Executive Network Operations Manager for Industrial AI Cloud (m/f/d) at Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions Slovakia in Košice

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Project description NVIDIA and Deutsche Telekom are jointly developing industrial AI cloud for Europe. This AI factory in Germany will host 10,000+ GPUs across NVIDIA DGX B200 systems and RTX Pro Servers. Deutsche Telekom provides secure, sovereign and fast infrastructure, including data centers, operations, security, and AI solutions.  Purpose We are seeking a Senior Operations Manager to ensure the operational stability, quality of production, and efficient delivery of services within the Industrial AI Cloud. This role acts as the primary interface between the Customer Delivery Management (CDM), Product Management, and the Industrial AI Cloud (IAIC) Network operations & engineering teams.  The Executive Operations Manager is responsible for managing operations related network components and proprietary technologies such as InfiniBand Switches with Cumulus OS, RoCE, UFM, FortiGate firewalls, Cisco Border Gateways and ensuring that contractual obligations (SLAs/OLAs) are met or exceeded while optimizing operational costs. This role combines high-level operational leadership with a deep understanding of the complex network infrastructure required to run large-scale GPU clusters and workloads within IAIC.                                                          WHAT WILL YOU DO? Service Delivery & Quality Assurance  Manage the global service chain for the Industrial AI Cloud (IAIC), ensuring delivery according to contractual obligations and Service Level Agreements (SLAs/OLAs). Define, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure the highest quality of production and customer satisfaction. Act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for internal customers and stakeholders regarding day-to-day operational matters and service transitions Coordinate and lead the teams and processes to maintain a seamless delivery flow within IAIC area.   Facilitate technical communication between technical architects, operations teams, and business stakeholders to ensure operational requirements are reflected in the product evolution. Operational Excellence & Governance Steer the incident, problem, and change management processes global 24/7 service, ensuring minimal downtime for mission-critical AI infrastructure and platform solutions. Coordinate and monitor overall network operational performance, identifying bottlenecks and implementing process improvements to maximize output. Deliver input for resource planning to ensure network operational stability and alignment with the product roadmap defined by the Product Manager Support product and project activities, workshops to improve overall quality  and customer satisfaction Participate in onboarding of new customers and strategic partners.  Collaborate with IAIC Operations and Engineering teams to align hardware lifecycle activities (upgrades, expansions) with service availability goals. YOU WILL SUCCEED IF YOU: Have experience as a Senior Operations Manager or Service Chain OPM in cloud, HPC, or large-scale enterprise software environments. Have expert knowledge of ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change, and Release management) within production environments. Have strong understanding of the network operational requirements for AI/GPU infrastructure (e.g., NVIDIA DGX platforms, GPU clusters) to effectively steer network technical teams. Demonstrate experience in managing SLAs/OLAs and reporting KPIs to executive stakeholders. Possess advanced communication and negotiation skills. Advanced Incident & Crisis Steering : Ability to lead high-pressure technical war-rooms during critical outages of GPU clusters. Real-time Observability & Data-Driven Decision Making : Proficiency in steering operations using real-time telemetry (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana dashboards). The ab