Oracle · 1 day ago
Director Data Center Operations, JoinOCI
San Antonio, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$120K/yr - $252K/yr
7+ years expOracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, and they are seeking a Director of Data Center Operations to lead teams responsible for the availability of Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure in data centers. The role involves managing operations, supporting the build-out of new sites, and ensuring high-quality service delivery in a mission-critical environment.
Data GovernanceData ManagementEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Providing leadership, direction, and operational excellence in the regional Data Centers
Working at a global level with peers to achieve consistency and avoid region variability at all costs
Establishing and development of teams to execute to requirements
Working with distributed teams and contributing to the success of his/her team and other related teams
Coaching and mentoring managers and individual contributors across the organization
Growing the team by recruiting and hiring top talent in diverse marketplaces
Delivering expansion projects on-time with high quality
Collaborating and working effectively with best-in-class architects, engineers, product managers, QA and Documentation teams
Manage the day-to-day operations of all Data Center sites under your area, in a 24/7 mission critical environment
Responsible for ensuring timely delivery of services/tasks to meet project milestones
Working with project managers to guide their actions and provide ‘on-the-ground’ advice / support
Ensuring the quality benchmark is upheld for new sites / regions / deployments and being the gate keeper of this
Driving the delivery of improvements and providing detailed, concrete feedback in project reviews / lesson learned activities
Interacting across functional areas and teams (e.g., Engineering, Build, Site Selection, Business Operations etc.)
Reacting to and managing any incidents that occur, driving resolution and After-Action analysis
Capacity expansions at all scales (rack additions, block additions, whitespace growth, new sites)
Drive appropriate recruitment in different countries at a fast pace, ensuring the employment of high-quality team members with a passion for excellence
Driving a culture of continual improvement and learning throughout everything you do
Define and implement alternative resourcing strategies to ensure full coverage
Negotiating and coordinating with local vendors, and will be expected to drive performance and expectations
Work closely with Human Resources and any local Environment Health and Safety to ensure the best possible relationship and care for Oracle employees
Implement processes and standard methodologies to conform to local laws, policies, and procedures
Grow your teams, provide progression, leadership, guidance, and training to allow them to excel
Participate in Talent review process, performance management, and other topics pertaining to effective people management
Understand how to manage managers for the best outcome and self-sufficiency
Effective upwards reporting of progress, KPIs, and incidents
Critical thinking, and always wondering how to scale things up
Focus and prioritize appropriately on what is most important at any point in time and ability to task-shift rapidly
Working as a key partner on immovable deadline projects will also be a crucial part of the engagement
Qualification
Required
7 years or more of confirmed IT leadership and management in the technology market
Good knowledge of the Data Center ecosystem (Cooling, electrical, networking, and structured cabling)
Vendor relationship management and negotiations experience
Adaptable and a change catalyst with demonstrated experience
A track record of an ability to influence thinking or gain acceptance of others in sensitive situations
Fluent English written and verbal
Strong people management experience
Business acumen
Well-rounded IT technical abilities (at scale)
Ability to influence thinking or gain acceptance of others in sensitive situations
Successful track record as a manager
Detailed knowledge of technical and business concepts of several related applications areas
Ability to manage diverse teams
Experience in managing physical sites and teams that operate these sites
Experience in managing colocation partners
Experience in driving the delivery of improvements and providing detailed feedback in project reviews
Experience in capacity expansions at all scales
Experience in driving a culture of continual improvement and learning
Experience in defining and implementing alternative resourcing strategies
Experience in negotiating and coordinating with local vendors
Experience in working closely with Human Resources and local Environment Health and Safety
Experience in implementing processes and standard methodologies to conform to local laws, policies, and procedures
Experience in participating in Talent review process, performance management, and other topics pertaining to effective people management
Experience in effective upwards reporting of progress, KPIs, and incidents
Critical thinking and ability to scale operations
Ability to focus and prioritize appropriately on what is most important at any point in time
Preferred
BA/BS degree preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
Company
Oracle
Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$25.75BKey Investors
Sequoia Capital
2025-09-24Post Ipo Debt· $18B
2025-02-03Post Ipo Debt· $7.75B
1986-03-12IPO
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