Regional Data Center GM — Scale & Operations Leader

Nebius Group; United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with 4% match

Parental leave (20 weeks)

Remote work reimbursement

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

Nebius Group is seeking a Data Center GM to lead regional data center operations in the Midwest, starting with Missouri and expanding to additional sites. This senior role owns operations, performance, and team build-out across multiple sites, acting as the primary interface with external partners to ensure reliable, scalable data center services.

The role requires 10+ years in data center operations, strong leadership, and experience with critical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data center or mission-critical operations.
• Experience leading data center operations teams and site managers.
• Strong background in critical environment infrastructure (power, cooling, environmental systems).
• Experience working with third-party vendors and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to operate in high-availability, large-scale environments.
• Strong leadership skills with a track record of building and scaling teams.
• Ownership, accountability, and autonomy in delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end data center operations across the region, including facilities and IT infrastructure.
• Ensure uptime, performance, and SLA delivery across all sites.
• Scale from single-site to multi-site regional footprint (Missouri → other locations).
• Hire, lead, and develop data center managers and operations teams.
• Interface with external partners, vendors, utilities, and service providers.
• Drive incident response and improvements, including root cause analysis and standardization.
• Implement and maintain operational excellence frameworks, monitoring, and visibility.
• Ensure safety, compliance, and regulatory adherence across all sites.
• Collaborate with engineering, network, and hardware teams to support capacity.

Skills

Leadership

Data center operations

Ownership & accountability

Vendor & stakeholder management

High-availability operations

Team building & coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Linux systems

Monitoring systems

Networking basics

Server hardware

Job description

Nebius Group is seeking a Data Center GM to lead regional data center operations in the Midwest, starting with Missouri and expanding to additional sites. This senior role owns operations, performance, and team build-out across multiple sites, acting as the primary interface with external partners to ensure reliable, scalable data center services.

The role requires 10+ years in data center operations, strong leadership, and experience with critical infrastructure.