JOB SUMMARYWe are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager, Enterprise Operational Intelligence, who will lead the day-to-day execution, site coordination, and operating discipline of Delek's CEREB-ROOM capability. Delek's CEREB-ROOM is a centralized Operational Intelligence and Situational Awareness Center that combines operational data, analytics, drone intelligence, and field insights to provide a real-time view of enterprise operations. This role ensures CEREB-ROOM operates as a 24/7, Operations-aligned situational awareness center that connects OT data, visual inspections, drone intelligence, predictive insights, dashboards, and site SME input into one common operating picture.
The Senior Manager leads a team of professionals and turns multi-source operational data, including drone-captured imagery and multiple systems data into timely, actionable insight that strengthens safety, ground execution, escalations, action tracking, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making enterprise-wide.
The position partners closely with Operations, Reliability, Maintenance, HSE, Security, IT/OT, Data Analytics, and site leadership to improve safety, operational visibility, responsiveness, field execution, and data-driven decision-making across Delek's operating footprint.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE- 4 year / Bachelor's Degree (Required)
- In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Two (2) or more years leadership/managerial capacity (Required)
- Six (6) or more years relevant industry experience (Required)
- Preferred Certifications/Licensures: (Licensed FAA part 107 pilot)
JOB REQUIREMENTS- Drone Technology
- Operational Intelligence
- Situational Awareness
- Predicative Data Analytics
- Preventive Risk
- Compliance Management
- Develop and own the enterprise-wide situational awareness and operations-support strategy and multi-year roadmap, aligning with Delek's operational, safety, and cost priorities as it matures into an operations reporting channel.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team responsible for enterprise operational intelligence and visual inspection capabilities with a strong emphasis on ground execution and field coordination.
- Manage the CEREB-ROOM investment portfolio, including roadmap execution, budgets, technology investments, vendor relationships, and performance measurement.
- Establish KPIs that measure operational adoption, business value, decision support effectiveness, and continuous improvement.
- Serve as the primary operational leader for the CEREB-ROOM, providing executive leadership with operational insights, asset performance, and recommendations.
- Establish enterprise governance standards, standard operating procedures, and best practices to ensure consistent, safe, and compliant drone operations across all locations.
- Own the program budget, including fleet procurement, equipment lifecycle planning, technology investments, and vendor/contractor relationships.
- Oversee enterprise drone and virtual intelligence capabilities, ensuring safe, compliant (FAA/UAS requirements, were applicable), and effective integration into inspection, maintenance, and operations.
- Manage vendor relationships, fleet strategy operational standards, and regulatory compliance supporting enterprise drone operations.
- Partner with Operations, refinery leadership, EHS, IT, and Data Analytics teams to integrate multi-source operational data, drone-captured imagery and related inputs into enterprise workflows, inspection programs, and preventive-risk decision-making.
- Evaluate, pilot, and scale emerging technologies (e.g., AI-enabled inspection and analytics, autonomous flight, thermal and multispectral sensors, and real-time monitoring platforms) that advance situational awareness, preventive risk detection, safety,
- Support incident investigation, root-cause analysis, and risk mitigation strategy for the enterprise drone program, maintain incident reporting and safety assessment procedures.
- Define and monitor CEREB-ROOM KPIs to measure safety outcomes, operational value, and return on investment.
- Proven experience leading enterprise-scale operations, situational awareness, or data-driven monitoring programs, preferably in the oil and gas or industrial sector; experience with drone/UAS programs is a plus.
- Experience in industrial operations, operational intelligence, refining, reliability, HSE, analytics, or enterprise monitoring strongly preferred.
- Willingness to travel up to 10-15% to refinery and field operations sites to build strong stakeholder partnerships (Required)
- While this job description aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the role, it may not detail every task or responsibility required.
CORE COMPETENCIESCHANGE AGILITY (LEVEL 3 APPLYING)Identifies, initiates, and adapts to organizational changes that foster enhanced effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and ultimately business results.
COLLABORATION (LEVEL 3 APPLYING)Sees connection points across the organization and partners effectively with others to achieve common goals.
DECISION MAKING (LEVEL 3 APPLYING)Selects a course of action to reduce risk and uncertainty and create optimal outcomes.
DRIVE FOR RESULTS (LEVEL 3 APPLYING)Drives to achieve challenging performance objectives.
TEAM BUILDING (LEVEL 3 APPLYING)Builds trust, fosters openness, and provides support. As the manager of a team, selects and motivates a strong team.
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