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The Lease Commissioning Director joins the Engineering Procurement & Construction organization within the Cloud Operations and Innovation team to manage the end-to-end delivery of new data center capacity. This leader manages a team of managers responsible for ensuring leased infrastructure is validated, tested, and ready for service across the Americas portfolio. The role involves establishing strategy, governance frameworks, and execution standards while overseeing activities from design reviews through Integrated Systems Testing and Ready for Service milestones. Key responsibilities include managing lease provider relationships, resolving complex technical and contractual risks, and driving operational readiness. Candidates must possess expertise in critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure systems, including UPS, switchgear, generators, and HVAC. The role requires proficiency in MS Office, Visio, and Project to manage large-scale programs ensuring that leased facilities are reliably prepared for cloud operations.
Lead, manage, and develop a high-performing team of Lease Commissioning Managers across the Americas portfolio.
Oversee the end-to-end commissioning lifecycle from design reviews through Integrated Systems Testing and final operational turnover.
Establish and maintain standardized commissioning processes to ensure leased facilities meet Microsoft’s technical and safety requirements.
Manage executive-level relationships with lease providers to ensure they meet contractual obligations and performance metrics.
Identify, mitigate, and resolve complex technical, schedule, and contractual risks impacting infrastructure readiness.
Develop and implement long-term strategies for lease commissioning, including governance frameworks and continuous improvement initiatives.
Provide regular executive reporting on project health, risk management, and capacity delivery milestones to senior leadership.
Coordinate cross-functional activities between Engineering, Data Center Operations, Networking, and Finance teams to ensure seamless service integration.
What we're looking for
A Doctorate degree with 5+ years of technical engineering experience is required.
A Master's degree in a relevant engineering field with 7+ years of technical experience is required.
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field with 8+ years of technical experience is required.
Relevant professional experience in the field may be accepted in lieu of specific degrees and years.
Candidates must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check every two years.
Experience leading commissioning, mission-critical operations, or data center delivery organizations is preferred.
Knowledge of critical electrical/mechanical infrastructure, UPS systems, switchgear, generators, and HVAC systems is preferred.
Proficiency in MS Office, MS Visio, and MS Project is required.
Data Center Commissioning
QA/QC
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Reliability Engineering
Project Management
MS Office
MS Teams
OSHA 30
NFPA-70E
PMP
Procurement
Vendor Management
Data Center Commissioning
Electrical Engineering
IST
lockout/tag out
Fire Suppression Systems
Technical Writing
SOP Development
Contract Administration
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Data Center Commissioning
BMS
EPMS
Electrical Systems
Mechanical Systems
Life Safety Systems
Integrated Systems Testing
LOTO
MOP Review
Project Management
Technical Documentation
KPI Reporting
System Design
Troubleshooting
Quality Control Analysis