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DAYONE DATA CENTERS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Hiring! Full Time EVP Global Delivery - Operations in Central Region (Singapore), Earn up to SGD 50,000 - Ricebowl
EVP Global Delivery - Operations
DAYONE DATA CENTERS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
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Responsibilities
Role Purpose
This role is accountable for the end-to-end delivery and operation of DayOne’s global data centre portfolio, spanning development, construction, commissioning, and steady-state operations.
Key Accountabilities
Development & Construction –
Own engineering integrity; lead construction delivery from groundbreaking to customer-ready handover; govern costing accuracy, schedule control, EHS compliance, and contractor performance; embed lessons learned into future builds.
Testing & Commissioning
– Advise on operability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost efficiencies into all designs and expansions; own technical standards and assurance.
Commercial Interface (Operational Lens) -
Partner with Commercial and Customer Success teams to ensure contractual commitments are operationally executable; provide executive sponsorship for operational performance with hyperscaler and strategic customers.
Regionalisation & Operating Model Execution
Construction methodologies, and delivery sequencing
Commissioning readiness and site go-live approval
Operational of assets into live service
Operational safety shutdowns or build halts where risk thresholds are breached
Financial & P&L Accountability
Capex delivery performance (cost, schedule, and variance control)
Operational OPEX efficiency and margin discipline
Lifecycle cost optimisation across build and run phases
Organization & Scale
Leads a global organisation spanning development, construction, commissioning, and operations teams across all regions.
This includes direct leadership of senior regional and functional leaders, with the organisation expected to scale materially over the next 18–24 months in line with portfolio growth.
Governance, Risk & Escalation
Owns operational and delivery risk identification, mitigation, and escalation.
Material risks impacting safety, uptime, schedule, cost, or contractual service performance are escalated to the CEO and Board as required.
Plays a standing role in investment, delivery, and risk governance forums and provides regular, transparent reporting on portfolio health.
Measures of Success
Predictable, on-time, on-budget delivery of new capacity
High and stable uptime and SLA performance across all live sites
Zero tolerance breaches on safety and regulatory compliance
Reduction in build-to-run handover defects
Scalable regional operating performance with clear accountability
Strong customer confidence and reference ability
Experience & Background
20+ years senior leadership experience across large-scale infrastructure development and mission-critical operations
Proven ownership of both capital delivery and live operations
Experience scaling multi-country portfolios in high-growth, capital-intensive environments
Strong preference for experience in PE-backed, IPO-stage, or publicly scrutinised businesses
This role is accountable for the end-to-end delivery and operation of DayOne’s global data centre portfolio, spanning development, construction, commissioning, and steady-state operations.
Key Accountabilities
Development & Construction –
Own engineering integrity; lead construction delivery from groundbreaking to customer-ready handover; govern costing accuracy, schedule control, EHS compliance, and contractor performance; embed lessons learned into future builds.
Testing & Commissioning
- Own global commissioning strategy, acceptance criteria, and readiness gates; act as final authority for operational readiness and go-live approval.
- Own uptime, SLAs, safety, security, and operational performance across all campuses; drive a reliability-first operating culture and continuous improvement.
– Advise on operability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost efficiencies into all designs and expansions; own technical standards and assurance.
Commercial Interface (Operational Lens) -
Partner with Commercial and Customer Success teams to ensure contractual commitments are operationally executable; provide executive sponsorship for operational performance with hyperscaler and strategic customers.
Regionalisation & Operating Model Execution
- Operationalise DayOne’s regional delivery and operations model; empower Regional MDs with clear decision rights while maintaining global standards.
- Partner with leadership on execution sequencing, capital efficiency, workforce planning, and organisational capability build.
Construction methodologies, and delivery sequencing
Commissioning readiness and site go-live approval
Operational of assets into live service
Operational safety shutdowns or build halts where risk thresholds are breached
Financial & P&L Accountability
Capex delivery performance (cost, schedule, and variance control)
Operational OPEX efficiency and margin discipline
Lifecycle cost optimisation across build and run phases
Organization & Scale
Leads a global organisation spanning development, construction, commissioning, and operations teams across all regions.
This includes direct leadership of senior regional and functional leaders, with the organisation expected to scale materially over the next 18–24 months in line with portfolio growth.
Governance, Risk & Escalation
Owns operational and delivery risk identification, mitigation, and escalation.
Material risks impacting safety, uptime, schedule, cost, or contractual service performance are escalated to the CEO and Board as required.
Plays a standing role in investment, delivery, and risk governance forums and provides regular, transparent reporting on portfolio health.
Measures of Success
Predictable, on-time, on-budget delivery of new capacity
High and stable uptime and SLA performance across all live sites
Zero tolerance breaches on safety and regulatory compliance
Reduction in build-to-run handover defects
Scalable regional operating performance with clear accountability
Strong customer confidence and reference ability
Experience & Background
20+ years senior leadership experience across large-scale infrastructure development and mission-critical operations
Proven ownership of both capital delivery and live operations
Experience scaling multi-country portfolios in high-growth, capital-intensive environments
Strong preference for experience in PE-backed, IPO-stage, or publicly scrutinised businesses
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