Data Center Construction Business Operations Lead

Job Description

The role is highly internal-facing, focused on enabling leadership effectiveness and improving decision-making across large, complex delivery portfolios.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with OCI construction and delivery leadership, including all VPs (M6) and IC6s, to support program-level planning, execution, and performance management

• Assist with internal reporting and executive readouts covering schedule, risks, milestones, dependencies, and capacity impacts

• Manage and track headcount, PINs, and workforce planning in partnership with HR, Finance, and leadership

• Support hiring efforts, including requisition planning, prioritization, and coordination with recruiting partners

• Assist with internal stakeholder alignment across OCI teams including design engineering, network, capacity planning, procurement, hardware, commissioning, and operations

• Coordinate closely with the Construction Chief of Staff, who will own similar and adjacent technical programs, to support leadership forums, strategic initiatives, and follow-through on key actions

-Support onboarding of new team members by coordinating access, tools, operating rhythms, and role clarity to ensure rapid productivity and alignment

• Establish and maintain operating rhythms, governance models, and decision-tracking mechanisms across the organization

• Identify systemic risks, resourcing gaps, and execution issues, elevating insights and recommendations to leadership

• Enable scenario planning and tradeoff analysis tied to capacity, staffing, and delivery commitments

• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on predictability, speed, and quality

Responsibilities

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in business operations, program operations, construction operations, or a related role

• Experience supporting senior leaders in a matrixed organization

• Strong analytical, organizational, and prioritization skills

• Proven ability to influence outcomes through collaboration rather than authority

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to operate independently in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within hyperscale cloud, data center delivery, or mission-critical infrastructure organizations

• Familiarity with workforce planning, headcount management, and internal governance processes

• Experience building or scaling internal operating and reporting frameworks

• MBA, PMP, or equivalent experience preferred but not required

IC4 Expectations

• Operates independently with limited direction

• Owns complex internal problem spaces end to end

• Acts as a trusted partner to VPs (M6), IC6s, and the Construction Chief of Staff

• Drives clarity, alignment, and execution discipline across internal teams

• Consistently delivers high-quality outputs that materially improve leadership decision-making

Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 7 years of engineering or related experience.

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