NVIDIA

Senior Director, Operations

US, CA, Santa Clara Full time

NVIDIA is expanding its advanced manufacturing footprint by working with strategic partners to advance U.S.-based production of accelerated computing systems. This initiative strengthens our supply chain resilience and positions us to meet the growing demand for AI infrastructure. We’re seeking a seasoned operations leader with the expertise, judgment, and cross-functional agility to align complex initiatives and deliver predictable, scalable results.

This senior individual contributor role acts as a cross-functional connector, driving clarity, cadence, and closure across U.S. manufacturing programs that span supply chain, engineering, sourcing, and partner operations. The ideal candidate combines deep hands-on manufacturing experience with enterprise-level systems thinking. The focus is on collaboration, predictable execution, and continuous improvement across NVIDIA’s rapidly growing manufacturing ecosystem.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Partner across Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Ecosystem partners to enable and scale U.S. manufacturing for AI systems.

  • Advance data-driven manufacturing methods (telemetry, predictive control, S&OE) to improve transparency, quality, and efficiency.

  • Align cost and capacity planning with Finance, Sourcing and Factory Planning; support supplier readiness through milestone-based reviews.

  • Provide operational inputs for internal communications on U.S. manufacturing progress, as needed.

  • Advance U.S. capabilities by integrating forward (build) and reverse (repair) operations under one operating model.

What We Need to See:

  • Extensive experience (18+ years) spanning manufacturing, supply chain, and operations leadership at a global scale.

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.

  • Proven record of operational transformation improving cost, quality, and delivery simultaneously.

  • Proven influence leadership across matrixed teams and external partners and a minimum of 10 + years in management.

  • Depth across EMS, component, and system-level manufacturing environments.

  • Operational economics, supplier readiness, and data-driven manufacturing systems expertise, senior executive level communications.

  • Executive presence, clarity in communication, and comfort operating at both strategy and execution levels.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Experience leading sophisticated, cross-functional initiatives that align multiple organizations to deliver coordinated operational results.

  • Experience scaling manufacturing networks or managing large-site transformations.

  • Proven collaboration across Finance, Sourcing, Legal, and other corporate functions to enable aligned execution.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. This role presents an opportunity to have a wide impact at NVIDIA by improving the factory planning function. Are you creative, hard-working, dedicated, and determined? Do you love a challenge? If so, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 292,000 USD - 442,750 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 8, 2025.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.