Compensation Overview

Digital Ocean’s Strategy group is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Manager of Capacity Analytics, who will report to the Fleet Infrastructure Senior Director of Engineering, in the CTO Organization. 

You will be supporting the deployment and maintenance of our ever growing physical infrastructure through providing actionable insights to our key stakeholders (e.g., Infrastructure, Procurement, Finance, Product) . 

You will be responsible for building and managing the team that already maintains our core Capacity reporting and analytics functions, including key inputs into our Capex roadmap and for future expansion as we continue to grow.  

You will be working closely with various infrastructure and engineering teams to help plan for customer demand and ensure that supply is in place. You will dig deep into underlying data alongside our DNA and Data Science teams to provide recommendations and mitigate capacity concerns.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Oversee the forecasting for all our key Capacity and Usage metrics, including overseeing usage buffers
• Work with Finance, Infrastructure, and Product on developing business cases for deploying additional Capex / expansions
• Work with a team of data scientists and capacity modelers to build out long term forecasts for our data centers and translate this into budget recommendations
• Provide longer-term insights into our future strategy including issues like site selection, research and analysis for new markets, and replacing existing equipment
• Monitor, manage, and investigate our daily capacity changes, working with stakeholders to ensure that we’re staying ahead of any issues
• Apprentice an existing team of capacity modelers and planners to continuously improve our forecasting, automation, and tooling

What You’ll Need:

• At least 5 years of combined relevant work experience in Capacity modeling, management, and analytics roles
• Deep familiarity with key cloud infrastructure and their related capacity metrics , including a deep understanding and experience with compute and storage
• 2+ years of experience managing a team of technically inclined professionals and experience working in a cross-functional / matrix environment with many stakeholders
• Experience with developing budgets and business cases related to cloud and storage technologies (e.g., capex requirements)
• Experience finding creative solutions to time sensitive analytical problems
• The ability to manage multiple projects/tasks with differing deadlines

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We reward our employees. The base salary range for this position is between $160,000 - $190,000 based on relevant years of experience and skills. The salary range for this role is specific to candidates located within the U.S. and will vary for candidates outside the U.S.. Employees may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees including grants of equity upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value development. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that is always challenging our teams and employees to continuously grow. We maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development through formalized mentorship and other internal programs. We provide all employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
• We care about your well-being. In addition to cash and equity compensation, we also offer employees a competitive array of benefits. In the United States, these include health insurance, flexible vacation, retirement benefits, a generous parental leave program, and additional resources to support employees’ overall well-being. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary in other countries due to local regulations and preferences.
• We value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

*This is a remote role

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