Regional Director, U.S. Midwest Data Center Operations

Job overview

Regional Director, U.S. Midwest Data Center Operations is an onsite role based near a data center hub in Indiana, Ohio, or Illinois; the listing location is Hammond, IN. Frequent travel across the territory, up to 40%, is required. Base salary is $180,000–$240,000 per year. CoreWeave provides cloud infrastructure and technology for AI workloads. The director leads operations across multiple data center sites, setting regional standards for reliability, safety, and performance. The role aligns capacity, staffing, budgets, and operational readiness with customer demand and infrastructure plans while coordinating incident response and cross-functional execution.

What you'll do

• Ensure regional data center uptime and SLA adherence
• oversee incident response and corrective actions
• manage preventive and corrective maintenance
• ensure safety and compliance readiness
• drive capacity planning for power, rack space, and staffing
• manage budgets, vendors, and costs
• track operational KPIs and SLAs
• standardize operating procedures and documentation
• maintain accurate operational data
• mentor site teams and support emergency response.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

regional director

data center operations

u.s. midwest

hammond in

coreweave

full-time

onsite

$180k–$240k/year

up to 40% travel

multi-site leadership

critical facilities

incident response

capacity planning

cloud infrastructure

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental and vision insurance fully paid by the company
• life and disability insurance
• FSA and HSA
• tuition reimbursement
• employee stock purchase program
• mental wellness and family-forming support
• paid parental leave
• childcare support
• 401(k) match
• flexible PTO
• catered lunch.

Why this role

Requires 10+ years in critical facility operations, including five years in senior or multi-site leadership, and experience with data center operations. Occasional after-hours or weekend work may be needed during critical incidents. Benefits include fully paid medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, retirement match, flexible PTO, and more.

About the employer

CoreWeave is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.