Regional Data Center Operations Director

Meta; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 272,000 - 318,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Senior Director to lead Data Center Facility Operations across a multi-area region, including operating campuses and future sites. This role owns the multi-year operating strategy for its region, leads and develops a recursive organization of managers and directors, and is accountable for outcomes reported to senior leadership.

The Senior Director designs the operating model to scale across the fleet.

Qualifications

• 15+ years leading high-performance technical or operations teams.
• Experience with multi-geography mission-critical operations and budget accountability.
• Ability to set multi-year operating strategy and align executives.
• Proven track record hiring and developing senior leaders and succession planning.
• Strong communication with executive leadership and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end leadership and accountability for Facility Operations across multiple geographies.
• Define and own the multi-year facility operations strategy for the region.
• Translate infrastructure roadmap into regional operating plans.
• Build leadership bench and succession plans for senior roles.
• Implement cross-region processes, standards, tools, and monitoring systems.
• Drive global standard adoption and fleet-wide efficiency initiatives.
• Manage OpEx/CapEx budgets and major supplier relationships.
• Establish KPI and reliability frameworks for mission-critical operations.
• Be escalation point for major incidents and ensure root-cause analysis.

Skills

End-to-end leadership

Regional operations

P&L ownership

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Travel 25-50%

Education

Engineering degree (B.S.)

Job description

Meta is seeking a Senior Director to lead Data Center Facility Operations across a multi-area region, including operating campuses and future sites. This role owns the multi-year operating strategy for its region, leads and develops a recursive organization of managers and directors, and is accountable for outcomes reported to senior leadership.

The Senior Director designs the operating model to scale across the fleet.