Google

Minimum qualifications:

• 15 years of experience leading data center operations and functional processes including Machine Delivery, Maintenance, Network Delivery/Maintenance and Decommissioning.
• 10 years of experience managing mission critical logistics or supply chain systems and operations, teams, and processes.
• 5 years of experience as a senior operations leader, managing systems, portfolios, and technical teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working with and leading internal and external teams and a variety of stakeholders, and in executing strategies to deliver exceptional solutions.
• Understanding of networks and server hardware architecture, including deployment and maintenance.
• Effective people management and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

About the Job

The Server Operations team monitors the physical and network infrastructure behind Google’s technology. As a Server Operations Director, you will be responsible for all aspects of running the systems & related logistics processes for the data centers in your region. This includes oversight of the hardware components of Google’s compute, storage, and network infrastructure in the most efficient, secure, and scalable way possible.

You will be leading a team of managers and data center technicians who deploy, operate and support the network, compute and storage infrastructure that keeps Google's products and services running to meet business demands. You will help oversee the operation and maintenance of systems and network components, and be accountable to keeping these running in the data centers in your region.

In this role of Server Operations Director, you are at the forefront of industry leading environmental practices. Working with partners, vendors and teams at a global scale, you will participate and lead complex installations and activities focused on delivering site performance and high impact to our customers.

You bring the ideas of our platforms engineering teams to life and develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving efficiencies.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $253,000-$356,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of senior individual contributors, managers, and support staff that direct the operation and support the site computing hardware, and networking operations of a data center region as well as the directly related logistics processes.
• Work with third-party logistics vendors and manage the related processes and outcomes.
• Collaborate as a key member of the regional and global leadership teams to drive operations toward company objectives.
• Work with internal/external partners to implement short-term and long-term strategy for the data center region, including community affairs and relationships. Work with cross-functional teams to identify problems and create solutions that impact the region.
• Propose innovation and strategies for cost effective and efficient data center logistics processes and server operations, focused on total cost of ownership.