Regional Data Center Operations Director

Meta; Trenton (NJ); 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. You will own the region's multi-year operating strategy, build a recursive leadership team, and drive fleet-wide operating models that scale with Meta's priorities.

You will partner with senior leadership to manage OpEx/CapEx, implement global standards, and push automation and AI-enabled improvements across the data center footprint.

Qualifications

• 15+ years building and leading technical or operations orgs, incl. 8+ years of leadership through managers/directors
• Experience with mission-critical ops across geographies/sites with full P&L or budget accountability
• Experience setting multi-year operating strategy and aligning executives behind it
• Experience hiring and developing director-level leaders; building succession depth
• Ability to present operational risk and strategy to senior decision-makers
• Experience driving organizational change during growth, reorganizations, or new site introductions
• Experience owning large OpEx/CapEx budgets and strategic supplier relationships
• Knowledge of critical power and cooling infrastructure
• Willingness to travel 25-50%

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end leadership and operational accountability for Facility Operations across multiple areas and future sites
• Define and own the multi-year facility operations strategy for the region and align executive leadership
• Translate infrastructure roadmap into regional operating plans
• Build and develop regional leadership bench and succession plans for critical roles
• Implement organization-wide processes, standards, tools, and monitoring systems
• Drive adoption of globally consistent operating models across the fleet
• Manage OpEx/CapEx portfolio and major supplier/contract strategy
• Serve as senior escalation and decision authority for major incidents and reliability risks
• Ensure rigorous root cause analysis and institutionalize corrective actions
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to define KPI and reliability framework
• Represent Facility Operations externally where appropriate
• Identify and drive automation, analytics, and AI-enabled improvements
• Drive health metrics and culture across teams and hierarchies
• Shape operational excellence vision and adoption across Infra Data Center organization
• Contribute to cross-company initiatives such as leadership development and site initiatives

Skills

End-to-end leadership

Regional facility operations

P&L/budget accountability

Executive stakeholder communication

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelors or higher)

MBA or advanced engineering/business degree

Tools

Power & utility knowledge

Automation/AI tooling awareness

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. You will own the region's multi-year operating strategy, build a recursive leadership team, and drive fleet-wide operating models that scale with Meta's priorities.

You will partner with senior leadership to manage OpEx/CapEx, implement global standards, and push automation and AI-enabled improvements across the data center footprint.