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# Technical Program Manager, Data Center Operations at Fluidstack

- **Company:** [Fluidstack](https://feeny.ai/companies/fluidstack)
- **Location:** Austin, TX
- **Compensation:** $200k–$270k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-20
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fluidstack/30a7f509-2d10-4bba-9e8c-9bfd9f5e6af5/application

**Skills:** Program management, SOP development, Incident management, CAPA programs, Dashboarding, Root cause analysis, Hyperscale operator experience, Large colo operator experience, ASHRAE standards, Uptime Institute standards, TIA-942 standards, Datacenter construction processes, Datacenter commissioning processes

> Own the end-to-end site handover framework and operational standards for data center operations. Drive cross-functional collaboration, build SOPs, and lead incident management to ensure stability and efficiency at scale.

## Job description

## About Fluidstack

We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it.

We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.

We hire people who care deeply about this problem space. If that is you, please apply!

## How We Operate

- Be a barrel. Full autonomy. Own things end to end, take on scope without being asked, no permission required to operate outside your core role.
- Insane urgency. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.
- Reason from first principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins.
- Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward.
- Build something that actually matters. If you're going to spend your time, spend it on something that matters to the world.

The Data Center Operations Team Examples of key problems the team is working on

- Operate at the scale of a nation, not a building. The fleet you run will draw more power than some countries, on the way to 10s to 100s of GWs.
- Fly the plane while it's being built. Sites come online in pieces, and you keep the live ones running flawlessly while construction continues around them.
- Write the playbook, don't inherit it. No prior operations org has run at this speed and scale, so the standards you set become the standard.

## Role Scope

- Own the end-to-end site handover framework: define the gates, acceptance criteria, and sign-off procedures that move a new facility from construction to live operations without dropped terms or late surprises.
- Embed into design, construction, and due diligence teams early enough to shape maintainability requirements before they become field problems.
- Drive the cross-functional handover rhythm across training, documentation, systems access, and knowledge transfer, surfacing blockers weeks before they hit the go-live schedule.
- Build and maintain the SOPs that govern critical datacenter operations across the fleet, with metrics that track adoption, execution quality, and efficiency at each site.
- Lead incident management and stability improvement programs, including post-incident reviews with root cause analysis, corrective action tracking, and preventive maintenance oversight that reduces unplanned outages across the global footprint.
- Produce the dashboards and reporting that give leadership visibility into stability metrics and incident trends, and run the CAPA programs that turn that data into durable fixes.

## What We're Looking For

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly,[tell us where you would](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fluidstack/05c2e69c-42f9-4fcb-9cf0-a467aaf98f1c).

- You have run program management in mission-critical environments where a delayed handover or missed SOP had real operational consequences, not just schedule slippage.
- You have designed operational frameworks from scratch: handover gates, SOP libraries, incident management programs built without a legacy system to copy from.
- You quarterback across design, construction, supply chain, and site ops teams simultaneously, and other teams call you when a cross-functional workstream is stuck.
- You write clearly enough to distill a complex operational issue into a decision and a next action for a site lead, an executive, or a counterparty who was not in the room.
- You track incident trends and CAPA status in live dashboards and follow corrective actions through to closure, not just to initial assignment.
- You have personally built or maintained SOPs and measured whether they were actually followed, not just whether they existed.
- Bonus: ITIL, PMP, or PgMP certification. Hyperscale or large colo operator experience. Familiarity with ASHRAE, Uptime Institute, or TIA-942 standards. Exposure to datacenter construction and commissioning processes.

Salary & Benefits

- Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity)
- Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms

Total compensation may also include equity in the form of restricted stock units.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency. Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email, please email careers@fluidstack.io with your resume/CV, the role you've applied for, and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.

