Data Center Operations Excellence Lead

Lead global Operational Excellence, Build Acceleration, process improvement, and automation initiatives across Data Center Operations. This role uses operational data, Lean methodologies, technical expertise, automation, and cross-functional leadership to accelerate safe, predictable delivery of new-region builds and expansions; improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and service resilience; eliminate waste and recurring issues; and scale consistent, world-class operational readiness for GPU deployments, liquid cooling, and other emerging technologies. Description * Lead complex escalations and global problem-management cases; coordinate service teams, eliminate root causes, and provide executive-level status. * Lead process engineering and continuous-improvement initiatives that simplify workflows, standardize execution, remove bottlenecks, and achieve global operational KPIs. * Monitor operational metrics to identify performance gaps, waste, recurring failure demand, and opportunities for measurable improvement. * Deliver Lean, automation, and strategic improvements that reduce cost, waste, risk, recurring incidents, and downtime. * Improve operational readiness, process design, standards, and support models for new-region builds, expansions, GPU deployments, liquid cooling, and emerging technologies. * Implement scalable global automation that improves process accuracy, speed, standardization, capacity, and operational resilience. * Triage complex issues with Support and Engineering teams, ensuring timely resolution and converting lessons learned into lasting process, documentation, and automation improvements. * Communicate operational performance, process risks, tradeoffs, and improvement benefits to senior leadership. * Partner with global internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues, remove blockers, accelerate delivery, and improve Data Center Operations outcomes. Career Level - IC4