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The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we develop innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world's toughest environmental challenges so that people and nature can thrive. Our work is guided by our values, which include a commitment to diversity and respect for people, communities, and cultures. From a rewarding mission to career development and flexible schedules, there are many reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want to know more? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.

One of TNC's primary goals is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that employees around the globe have a sense of belonging and feel that their unique contributions are valued. We know we'll only achieve our mission by hiring and engaging a diverse staff that reflects the communities in which we work. Recognizing that people bring talent and skills that have been developed outside the scope of a job, we take a holistic approach to recruitment that considers life experience in addition to the professional requirements listed in our postings. Please apply - we'd love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, "you'll join for the mission, and you'll stay for the people."

The Associate Director of Data Center and Cloud Operations is responsible for managing staff overseeing IT on-premises systems hosted in Arlington, Virginia, and Chicago Data Centers, as well as cloud services hosted in AWS. Working within an established vision, they identify key challenges, synthesize a plan of action for their area of responsibility, deliver targeted outcomes, and collaborate closely with other business units and departments to ensure effective functioning. They may serve as the primary liaison to external partners and vendors on matters related to their program area. Their management responsibilities include recruiting, developing, and managing staff, budgets exercises, and communicating with TNC and our partners.

We are looking for a dynamic professional to design and/or direct diversified projects, systems, and services, coordinating the work of other professionals and ensuring program accountability. This role requires ensuring programmatic commitment, adherence to TNC policies and procedures, and compliance with IT security and financial standards. Maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information is crucial. You will lead initiatives through collaboration with stakeholders to enhance overall performance in line with short and long-term departmental objectives. You will be responsible and accountable for meeting annual team goals and objectives, participating in strategic decision-making, and negotiating agreements that may have program-wide impact and bind the organization financially or legally. The work environment may involve infrequent exposure to disagreeable elements and may require physical exertion and/or strain. Minimal travel to data center facility as needed (<5%).

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science or related field, or 6 years of equivalent experience.
• 3 years' experience managing professional staff.
• Experience working in or developing reliability and performance of a large IT system/service and/or project management principles, best practices and concepts.
• Experience working with budgets and/or producing cost/benefit and risk analyses.
• Fluency in English and in the dominant language of the assigned Region.

BONUS

• Three or more years managing datacenter operations, including power, cooling, maintenance contracts, and working with appropriate vendors.
• Experience translating requirements into technical specifications for AWS cloud-native implementations, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) environments.
• Hands on experience directly managing one or more enterprise class systems through one or more lifecycle transitions.
• Lead technical roles in new areas without prior experience and quickly learn without formal training.
• Work independently and collaboratively with excellent communication skills.

Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world!

TNC offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work well-being benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.

We're proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports of the health and well-being of the people we employ.

The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $84,300 - $170,900 for annual base salary. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. Where a successful candidate's actual pay will fall within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including, for example, the candidate's location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. Please note countries outside the USA would have a different pay range in the local currency based on the local labor market, and not tied to USA pay or ranges. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment.

To apply for job ID 56296, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org.

Our recruiting process is a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process.

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An attractive salary and benefits package is part of TNC's value proposition to our employees. TNC strives to provide competitive pay and bases salaries on the geographic location of the role committing to being equitable across groups and providing hiring salary ranges when possible.

Since we support flexible and remote work for our employees, many positions have a flexible location within countries where we're registered as a Non-government Organization and established as an employer. This may mean we're unable to provide a hiring salary range in the posting for some of our positions. However, candidates invited to be part of our interview process will be provided their location specific range upon request.