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Data centre operations.
No interruptions.

Executive search for the people who run critical environments: critical facilities directors, campus and site leaders, O&M engineering, DCIM, OT and cyber, site security and customer operations.

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A live data centre is judged on one thing: it never stops. The leaders who run critical facilities carry uptime, safety, customers and cost at once, and as portfolios grow and AI densities rise, the pool of people who have run high-density environments at scale is thin.

T4X recruits operations leadership for hyperscalers, colocation and wholesale providers, AI and GPU cloud operators and telecoms operators, from single-site leaders to global heads of operations.

Operations roles we recruit

The people who keep critical environments running.

  • Operations

    Running critical environments without a single interruption.

    • Critical Facilities Leadership
    • O&M Engineering
    • DCIM, OT & Cyber
    • Site Security
    • Customer Operations

  • GPU Cluster

    Racking, networking and running the clusters.

    • Head of GPU infrastructure
    • Cluster deployment and operations
    • HPC and AI network architecture

  • Technology & IT

    Enterprise IT, OT/ICS, DCIM, cyber security.

Who we recruit for

  • Hyperscalers & Cloud

    Platforms adding gigawatts a year, hiring everything from regional build-out teams to global operations leadership.

  • AI & GPU Cloud

    Neoclouds and AI infrastructure providers standing up GPU capacity at speed, with liquid cooling at the core.

  • Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure

    Telecommunications operators moving into data centres, sovereign AI and GPU-as-a-service, plus the fibre, subsea and edge networks that connect them.

  • Colocation & Wholesale

    Retail, wholesale and build-to-suit providers scaling campuses into new markets.

  • Developers & Investors

    Development platforms, infrastructure funds and sovereign-backed vehicles building and buying capacity.

  • Engineering & Supply Chain

    Design firms, contractors and OEMs across power, cooling and critical equipment.

How a search works

  1. Brief

    Role, organisation, market and what success looks like in the first year.

  2. Map

    Global mapping of the talent pool, including people not on the market.

  3. Approach

    Confidential, partner-led conversations with the right people.

  4. Shortlist

    Assessed, referenced candidates with a clear view on each.

  5. Close

    Offer negotiation, relocation, notice and onboarding support.

2 in 3 operators say they struggle to hire or retain qualified staff. (Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey, 2025)

Questions

Which operations roles do you recruit?

Critical facilities leadership, O&M engineering, DCIM, OT and cyber, site security, customer operations, and campus, country and global heads of operations.

Do you recruit for GPU cluster operations?

Yes. Cluster deployment and operations is part of our AI infrastructure practice.

Can you hire an operations team for a new campus?

Yes. Workforce planning for new campuses can start with talent mapping, then run as a multi-hire programme.

Building capacity?
Build the team first.

Tell us what you're building and the role that can't wait.

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