[Remote] Sr. Director, Data Center Strategic Design and Product

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oracle is hiring a Senior Director to define the strategic design and technology roadmap for OCI’s global AI and cloud data center infrastructure. The role will build and lead a multidisciplinary engineering function, drive infrastructure innovation across design, controls, cooling, and power, and partner across teams to support reliable, scalable global deployments.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead a new OCI Data Center Design, Controls, and Power Innovation function focused on long-term infrastructure innovation and strategic technical direction
• Build and develop a world-class multidisciplinary team spanning mechanical, electrical, controls, automation, thermal, and systems design engineering
• Define organizational operating models, governance frameworks, design standards, controls philosophies, and engineering processes for hyperscale and GW-scale deployments
• Own the end-to-end strategic design vision for OCI’s next-generation data centers supporting AI workloads
• Develop scalable reference architectures for ultra-high-density deployments and future AI infrastructure demands
• Drive innovation in:
• Liquid cooling technologies
• Advanced power architecture and distribution strategies
• Energy efficiency and grid integration technologies
• Power conversion, resiliency, and energy optimization systems
• Modular and prefabricated infrastructure systems
• Sustainable and low-carbon design approaches
• Create long-range infrastructure and power innovation technology roadmaps aligned with OCI growth objectives
• Lead evaluation, selection, qualification, and development of critical infrastructure technologies
• Define standards for integrated controls architectures across mechanical, electrical, cooling, monitoring, and energy management systems
• Partner with strategic suppliers and engineering teams to influence next-generation infrastructure, controls, and power technologies
• Drive development of proprietary or differentiated infrastructure management capabilities where strategic advantage exists
• Evaluate emerging technologies and lead proof-of-concept initiatives for future infrastructure innovation and autonomous operations
• Partner closely with capacity planning, site selection, construction, operations, networking, hardware engineering, security
• Ensure design scalability, operational reliability, resiliency, observability, and automation readiness across global deployments
• Drive operational consistency through standardized controls integration, commissioning strategies, and lifecycle management practices
• Support global expansion initiatives and regional infrastructure adaptation strategies
• Influence capital planning and infrastructure investment strategies through technical innovation, operational efficiency, and lifecycle optimization
• Represent OCI externally with strategic partners, industry organizations, and technical forums
• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies across hyperscale infrastructure, controls systems, cooling, automation, power innovation, and energy management
• Drive a culture of innovation, engineering rigor, operational excellence, and automation-first design thinking

Skills

• Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages: English
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Data Center Engineering, or related field required
• 15+ years of experience in hyperscale data center infrastructure, critical facilities engineering, controls engineering, power systems, or cloud infrastructure design
• 8+ years of leadership experience building and scaling high-performing engineering or infrastructure organizations
• Deep expertise in hyperscale data center design, including:
• High-density compute infrastructure
• Liquid cooling architectures
• Advanced power infrastructure and energy systems
• Critical power and thermal systems
• AI/HPC infrastructure environments
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale infrastructure innovation initiatives from concept through deployment
• Strong understanding of infrastructure economics, controls integration, scalability, reliability, observability, sustainability, and energy strategy considerations
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive cross-functional alignment in highly complex environments
• Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and organizational leadership capabilities
• Advanced degree preferred
• Experience designing infrastructure for AI supercomputing or GPU-intensive environments
• Familiarity with next-generation energy systems, autonomous operations, machine learning-driven infrastructure optimization, and digital twin technologies
• Experience developing global design and controls standards for hyperscale cloud providers or large-scale colocation operators
• Track record of driving industry-first infrastructure, power, and automation innovations

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

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