Director of Data Center Design Management

Oracle is a leading company that integrates data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to drive innovation. The Director of Data Center Design Management will lead a team responsible for the design lifecycle of large-scale Oracle Cloud Infrastructure data center programs, ensuring technical excellence and alignment with business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Design Managers responsible for delivery of large-scale data center programs
• Establish clear ownership models, technical escalation paths, and accountability frameworks across the Design Management organization
• Drive consistency in standard of care, design review rigor, and execution discipline across projects and geographies
• Support hiring, workforce planning, succession planning, and talent development to scale with OCI growth
• Provide executive-level oversight of the end-to-end design lifecycle across multiple campuses and regions, from concept through commissioning and operational handoff
• Ensure alignment of design strategy with Oracle Cloud capacity roadmaps, resiliency requirements, and long-term business objectives
• Drive cross-disciplinary integration across mechanical, electrical, and controls systems to reduce operational risk and enhance scalability
• Champion technical due diligence, value engineering, and risk mitigation strategies across major capital programs
• Represent the Design Management organization in executive forums, influencing decisions related to cost, schedule, risk, and capacity
• Partner with Construction, Commissioning, Operations, and Supply Chain leaders to ensure seamless transition from design intent to field execution and operational readiness
• Communicate complex technical tradeoffs and program risks clearly and concisely to senior leadership
• Resolve high-impact technical or execution challenges that span multiple projects or regions
• Establish and enforce design governance frameworks, review gates, and quality assurance processes
• Drive standardization of design templates, technical standards, lessons learned, and best practices across the portfolio
• Collaborate on the implementation of scalable tooling, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms to improve visibility into design health, risk, and performance metrics
• Lead post-mortems and root cause analyses to strengthen processes and prevent recurrence of systemic issues
• Provide oversight across complex, multi-building hyperscale programs, ensuring proactive risk identification and mitigation
• Balance cost, schedule, quality, and operational readiness while maintaining long-term reliability and scalability standards
• Escalate and manage risks with clear mitigation strategies and decision frameworks

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related technical field (Master's degree preferred)
• 5+ years leading large-scale technical programs within data center, mission-critical, or similarly complex infrastructure environments
• Demonstrated experience delivering hyperscale or multi-campus data center programs
• Strong executive presence with ability to influence senior leadership
• Deep understanding of mission-critical infrastructure systems (mechanical, electrical, controls and commissioning)
• Proven ability to scale organizations, drive process improvement, and lead through ambiguity in fast-growth environments
• Experience leading distributed or global teams
• Experience implementing design governance frameworks and quality assurance standards across portfolios