Data Center Operations Lead - Partner Site Operations
Anthropic · Remote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CA
Posted 26 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 26 days Anthropic's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Anthropic's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anthropic
- high 276 stale, 19 reposted of 603 open
- Hiring momentum
- 795 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Anthropic's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Anthropic.
About this role
The Data Center Operations Lead at Anthropic is responsible for managing the interface between Anthropic and its strategic site operations partner, ensuring the availability and performance of data center operations. This role involves setting operational standards, directing vendor teams, and overseeing incident response while also defining processes and governance for partner-operated sites. The lead will analyze operational trends, manage performance against SLAs, and participate in incident management as needed.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Anthropic as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years of experience in data center operations (hardware, IT infrastructure, or critical facilities) as a manager, technical lead or related role
- Experience managing vendors, MSPs, or contract workforces to measurable outcomes
- Hands-on technical depth in server, network, and rack-level infrastructure
- Experience building or improving operational processes
- Experience serving in an incident command or lead-responder role
- Ability to support non-standard hours, including on-call rotation
Nice to have
- Experience with third-party colocation providers or partner-operated sites
- Experience standing up operations at a new site or data hall
- Experience with GPU/accelerator or high-density liquid-cooled infrastructure
- Familiarity with multi-vendor sites
- Experience leading projects from initiation to completion across teams
What you get
- Competitive compensation
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Lovely office space for collaboration
- Optional equity donation matching
Worth weighing
- Role requires travel and non-standard hours including on-call duties
- No specific mention of technology stack or tools used
- Vague on how many sites the role will manage
- High level of responsibility with performance oversight of vendor teams
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Listed by Anthropic on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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