Datacenter Incident Program Manager

OpenAI

Remote
Remote
Incident management lifecycle
High-density compute environment
Calm leadership under pressure
The Datacenter Incident Program Manager is responsible for designing, operating, and continuously improving the end-to-end incident management lifecycle across mission-critical data center environments

Job Summary

  • The Datacenter Incident Program Manager is responsible for designing, operating, and continuously improving the end-to-end incident management lifecycle across mission-critical data center environments.
  • This role owns the “before, during, and after” mechanics of incidents — establishing standards and playbooks in steady state, serving as (or designating) Incident Commander during active events, and driving structured post-incident review and corrective action to closure.
  • The ideal candidate brings operational credibility in hyperscale or mission-critical infrastructure, demonstrates calm leadership during high-pressure events, and has a strong bias toward structured documentation, process clarity, and measurable improvement.

Matching Summary

The Datacenter Incident Program Manager is responsible for designing, operating, and continuously improving the end-to-end incident management lifecycle across mission-critical data center environments.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Incident management lifecycle
  • High-density compute environment
  • Calm leadership under pressure
  • Structured documentation and process clarity
  • Post-incident review and corrective action

Nice-to-have

  • Hyperscale AI compute experience
  • ISO-based quality systems
  • Structured operational documentation frameworks

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years in mission-critical infrastructure
  • Direct experience leading major incidents
  • Strong familiarity with facilities systems, hardware operations, or network infrastructure
  • Demonstrated experience running war rooms and executive updates
  • Experience conducting root cause analysis and corrective action tracking

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