Director, Data Center Operations

Together AI•San Francisco, CA

1d•$250,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Together AI is scaling its physical AI infrastructure rapidly — and we're looking for a Director of Data Center Operations to help us build it right. This is a ground-floor opportunity to own the operational foundation of Together's growing data center portfolio across the US and Asia. You'll be responsible for designing and commissioning white space deployments — taking pre-built environments and fitting them out with the power distribution, cooling distribution, and systems infrastructure needed to run high-density GPU workloads at scale. At the same time, you'll be building the break-fix and smart hands team from scratch: hiring, defining the playbook, and standing up the function that keeps our sites running around the clock. This is not a steady-state operations role. It's a builder role. You'll be joining a small but fast-moving team, with real ownership over outcomes and the autonomy to shape how Together AI operates its physical infrastructure for years to come. If you've scaled data center infrastructure through hypergrowth before and want to do it again with more ownership — this is that opportunity.

Requirements

Deep, hands-on technical knowledge of data center power and cooling systems at the IT-adjacent layer — PDUs, CDUs, power distribution, and white space fit-out
Proven experience designing and commissioning data center infrastructure, from evaluation through to live operation
Experience operating data center infrastructure at meaningful scale, supporting large production workloads
People leadership experience — you've hired, developed, and led technical operations teams
A builder's instinct — you're comfortable standing up teams and functions from scratch, writing the playbook where none exists, and operating with ambiguity
Strong vendor and contractor management skills — you know how to hold external partners accountable to timeline and quality

Nice To Haves

experience with GPU or AI infrastructure deployments
multi-site or multi-region portfolio management
familiarity with Asian markets

Responsibilities

Own the design, fit-out, and commissioning of white space sites across the US and Asia, with a focus on power distribution (PDUs), cooling distribution (CDUs), and IT-adjacent infrastructure
Build and lead a ~20-person break-fix and smart hands team from scratch — define the operating model, hire the initial team, and establish the processes and playbooks that keep sites running
Manage a portfolio of 5+ sites across two regions in various stages of deployment and live operation
Partner with vendors, contractors, and equipment suppliers to drive site deployments to schedule and quality
Establish operational standards, runbooks, and escalation processes for a nascent but rapidly growing infrastructure function
Serve as the technical authority on data center infrastructure decisions — from white space evaluation through to live production operation
Travel to Asia periodically to oversee regional site deployments and support the local team