Senior Director - Operations & Maintenance
Role Overview
G42 Americas is seeking a highly experienced Senior Director, Operations & Maintenance to lead the strategy, operations, reliability, and maintenance of its growing cloud, AI, and data center infrastructure portfolio.
Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President, this role will be responsible for ensuring world-class operational performance across data center facilities, AI/GPU infrastructure, cloud operations, security, compliance, commissioning, and service reliability.
The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in hyperscale cloud and data center operations, having led large-scale global infrastructure environments supporting mission-critical workloads.
This role will play a key leadership position in scaling G42 Americas' AI infrastructure footprint while maintaining the highest standards of operational excellence, availability, security, and efficiency.
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Responsibilities
- G42 Americas is seeking a highly experienced Senior Director, Operations & Maintenance to lead the strategy, operations, reliability, and maintenance of its growing cloud, AI, and data center infrastructure portfolio. Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President, this role will be responsible for ensuring world-class operational performance across data center facilities, AI/GPU infrastructure, cloud operations, security, compliance, commissioning, and service reliability. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in hyperscale cloud and data center operations, having led large-scale global infrastructure environments supporting mission-critical workloads. This role will play a key leadership position in scaling G42 Americas' AI infrastructure footprint while maintaining the highest standards of operational excellence, availability, security, and efficiency.
Qualifications
- 20+ years of experience in data center operations, cloud infrastructure, operations management, or related technology leadership roles. Proven leadership experience within hyperscale technology organizations. Demonstrated success managing global data center and cloud operations environments. Experience supporting AI infrastructure, GPU-based platforms, HPC environments, or large-scale compute operations. Strong background in operations, reliability engineering, maintenance, commissioning, security, and compliance. Experience building and leading distributed global teams. What we look for At G42, we look for people who share our ambition to build a future to believe in. You see opportunities in complexity and move with pace to turn vision into reality. You think big, act decisively, and embrace AI as a catalyst for progress. You build trust through collaboration, seek out diverse perspectives, and turn ideas into tangible impact. You challenge assumptions, simplify the complex, and work with intention. Above all, you take ownership for outcomes, for growth, and for shaping solutions that matter to our customers, communities, and the world. What working at G42 offers - A forward-looking, inclusive workplace built on innovation and collaboration. - Hybrid work flexibility and meaningful growth through structured development and high-impact AI projects. - Competitive compensation with performance incentives and comprehensive health coverage. - Lifestyle perks designed for your life in the UAE including medical support, wellbeing initiatives, and access to exclusive partner discounts.
About G Forty Two General Trading LLC
UAE-based AI technology holding group serving governments, enterprises, and individuals with cloud, data, and AI systems.
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