics.

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