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Microsoft

Builds workplace software, PCs and cloud services

Data Center Campus Director

Facilities ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAbu Dhabi - United Arab EmiratesNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent and 10+ years of experience in mission-critical service management, such as IT services, manufacturing, warehousing, retail, military operations, or physical operations within an IT and/or critical environment infrastructure.
  • At least 5 years of experience leading, directly managing, and influencing a diverse organization of full-time employees across multiple disciplines and platforms.
  • Demonstrated experience leading operational delivery in a complex, high-availability, or mission-critical environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead incident response, communicate with senior stakeholders, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Responsibilities

  • Champion a strong culture of safety, security, compliance, and environmental responsibility across data center operations.
  • Lead, coach, and develop multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, controls, and IT operations, ensuring reliable and efficient day-to-day operations.
  • Drive critical environment availability, operational performance, and service delivery, reducing incidents and ensuring customer capacity is delivered on time and to required standards.
  • Lead major incident response and service recovery, including root-cause reviews, improvement actions, and sharing operational best practices.
  • Oversee capacity planning, infrastructure delivery, and complex data center programs, partnering with engineering, regional, and global teams to support growth across the UAE.
  • Own financial, energy, and partner performance, including budgets, operational and capital expenditure, efficiency initiatives, vendor relationships, and key external stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in science, mathematics, telecommunications, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field; or a relevant technical college certification in mechanical or electrical engineering/services.
  • At least 7 years of enterprise-level experience managing large-scale and complex projects or programs.
  • At least 7 years of experience with critical environment infrastructure, such as UPS systems, generators, and air-handling units.
  • At least 7 years of experience with physical IT infrastructure, such as servers, storage, networking, capacity, racks/enclosures, and structured cabling.
  • Experience managing budgets of USD 5 million or more, including forecasting and operational and capital expenditure controls.
  • At least 7 years of experience leading a diverse technical workforce, or at least 10 years of experience managing global and virtual teams.
  • Experience working on large-scale critical environment projects and operating IT infrastructure.
  • Relevant certifications such as ITIL Foundation, PMP, CDCP, CompTIA, Microsoft, CCNA, inventory control, Microsoft Operations Framework, or leadership development certifications.

About the Company

Microsoft

Builds workplace software, PCs and cloud services

Microsoft builds workplace software, operating systems and cloud infrastructure for consumers, businesses and government agencies, from small organizations to global enterprises. Microsoft 365 combines Word and Excel with Teams communication and Copilot AI features, while Windows runs PCs and Surface supplies the company's own computers. Azure rents computing capacity, storage and databases to build and run web applications. Microsoft also sells Xbox consoles and games, collecting revenue through software licenses, subscriptions, usage charges and product sales. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Redmond, WA
Founded
1975

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