# Facility Operations Lead at River AI

- Company: River AI
- What the company does: Develop frontier language models and agents. Training, reinforcement learning, and inference in one system, on River Cloud or your own GPU cluster. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://river.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $195K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-04
- Apply by: 2026-12-19
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/riverai/jobs/4480731009?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/river-ai-facility-operations-lead/

## About the role

We are looking for an experienced Facility Operations Lead to own the reliability and safety of the data center infrastructure behind River’s AI systems. Your goal is to keep our compute infrastructure powered and cooled around the clock. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- At least seven years of experience operating data centers or other critical facilities, including at least two years leading a team
- Working knowledge of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, generators, switchgear, chillers, and building management systems
- Experience writing and following formal operating procedures for live electrical and mechanical systems
- A strong safety record and practical knowledge of electrical safety requirements
- Experience managing maintenance vendors and operating budgets
- Clear communication, a collaborative approach, and accountability for site reliability and safety

Tags: Operations

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/river-ai-facility-operations-lead/