Senior Manager, Business Operations

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world. At NVIDIA, we are passionate about crafting the future of technology. In the role of Senior Manager of Business Operations, you will join a proactive team dedicated to preparing our data center ecosystem and infrastructure. This role offers an outstanding opportunity to work alongside ecosystem and data center infrastructure partners. You will help ensure that our groundbreaking solutions reach the market on schedule and at scale. If you thrive on ambitious goals and enjoy collaborating, this position is a great fit for you!

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
10+ overall years of experience managing data center infrastructure readiness, or operational implementation
5+ years of management experience
Proven ability to influence external partners and cross-functional teams in highly matrixed environments.
Solid grasp of data center infrastructure systems and their interconnections (power, cooling, racks, networking, energy), including components with long lead times and limited capacity.
Hands-on approach with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently with senior leadership.

Nice To Haves

Advanced engineering or business degree (or equivalent experience).
Experience supporting hyperscale cloud, collocation or AI-focused data center deployments.
Track record of building readiness dashboards, operating cadences, and risk-management mechanisms.
Ability to operate effectively across strategy, execution, and partner engagement.

Responsibilities

Lead partner-facing efforts to guarantee data center infrastructure readiness aligns with planned deployment, expansion, and time-to-market commitments.
Encourage strong cooperation between cloud and infrastructure partners to coordinate data center build plans, suggested vendor lists, equipment ordering lead times, and readiness for implementation.
Ensure partner deployments adhere to approved reference architectures, working closely with internal data center engineering teams.
Act as the primary point of coordination for tracking and resolving readiness issues, including material constraints, schedule misalignment, or execution gaps.
Partner with Operations to define and operationalize ecosystem readiness metrics, dashboards, and executive-level reporting.
Monitor and evaluate the effects of architecture innovations on data center facility readiness, time-to-market, equipment, and supply chains.