Senior Director - Operations & Maintenance

G42 is hiring a Senior Director - Operations & Maintenance. Level rates it ; you can apply on G42.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this role is Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
Tools and skills the posting cites include data center operations, cloud infrastructure and operations management.
Level classifies it as an executive role.
Level lists 63 other open roles at G42.
The role was posted in the last few days.

AI in this role

Lead global strategy, operations, and maintenance of cloud, AI, and GPU data center infrastructure portfolios.

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G42 is a technology holding group and a global leader in creating visionary artificial intelligence for a better tomorrow. Born in Abu Dhabi and operating worldwide across industries, G42 is on a mission to build the Intelligence Grid for the AI-native societies of today and tomorrow. From molecular biology to space exploration and everything in between, G42 realizes exponential possibilities today.

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.

Responsibilities:

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 forAt 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.

How we rate this

Senior Director - Operations & Maintenance at G42 rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Senior Director - Operations & Maintenance is an open job at G42.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The role is based in , United States.
The job was posted on October 23, 2026.
Seniority: executive.
Applications are handled by G42. Apply on G42

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Data Center OperationsCloud InfrastructureOperations ManagementReliabilityGPU Infrastructure

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Tell me about a project where data center operations was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where cloud infrastructure was part of your work. What did you do?
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Tell me about a project where reliability was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where gpu infrastructure was part of your work. What did you do?

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