Regional Data Center Operations Director

Meta; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 272,000 - 318,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks a Senior Director to lead Data Center Facility Operations across multiple regions and future sites. You will own the multi-year operating strategy, build and develop leadership, and ensure operational readiness, safety, and efficiency across the fleet.

The role requires senior-level accountability for OpEx/CapEx, alignment with executive leadership, and the drive to create scalable global standards and operating models.

Qualifications

• 15+ years building and leading high-performance technical/operations teams.
• Experience with mission-critical operations across multiple geographies/sites.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end leadership and operational accountability for Facility Operations across multiple geographic areas.
• Define and own the multi-year facility operations strategy for the region and align executives behind it.
• Translate infrastructure and capacity roadmap into regional operating plans.
• Develop regional leadership bench and succession planning.
• Implement organization-wide processes, standards, tools, and monitoring systems.
• Drive adoption of global standards across the fleet.
• Partner to establish globally consistent operating models and hold region accountable.
• Manage OpEx and CapEx budgets and supplier relationships for the region.
• Define KPI and reliability framework for mission-critical facility operations in the region.

Skills

Leadership

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Operational excellence

Cross-functional collaboration

Power & cooling infrastructure

Travel readiness

Education

Engineering degree (B.E./B.Eng.)

Advanced degree in engineering or business

Tools

Automation tooling

AI-enabled tooling

Job description

Meta seeks a Senior Director to lead Data Center Facility Operations across multiple regions and future sites. You will own the multi-year operating strategy, build and develop leadership, and ensure operational readiness, safety, and efficiency across the fleet.

The role requires senior-level accountability for OpEx/CapEx, alignment with executive leadership, and the drive to create scalable global standards and operating models.