Director, Central Operations (Data Centers)

About this role

About Edged Data Centers Edged is a fast-growing provider of sustainable data centers and energy infrastructure. The company builds and operates a global network of ultra-efficient, AI-ready data centers with waterless cooling for colocation, hyperscale and build-to-suit customers. The highly differentiated infrastructure platform is the first large-scale, global deployment of waterless cooling platform-wide and transforms data center growth into a catalyst for sustainable development. Edged is backed by a deep proprietary technology stack that will include renewable microgrid systems, ultra-clean generators, and waste-to-fuel solutions. The platform is designed for rapid deployment with more than a dozen new data centers operating or under construction across Europe and North America and a gigawatt-scale project pipeline. The North American division of Edged is a joint venture between one of the largest private multinational corporations in the world and an affiliate of Endeavour. Endeavour is a purpose-driven organization helping innovators to develop and launch breakthrough solutions for global challenges in the areas of energy, water, and waste. Endeavour companies are made up of passionate change-makers who want to leave the world better than the way we found it. Today, Endeavour is deploying solutions that are immediately scalable and deliver both high financial returns and positive impact, including EV charging, waterless data center cooling, and advanced energy systems. Overview We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused leader to join our Data Center Operations team in a Central Operations role. This individual will serve as the bridge between operational coordination, systems governance, and program management across our data center portfolio. This role is responsible for overseeing a core team that owns the operational systems, driving standardization, and enabling consistent, reliable and high-quality execution across operations. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in Data Center mission-critical environments and a passion for building scalable programs that improve reliability, efficiency, and operational visibility. Key Responsibilities Centralized Operations Leadership

Serve as the central point of coordination for data center operations programs across all sites

Develop strategies to improve productivity, measuring performance and operational procedures

Partner with Facilities, IT, and Physical Security teams to ensure alignment, consistency, and execution of operational priorities

Lead standardization of processes, tools, and reporting across the portfolio

Provide direction, strategy and leadership to the Central Operations team

Champions a culture of knowledge sharing, ensuring best practices and lessons learned are disseminated across all sites

Use change management and communication strategies to drive adoption of new processes, systems, tools and reporting

Incident Management

Establish and govern standards for escalation, crisis management, root cause analysis, and continuous process improvement.

Supports quality audits in conjunction with operations, compliance, security and IT to manage site risk

Oversee the centralized command center for all DCs

Asset Management

Develop and maintain Edged Asset naming convention & labeling governance.

Responsible for quality assurance for asset meta data and equipment turn over from construction.

Oversee the Asset Management program including planning & scheduling, vendor management, asset tracking and warranty program.

Spare parts inventory management, requiring coordination with OEM, suppliers and establishing RSPL (Recommended Spare Parts List) for the data centers.

Process Standardization & Documentation

Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), playbooks, and operational frameworks.

Ensure consistency in execution of maintenance, security, and IT operational processes.

Establish audit procedures to manage compliance and governance

Leverage SharePoint or similar platforms to maintain centralized, controlled documentation.

Data, Reporting & Insights

Support enterprise strategy for performance monitoring across all data centers, aligning KPIs and organizational objectives utilizing Power BI to drive efficiency, uptime, and customer satisfaction.

Develop and maintain reporting frameworks that provide visibility into key operational metrics (e.g., uptime, MTTR, MTBF, work order completion).

Analyze performance data to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.

Impact of the Role

Enables consistent, reliable operations across all data centers

Improves visibility, accountability, and performance through systems and data

Reduces operational risk and enhances uptime

Builds the foundation for scalable growth

Skills & Requirements Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, or related field

12+ years of experience in data center operations, mission-critical environments

Experience managing or administering CMMS and operational systems

Strong understanding of facility maintenance, critical infrastructure, incident management and uptime requirements

Experience in data center or colocation environments

Deep expertise with platforms such as SharePoint, Maximo, eMaint or similar systems

Experience with EHS systems and regulatory compliance

Knowledge of operational excellence methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)

Experience building dashboards and analytics (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)

Leadership & Competencies

Strong systems thinker with attention to detail and scalability

Proven ability to operate both strategically and tactically

Excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills

Data-driven decision-maker with strong analytical capabilities

Effective communicator with experience presenting to senior leadership

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