Senior Business Operations Analyst, Infrastructure Portfolio & Lifecycle
About The Position
DigitalOcean is seeking a passionate Senior Business Operations Analyst, Infrastructure Lifecycle to shape the growth, evolution, and retirement of its global physical infrastructure. This role is part of a newly formed Business Operations & Strategy function within Physical Infrastructure, reporting to the VP, Capacity & Business Operations. The analyst will be responsible for the long-term strategy of DigitalOcean's global physical infrastructure portfolio, encompassing market selection, expansion, technology refresh, portfolio optimization, and decommissioning. The goal is to ensure the infrastructure footprint aligns with customer demand, capital priorities, and long-term business strategy.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in infrastructure strategy, data center operations, or asset lifecycle management
- Direct experience with data center expansion, market selection, or decommissioning processes
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives end-to-end
- Analytical mindset, with experience building business cases for capital investment or divestment decisions
- Comfort operating in a newly formed function without an established playbook
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills, with experience partnering with Finance, Operations, and Legal
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with data center technical infrastructure (power, cooling, hardware refresh cycles) preferred
- MBA a plus
- Experience in cloud infrastructure, colocation, or hyperscale data center environments strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Own the long-term strategy for DigitalOcean's global data center portfolio across the full asset lifecycle - expansion, refresh, optimization, and decommissioning
- Build and execute data center decommissioning strategy, including timelines, cost management, and risk mitigation
- Manage the decommissioning of legacy hardware within data centers, coordinating across Operations, Security, and Finance
- Partner with Finance and Business Planning to align portfolio decisions with capital priorities and investment return
- Evaluate technology refresh cycles and recommend optimal timing for infrastructure upgrades
- Conduct market and competitive analysis to inform where and when DigitalOcean should expand or consolidate its footprint
- Build frameworks and governance for lifecycle decision-making, since none currently exist for this function
- Present portfolio strategy recommendations to the VP and cross-functional executive stakeholders
Benefits
- Competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy
- Reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education
- Access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses
- Bonus in addition to base salary
- Equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
