Director, GPU Cluster Physical Deployment

Nscale; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 290,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Nscale seeks a Director of Physical Deployment to own every GPU cluster from data hall handover to fully powered racks and passing hardware acceptance testing. You will translate construction, power, cooling and supply chain realities into executable schedules and hold partners to them.

This is a field leadership role with 90%+ travel, leading from the data center floor and delivering complete handoffs to the Logical Deployment team.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data center, hyperscale infrastructure or large-scale hardware deployment.
• 5+ years leading teams.
• Experience delivering multi-megawatt GPU or HPC clusters from data hall readiness to rack energization.
• Working knowledge of data center power, cooling, cabling, and rack integration.
• Track record managing OEMs, data center operators and construction partners to firm commitments.
• Strong cross-functional and executive communication, in writing and in person.
• Willingness to travel 90%+ to data center sites on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Own physical delivery: schedule data center access, rack delivery, power, cooling, cabling and hardware acceptance testing.
• Set and defend milestone dates; build in buffer and escalate early when needed.
• Run site cadences with data center partners, OEMs, cabling vendors and onsite teams.
• Maintain rack-level tracking for leadership visibility and risk management.
• Track materials against need dates with Supply Chain and BOM specialists.
• Collaborate with data center partners on power and cooling readiness.
• Lead recovery plans when supply, construction or staffing slips.

Skills

Data center experience

Team leadership

Project management

Hardware deployment

Executive communication

Willing to travel

Education

PMP certification

Tools

NVIDIA GB200/GB300 rack deployments

Rack deployment tooling

Job description

Nscale seeks a Director of Physical Deployment to own every GPU cluster from data hall handover to fully powered racks and passing hardware acceptance testing. You will translate construction, power, cooling and supply chain realities into executable schedules and hold partners to them.

This is a field leadership role with 90%+ travel, leading from the data center floor and delivering complete handoffs to the Logical Deployment team.