Data Center Operations Lead - Partner Site Operations

AnthropicGenerative AI, company

San Francisco, United States$320,000 - $405,000 USDLead

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About the role

TL;DR

Lead data center operations at partner sites, managing vendor performance and ensuring compute fleet availability.

•Anthropic's Data Center Operations (DCO) team ensures compute fleet availability through hardware and IT operations.
•At our partner-operated sites, this role manages the interface between Anthropic and the strategic site operations partner performing day-to-day data hall work.
•Key Responsibilities Own site availability, deployment milestones, and repair turnaround.
•Set daily and weekly priorities and lead the operating cadence with vendor teams.
•Author and improve procedures for deployment, break-fix, change management, security, and EHS compliance.
•Track vendor performance against SLAs and staffing commitments, driving corrective actions.
•Participate in the incident response and on-call rotation, serving as Incident Commander when needed.
•Requirements 8+ years of experience in data center operations (hardware, IT infrastructure, or critical facilities) as a manager, technical lead or related role, including accountability for production availability.
•Managed vendors, MSPs, or contract workforces to measurable outcomes.
•Hands-on technical depth in server, network, and rack-level infrastructure.
•Experience building or substantially improving operational processes.
•Served in an incident command or lead-responder role and communicate clearly under ambiguity.

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