VP Capital Refresh - Data Centers

Digital Realty; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 248,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Digital Realty in Ashburn, Virginia, seeks an executive to lead Data Center Operations across a designated market. You will ensure service delivery aligns with SLAs, manage workforce planning, and drive standardization and innovation in day-to-day site operations.

The role partners with Sales, CTO, DE&C, Finance and HR, oversees significant CAPEX and OPEX budgets, and focuses on customer satisfaction, risk management, and continuous improvement across all locations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree (MBA preferred).
• 15–20 years of multinational operational leadership experience.
• Deep data center operations knowledge and security.
• Proven track record in budgeting and financial reporting.
• Strong cross-functional leadership across Sales, CTO, DE&C, Finance, HR.
• Willingness to travel globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations across all Data Center sites in the market, ensuring SLA compliance and regulatory alignment.
• Oversee workforce planning, process optimization, and budgeting (CAPEX & OPEX).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Sales, CTO, DE&C, Finance, HR) for incidents and change management.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence; manage customer relationships and stakeholder expectations.
• Develop talent, mentor teams, and oversee large-scale budgets and financial targets.

Skills

Executive leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial acumen

Budget management

Project management

Travel readiness

English proficiency

Education

MBA preferred

Master’s degree in Business or Engineering

Job description

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

Job Description

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Operations

Our Operations team keeps our customers’ infrastructure running safely and securely. We get plenty of opportunities to take on a variety of tasks and develop our technical skills. From overseeing electrical power to cooling and fire suppression systems, our team plays a vital role in making sure everything in our data centers operates as it should.

The Role provides strategic leadership for all Data Center locations within a designated market or country. This role ensures seamless service delivery in line with SLAs, regulatory standards, and organizational goals, while driving operational standardization and innovation. The position manages workforce planning, financial performance, and acts as a key escalation point during incidents, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams such as Sales, CTO, DE&C, Finance, and HR. The role is also responsible for customer relationship management, talent development, and direct oversight of significant CAPEX and OPEX budgets, with a strong emphasis on operational excellence and supporting organizational change.

Health and Safety

Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company’s overall goals and values.

Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. Moreover, an employee’s total compensation package varies by role and may include salary, cash bonus or commissions, and equity awards not quantified below.

Compensation range: $275,000 annually. This compensation range represents the Company’s good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary for this position at the time of this posting.

Benefits: For this role, Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more.

Responsibilities

The role is accountable for the continuous and compliant operation of all Data Center sites within their market, ensuring that services meet or exceed SLAs and regulatory requirements. This includes overseeing workforce management, driving process optimization, and fostering a culture of innovation and operational excellence. The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to align operational strategies with broader business objectives and to act as the primary escalation point during critical incidents. Additionally, the position manages customer relationships, supports talent development, and is directly responsible for large-scale CAPEX and OPEX budgets. The role must ensure financial targets are met, compliance is maintained, and organizational change initiatives are effectively implemented. A strong focus on customer satisfaction, stakeholder management, and continuous improvement is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Master's degree (MBA preferred but not required)
• At least 15-20 Years experience in similar operational leadership roles within multinational organizations
• Deep technical knowledge of data center operations, critical infrastructure, capacity planning, and security
• Demonstrated success in leading and developing large cross-functional teams
• Proven track record in financial performance management and process optimization
• Experience handling OPEX and CAPEX budgets and financial reporting
• Excellent management and leadership experience across multiple hierarchical layers
• Business fluency in English and relevant local language
• Ability to travel globally as required
• Strong project management skills