Hut 8 · 11 hours ago
VP, AI Infrastructure - Highrise.ai
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expHut 8 is a leading company focused on building and operating large data centers for next-generation computing workloads. The VP of AI Infrastructure will be responsible for scaling the GPU platform and ensuring operational excellence in delivering production-ready GPU capacity.
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Responsibilities
You will run the full operational layer between Hut 8’s facilities and the customer:
Deployment, commissioning, and production sign-off
Performance, uptime, and SLA ownership
Incident response, escalation, and root cause resolution
OEM, vendor, and hardware lifecycle management
Scaling operations from ~1,100 GPUs to 20,000+ GPUs
You are accountable for end-to-end managed GPU operations, including:
RDMA networking (InfiniBand and/or RoCE)
Multi-tenant and single-tenant production environments
99.9%+ availability targets
Repeatable, auditable commissioning processes
Enterprise readiness layered onto hyperscale infrastructure
You coordinate tightly with Hut 8 teams on:
Power, cooling, rack density, and facility readiness
Deployment sequencing and capacity expansion
Operating constraints driven by energy, thermal, and site realities
You build and lead the operational organization:
Field operations, deployment, and infra ops teams
Hiring, structure, and escalation paths as scale ramps
Clear ownership across sites and customers
You run a disciplined, hands-on operating rhythm:
Daily standups on deployment progress, risks, and blockers
Direct oversight of GPU failures, RDMA performance, and thermal issues
Production sign-off for each deployment tranche
Weekly capacity and readiness planning with facilities
Monthly OEM and vendor performance reviews
Quarterly planning for expansion, refresh cycles, and new platforms
Qualification
Required
10+ years in large-scale infrastructure or hyperscale data center operations
5+ years operating GPU-accelerated and/or HPC environments
Direct experience deploying and operating 10,000+ GPUs in managed, production settings
Deep expertise in RDMA networking (InfiniBand and/or RoCE)
Proven ownership of 99.9%+ uptime and customer-facing SLAs
Hands-on operator mindset — you drive issues from detection → root cause → resolution
Track record of building repeatable deployment and commissioning playbooks
Experience leading teams of 20–50+ across field ops, deployment, and infrastructure
Senior leadership background (Director / Senior Director / VP) at a recognized operator
Preferred
Direct working relationships with NVIDIA and/or AMD
Experience with H100, H200, GB200, and/or MI300X platforms
Multi-site, parallel deployment experience
Background spanning greenfield buildouts and steady-state hyperscale operations
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Paid time off
Company
Hut 8
Hut 8 Corp.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.81BKey Investors
Jane Street CapitalTwo PrimeCoatue
2025-10-23Post Ipo Equity
2025-08-26Post Ipo Debt· $330M
2025-08-22Post Ipo Equity· $1B
Leadership Team
Collier Pruner
Director of Partnerships
Gray Jameson
Corporate Partnerships Manager
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