Vice President, Reliability Management System

Vantage Data Centers

. Establish, lead, and continuously improve the Reliability Management System governing reliability and availability across Vantage’s North American portfolio .

Posted 11/12/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $260,000 - $280,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Reliability Management Systems, operational excellence, and asset management, with a strong focus on leading high-performing teams and driving continuous improvement in mission-critical environments. Possesses advanced knowledge of reliability engineering, maintenance strategies, and risk governance to inform executive decision-making and enhance organizational capability.

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Reliability Management SystemsOperational ExcellenceReliability EngineeringExecutive LeadershipRisk Governance

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Hard Skills

Reliability-Centered MaintenanceRoot Cause AnalysisAsset Lifecycle ManagementPerformance SystemsCorrective-Action MechanismsTelemetry AnalysisOperational ControlsIncident LearningFinancial AcumenMulti-Year Strategy Development

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationLeadership EffectivenessInfluencing Senior ExecutivesOrganizational Capability BuildingContinuous Improvement

Tools & Technologies

Asset Management SystemsISO-Based Management SystemsOperational Risk MethodologiesAI-Enabled InsightAutomation Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Relevant Professional Credentials

Industry Keywords

High-Reliability EnvironmentsMission-Critical Data CentersHyperscale InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureAdvanced Manufacturing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish, lead, and continuously improve the Reliability Management System governing reliability and availability across Vantage’s North American portfolio
Own the Reliability Management System strategy, operating model, governance, organizational capability, investment priorities, and portfolio outcomes
Integrate operations engineering, technical process engineering, reliability practices, maintenance strategy, operational controls, telemetry, assurance, risk management, and organizational learning
Lead through Directors and senior technical leaders using a federated model with Site Operations and enterprise functions
Define decision rights, accountability boundaries, escalation paths, standards, controls, and performance expectations
Advise executive leadership on reliability risks, capability gaps, operating-model choices, investment requirements, and tradeoffs
Establish enterprise reliability standards, standard work, SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, maintenance requirements, job plans, and technical process libraries
Drive portfolio reliability, risk, performance, availability, maintainability, operational readiness, and repeat-event reduction
Lead maintenance and asset reliability strategy, including reliability-centered maintenance, equipment criticality, preventive and predictive maintenance, condition-based practices, failure analysis, and lifecycle decisions
Define and lead the RMS assurance model, maturity evaluations, corrective-action governance, and executive management reviews
Build and lead a high-performing organization of Directors, senior technical leaders, and professional teams
Develop senior leaders, succession depth, organizational capability, and a culture of operational discipline and continuous improvement
Represent RMS and North America reliability priorities in executive, regional, global, customer, vendor, and strategic-partner discussions
Own the RMS operating budget and multi-year resource plan where assigned
Establish strategic expectations for critical vendors and partners
Make risk-informed decisions and hold leaders accountable for standards, outcomes, corrective-action closure, capability, and sustained performance
Perform additional duties as assigned by management

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Reliability, Quality, Asset Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
Typically 15 or more years of progressive leadership experience in mission-critical data centers or comparable high-reliability, high-availability, or capital-intensive operating environments
Significant executive leadership experience building, implementing, or transforming enterprise-scale reliability, operational excellence, asset management, quality, assurance, or management systems
Experience owning a multi-year strategy, operating model, portfolio roadmap, governance system, and measurable business outcomes across a geographically distributed organization
Experience leading through Directors and senior technical leaders and building organizational capability, accountability, succession depth, and leadership effectiveness
Deep understanding of critical electrical, mechanical, controls, and supporting infrastructure systems
Deep knowledge of reliability engineering, maintenance strategy, operational controls, incident learning, root cause analysis, asset lifecycle management, assurance, and risk governance
Experience establishing enterprise standards, decision rights, performance systems, maturity models, management reviews, and corrective-action mechanisms
Ability to make consequential decisions and recommendations involving reliability, safety, customer commitments, investment, operating risk, and long-term portfolio performance
Experience translating telemetry, maintenance history, asset condition, incident data, assurance findings, and operational performance into executive priorities and investment decisions
Strong financial and commercial acumen, including operating budgets, investment cases, resource planning, vendor strategy, and risk-based tradeoffs
Ability to align and influence senior executives and functional leaders across a complex matrix without direct operational control
Exceptional executive communication and presence
Ability to lead large-scale transformation while maintaining operational practicality, adoption, accountability, and sustained results
Advanced degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Reliability, Operations, Asset Management, or a related discipline preferred
Experience in hyperscale, wholesale colocation, cloud infrastructure, utilities, aviation, nuclear, advanced manufacturing, or another high-reliability environment preferred
Experience with FMEA, RCM, RCA or RCFA, condition-based maintenance, asset management systems, management of change, and operational assurance programs preferred
Familiarity with ISO-based management systems, reliability frameworks, asset-management standards, and operational risk methodologies preferred
Experience using telemetry, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled insight preferred
Relevant professional credentials preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life and AD&D coverage
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Paid time off
Employee assistance
401(k) program with company match
Additional voluntary benefits
Above-market total compensation package
Health and welfare benefits
Retirement benefits
Paid leave benefits
Recognition programs
Training and development opportunities