Manager, Operations

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ABOUT xAI</span></strong></h3> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.</span></p></div><h3><strong>ABOUT THE ROLE:</strong></h3> <p>We are seeking an exceptional Manager, Operations&nbsp;to lead facilities operations and power generation for xAI’s hyperscale AI compute facilities. This role will own the day-to-day and long-term performance of mission-critical data center operations, including power generation, power distribution, cooling, mechanical, electrical, and environmental systems, while also directing the fiber teams responsible for high-capacity networking and connectivity that support our supercomputing clusters.</p> <p>You will build and lead high-performing operations, power generation, and fiber teams, drive relentless reliability and efficiency, and ensure seamless 24/7 uptime for the infrastructure powering xAI’s AI training at unprecedented scale. This high-impact position requires deep expertise in data center or hyper