Senior Director - Operations & Maintenance

G42; United States; Hybrid; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Competitive compensation with bonuses

Medical coverage and wellbeing support

Exclusive partner discounts

Job summary

G42 Americas is seeking a Senior Director, Operations & Maintenance to drive strategy and oversee the reliability, maintenance, and performance of its data center and AI/GPU infrastructure portfolio. You will report to the Senior Vice President and ensure secure, compliant, scalable operations across cloud and AI platforms.

This leadership role requires guiding distributed global teams, optimizing commissioning, security, and service reliability while partnering with executives to sustain growth

Qualifications

• 20+ years in data center operations, cloud infrastructure, or tech leadership.
• Experience in hyperscale tech organizations and global data center/cloud ops.
• Background in AI infrastructure, GPU platforms, HPC or large-scale compute operations.
• Strong focus on reliability, security, commissioning and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, operations, reliability, and maintenance for cloud, AI, and data center infra.
• Oversee global data center and cloud operations with world-class performance and compliance.

Skills

Data center ops

Cloud infra

Ops management

Hyperscale leadership

Global operations

AI infrastructure

GPU platforms

HPC environments

Security & compliance

Distributed teams

Job description

G42 is a technology holding group and a global leader in creating visionary artificial intelligence for a better tomorrow. Born in Abu Dhabi and operating worldwide across industries, G42 is on a mission to build the Intelligence Grid for the AI-native societies of today and tomorrow. From molecular biology to space exploration and everything in between, G42 realizes exponential possibilities today.

Overview

G42 Americas is seeking a highly experienced Senior Director, Operations & Maintenance to lead the strategy, operations, reliability, and maintenance of its growing cloud, AI, and data center infrastructure portfolio. Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President, this role will be responsible for ensuring world-class operational performance across data center facilities, AI/GPU infrastructure, cloud operations, security, compliance, commissioning, and service reliability.

Responsibilities

G42 Americas is seeking a highly experienced Senior Director, Operations & Maintenance to lead the strategy, operations, reliability, and maintenance of its growing cloud, AI, and data center infrastructure portfolio. Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President, this role will be responsible for ensuring world-class operational performance across data center facilities, AI/GPU infrastructure, cloud operations, security, compliance, commissioning, and service reliability.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in data center operations, cloud infrastructure, operations management, or related technology leadership roles.
• Proven leadership experience within hyperscale technology organizations.
• Demonstrated success managing global data center and cloud operations environments.
• Experience supporting AI infrastructure, GPU-based platforms, HPC environments, or large-scale compute operations.
• Strong background in operations, reliability engineering, maintenance, commissioning, security, and compliance.
• Experience building and leading distributed global teams.

What We Look For

At G42, we look for people who share our ambition to build a future to believe in. You see opportunities in complexity and move with pace to turn vision into reality. You think big, act decisively, and embrace AI as a catalyst for progress. You build trust through collaboration, seek out diverse perspectives, and turn ideas into tangible impact. You challenge assumptions, simplify the complex, and work with intention. Above all, you take ownership for outcomes, for growth, and for shaping solutions that matter to our customers, communities, and the world.

What Working At G42 Offers

• A forward-looking, inclusive workplace built on innovation and collaboration.
• Hybrid work flexibility and meaningful growth through structured development and high-impact AI projects.
• Competitive compensation with performance incentives and comprehensive health coverage.
• Lifestyle perks designed for your life in the UAE including medical support, wellbeing initiatives, and access to exclusive partner discounts.