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Chief Operating Officer | Redefining AI Data Center Infrastructure from the Ground Up

Are you ready to lead operations at a company that's breaking all the rules of traditional data center design? A trailblazing AI infrastructure startup is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to drive the buildout and scale-up of its revolutionary AI-first data center platform.

This isn’t just another ops role, this is your chance to be part of a company at the very beginning of a massive growth arc, with leadership drawn from the world’s top hyperscale and infrastructure innovators. Backed by a bold vision and deep technical pedigree, this firm is designing hyper-efficient, high-density facilities tailored for the next generation of AI compute, from GPU clusters to direct-to-chip liquid cooling.

The Role

As COO, you’ll be the operational engine behind multiple ground-up builds across the U.S., responsible for everything from construction and compliance to vendor strategy and thermal engineering. You’ll work hand-in-hand with the CEO and technical leadership to transform land into fully-commissioned, AI-optimized infrastructure, and then scale it fast.

This is more than just building, it’s engineering the future of AI delivery at industrial scale.

Your Mission

• Lead full lifecycle data center operations: from site acquisition to power-on and beyond.
• Oversee construction, procurement, and compliance for state-of-the-art facilities incorporating advanced liquid cooling and AI-specific architectures.
• Partner across engineering and AI infrastructure teams to ensure thermal, power, and compute systems meet cutting-edge performance goals.
• Manage vendor ecosystems, develop operational KPIs, and oversee cost control across complex, multi-phase developments.
• Represent operations to customers, investors, regulators, and strategic partners.

What You Bring

• 10–20 years in operational leadership within data center or high-performance infrastructure platforms.
• Deep expertise in liquid cooling, AI workload optimization, and rack-level thermal design.
• Experience scaling operational systems during periods of rapid growth, not just maintaining steady-state assets.
• Fluency in construction management, power and cooling systems, permitting, EHS, and energy strategy.
• Familiarity with NVIDIA’s AI roadmap, including MGX and GB200 systems, and how those shape infrastructure requirements.

Who You Are

• Obsessed with precision, speed, and innovation.
• Thrives in complex, fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
• A strategic executor who understands the big picture and delivers on the details.
• Driven by curiosity, technical rigor, and a passion for what’s next in AI and infrastructure.

This is a rare opportunity to build from scratch at scale in one of the most exciting corners of the tech ecosystem. With huge customer demand and a future-facing strategy, this company is poised to become a key player in powering the global AI economy.

If you’re ready to leave the legacy playbook behind and help invent the next wave of data center operations. we want to talk.

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