## About Fluidstack

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Fluidstack builds and operates gigawatt-scale AI data centers and provides fully managed GPU cloud clusters for frontier AI labs, governments, and enterprises.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A stage; total funding of $11.0B)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Gary Wu (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: AI Infrastructure / Data Center Construction & Operations / Cloud Computing
- **Target Customers**: Leading AI labs (e.g., Anthropic, poolside), governments, and large enterprises requiring massive-scale compute for training and inference.
- **Mission Statement**: "We exist to make humanity more free... Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built — but only if models are aligned with that objective."

## Products & Services
- **Fully Managed GPU Clusters**: Multi-thousand GPU clusters delivered with zero setup, fully managed (no node touching by the customer), with 15-minute engineering response SLAs and built-in monitoring and remediation. Purpose-built for AI workloads.
- **Custom Data Centers**: Design, build, and operate greenfield data centers from the ground up, delivering gigawatts of compute in 6 months versus the industry standard of 18-24 months. Includes power acquisition, site selection, and civil/electrical/mechanical engineering.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Total Funding**: $11.0 billion (across 14 rounds). Key rounds include a $750M venture round (March 2026) and a $200M Series A led by Cacti (February 2025).
- **Key Metric**: $11.0B in total funding; leading the deployment of Anthropic’s $50B compute buildout, one of the largest infrastructure projects in US history.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Cacti (lead investor), Anthropic (customer/partner), poolside (customer).
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 516.7% year-over-year to 143 employees. Currently has 270 active job postings. Expanding rapidly across the US (NY, SF, Austin, Seattle, Buffalo) and internationally (UK, France, Sweden, Nigeria, Switzerland).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Speed of Deployment**: Can deliver gigawatts of compute in 6 months vs. the industry’s 18-24 months, giving them a massive first-mover advantage in a capital-constrained market.
- **Full-Stack Control**: They acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them — owning the entire hardware and software stack from power generation to GPU orchestration.
- **Tier-1 Customer Base**: Trusted by the world’s most ambitious AI labs (Anthropic, poolside), providing both credibility and a feedback loop for product improvement.
- **Purpose-Built Platform**: Not general-purpose cloud; their platform is specifically optimized for AI researchers, removing all infrastructure friction (no K8s configs, no bare metal management).

## Strategic Focus
- **Massive Scale Buildout**: Deploying Anthropic’s $50B data center project across New York and Texas, representing one of the largest infrastructure projects in US history.
- **Global Expansion**: Expanding operations across 8 countries and multiple US states, with a heavy focus on data center site acquisition, power generation, and modular design.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Aggressively hiring across engineering, construction, operations, security, and project management roles to support hypergrowth.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Work**: Directly building the physical infrastructure for the next generation of AI — a rare opportunity to work on frontier technology with tangible, large-scale impact.
- **Rapid Growth Trajectory**: 516.7% headcount growth YoY with 270 open positions signals massive opportunity for career acceleration and ownership.
- **Technical Depth**: Work spans hardware (electrical, civil, mechanical engineering for data centers) and software (GPU cluster orchestration, monitoring, infrastructure platform engineering), offering diverse technical challenges.
- **Top-Tier Talent Pool**: Employees come from AWS, Tesla, Crusoe, Palantir, Oracle, and Meta, indicating a high-caliber, ambitious work environment.
- **Work Policy**: Remote-friendly for many roles, with hubs in San Francisco, New York, Austin, Seattle, and Buffalo. Departments span Engineering, Operations, Data Center, Security, and more.
- **Culture**: Emphasis on speed, autonomy, and removing friction — "We build technology to enable delivery of gigawatts of compute in 6 months" — reflecting a bias for action and operational excellence.

## Sources
1. [fluidstack.io](https://www.fluidstack.io/)
2. [fluidstack.io/about-us](https://www.fluidstack.io/about-us/about)
3. [fluidstack.io/jobs](https://fluidstack.io/jobs)
4. [LinkedIn](https://es.linkedin.com/company/fluidstack)
5. [CB Insights](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/fluidstack)

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