Data Center Operations Manager (AI)

Location: On-site in Madrid, Spain

Company

hirify.global is building a full-stack AI cloud spanning data centers, hardware, and a cloud platform for AI teams.

What you will do

• Lead, support, and develop a shift-based team of data center technicians.
• Organize shift coverage, priorities, handovers, and daily site operations.
• Own the hardware lifecycle, including receiving, inventory, deployment, break/fix, replacement, relocation, RMAs, and decommissioning.
• Oversee rack-and-stack work, component replacement, copper and fibre cabling, link-level troubleshooting, and hardware incident response.
• Coordinate cluster deployments, capacity expansions, hardware refreshes, and other on-site projects.
• Build operating procedures, maintain operational records, manage facility-provider escalations, and lead urgent incidents during on-call rotations.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience in data center operations or a comparable critical-infrastructure environment.
• Experience leading shift-based technical teams and working with server hardware, rack-and-stack, component replacement, and structured cabling.
• Working knowledge of copper and fibre installation, optics, and link-level troubleshooting.
• Experience managing hardware deployments, incidents, inventory, and operational priorities.
• Strong people-management skills, including coaching, performance management, recruitment, and team development.
• Professional fluency in English is required for internal communication and daily collaboration with colleagues in Finland.

Nice to have

• Experience with high-density GPU infrastructure or NVIDIA Ampere, Hopper, or Blackwell platforms.
• Experience with liquid cooling, including direct-to-chip liquid cooling loops.
• Experience leading cluster deployments, data-hall expansions, or large hardware refresh projects.
• Experience establishing a new site, building a technician team, or creating operational procedures from the ground up.
• Familiarity with colocation service agreements, provider escalation procedures, and operational performance reviews.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, permanent employment.
• Cash and equity compensation with local benefits.
• Work alongside engineers, researchers, and partners across the AI ecosystem.
• International environment with more than 40 nationalities.

Hiring process

• Submit an application through the careers page; applications in English or Spanish are accepted.