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Director, ORD Data Center Job (Elk Grove Village, IL, US)

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Director, ORD Data Center

Req #: 24541
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US-IL-Elk Grove Village
Location(s): US-IL-Elk Grove Village
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Job Overview
About Rackspace
Rackspace® (NYSE: RAX) is the global leader in hybrid cloud and founder of OpenStack®, the open-source operating system for the cloud. Hundreds of thousands of customers look to Rackspace to deliver the best-fit infrastructure for their IT needs, leveraging a product portfolio that allows workloads to run where they perform best—whether on the public cloud, private cloud, dedicated servers, or a combination of platforms. The company's award-winning Fanatical Support® helps customers successfully architect, deploy, and run their most critical applications. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, Rackspace operates data centers on four continents. Rackspace is featured on Fortune's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Overview & Responsibilities
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY: Ensures that production schedules are met and the Data Center maintains 100% uptime. Ensures adherence to quality control standards. Monitors and reports on operation of Data Center to senior management. Recommends changes in procedures or equipment that would increase productivity and better serve Data Center requirements. Implements standardized work procedures that are documented, followed and regularly audited.

- KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITY: Advanced knowledge Windows/Linux OS, building systems (HVAC, UPS, Electrical, Fire Suppression and Monitoring), Data Center Management and Inventory.
- JOB COMPLEXITY: Supervises day-to-day activities of Data Center employees. Coordinates with vendors and contractors to ensure Data Center needs are met in a timely and cost effective manner. Works with finance and Data Center leadership to develop and manage a multimillion dollar budget. Utilize visual metrics to track and display team performance against expectations. Maintains a meticulous level of housekeeping throughout the DC. Recommends employees for hiring, firing, promotions and demotions. Provides input on pay reviews. Prepares and performs performance appraisals.

Qualifications
- EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent business experience preferred. 7+ years experience in data center management. 7+ years experience in Facilities Management. Experience working in both modes of Data Center Management: deployment and maintenance. 7+ years experience leading large, diverse teams. Proven track record of Change Management and Incident Management.

Rackspace Hosting is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee assigned to this job.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Rackspace is committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee assigned to this job.

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