Head of Data Center Operations, Perimeter Compute

The role

You will build and lead the operating model for a network of distributed AI infrastructure sites. You will own site deployment, support, and the transition of real estate locations into deployment-ready facilities.

What you will do

• Translate site requirements into detailed launch plans
• Lead site activation from construction through steady-state operation
• Define the contract workforce model for each market
• Select, onboard, and manage outsourced operators and vendors
• Create and maintain operating procedures, runbooks, and documentation
• Establish operational KPIs and reporting
• Coordinate with infrastructure, networking, real estate, and commercial teams
• Lead incident response and root-cause analysis
• Build and lead a distributed organization of direct hires and contract labor
• Build and lead a distributed customer support organization

Required qualifications

• Experience managing operations across at least three data centers simultaneously
• Strong operational background in data centers, colocation, neo-cloud infrastructure, hyperscale environments, or other mission-critical facilities
• Demonstrated experience bringing new data center capacity online
• Working knowledge of critical data center systems including electrical distribution, backup power, cooling, network connectivity, fire and life safety, and physical security
• Experience managing third-party operators, contractors, field-service teams, maintenance providers, and equipment vendors
• Ability to build operating procedures, maintenance standards, documentation, metrics, and escalation processes from scratch
• Track record of managing incidents, diagnosing operational failures, and improving reliability across multiple facilities
• Ability to lead through influence initially and build a high-performing distributed team
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently for new deployments, site launches, vendor oversight, and critical incidents

Nice to have

• Experience operating GPU clusters, AI infrastructure, high-density compute, HPC environments, or liquid-cooled systems
• Background at a neo-cloud provider, colocation operator, hyperscaler data center organization, or rapidly scaling digital-infrastructure platform
• Experience launching operations in multiple North American metros or building an international data center operating model
• Customer-facing experience supporting enterprise infrastructure deployments, service reviews, or SLA commitments
• Experience managing a hybrid workforce of internal employees, contractors, and outsourced site operators

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Equity

About the company

Montauk Capital builds and backs companies at the forefront of the Electron Economy. Perimeter Compute is a pre-seed venture co-founded by Montauk Capital specializing in modular, metro-edge AI infrastructure.