Associate Director, Data Center Infrastructure Readiness, Performance

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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IREN

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201 - 500 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🤝 B2B

⚡ Energy

Artificial Intelligence • B2B • Energy

IREN is a provider of purpose-built, high-performance AI data centers and GPU cloud services across North America. IREN develops, owns and operates large, power-dense facilities designed for demanding AI training and inference workloads, offering turnkey data centers, colocations for customer hardware, and managed GPU cloud access. The company emphasizes vertical integration, 24/7 onsite support, and powering its facilities with 100% renewable energy (including RECs). IREN currently lists six North American locations (including Sweetwater, Childress, Oklahoma, Prince George, Mackenzie, and Canal Flats), with secured power capacity of about 5 GW, several hundred to thousands of MW per site in operational, under-construction, and in-development stages, and roughly 4,900 acres of secured land for AI infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Own operational readiness for the transition from construction and commissioning into live operations • Set the Level 1 to Level 5 readiness protocol and accept handover on behalf of Operations at each level • Lead Operational Readiness & Compliance Leads through site ramp-up and stabilization • Set operating parameters, guardrails, and risk-based limits protecting asset health • Lead business cases for bringing selected maintenance and operational functions in-house • Own performance frameworks, KPIs, stewardship processes, dashboards, and the KPI data model • Partner with the integrated operations centre on performance reporting • Own SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, maintenance playbooks, and technical documentation across the data center portfolio • Lead operational audits and assurance programs, including corrective action closure • Lead cross-functional initiatives affecting site readiness, scalability, and operational performance • Define asset operation and maintenance competencies and support training and exercise programs with Operations and HSSE • Hold technical authority for operating standards, readiness protocols, and operational management of change • Approve standards and deviations, reduce approval timelines, and escalate enterprise-level deviations • Own lessons-learned systems and portfolio operational governance • Serve as the senior interface between site operations, commissioning, and corporate operational excellence

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline (Engineering, Technical Studies, or equivalent) • Relevant certifications or technical leadership training considered an asset • 12+ years of progressive experience in critical-facilities engineering or mission-critical operations, including electrical and mechanical infrastructure, commissioning, and 24/7 operations • Multi-site experience, preferably within hyperscale, colocation, or large-scale industrial environments • Experience building and owning KPI tracking, audit frameworks, or operational governance processes across multiple sites • Experience operating across the construction-to-operations boundary, including facility onboarding and commissioning handover, with accountability for the acceptance decision • Progression from hands-on site-level execution to leadership of operational governance or process improvement, including leading a team • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills • Ability to lead through functional direction without direct line authority across site teams • Sound technical judgment and ability to hold technical accountability, approve standards and deviations, and align with enterprise standards • Authorization to work in the United States, as IREN participates in E-Verify

🏖️ Benefits

• Relocation and Living-out-allowance (as applicable and based on successful candidate circumstances) • 100% company paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, and vision) for employees • 75% company paid coverage for dependents • Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance • Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage available • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) – when combined with the High-Deductible Health Plan • Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Paid professional development and access to financial planning and legal services • Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays • Professional development to support certifications, continuing education, or role related training • Company events and team-building activities