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Location: Brentwood, TN, US, 37027

Are you looking for a career in a dynamic and innovative company that values versatility, growth, and teamwork? Look no further than Delek US Holdings!

WHAT IS DELEK? WHAT DO WE DO?

We are a boutique-sized diversified downstream energy company with a range of assets, including petroleum refining and logistics.

Our refineries in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana have a combined crude capacity of 302,000 barrels per day

Our logistics business currently owns and operates 720 milesof crude and product pipelines, a 600-mile crude oil gathering system, and storage tanks and terminals.

DELEK BENEFITS:

We offer fantastic benefits that include up to a 10% match on 401K on your hire start, with a vesting timeline of only one year, along with medical benefits that start on day onewith a 30% premium rebate annually! We value your well-being and all employees now have access to the Calm app for FREE, which is used for meditation, stress management, and better sleep. Through our performance management program, you can earn additional annual incentives as you set and achieve goals. Our pay for performance culture motivates our employees to improve Delek's year-over-year company, business unit, and individual results. With some of the highest bonus payouts in recent years, we know that our success is due to our talented and dedicated team. We are looking for individuals like you to help us continue this momentum and bring new ideas to the table. At Delek, you will have the opportunity to make an impact and grow your career in a supportive and innovative environment.

JOB SUMMARY

We 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

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 COMPETENCIES CHANGE 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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We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans.

BECOME PART OF THE ENERGY

It's an exciting time to join Delek. We're on a mission to attract, retain, and engage the best and brightest talent – those who are great team players and leaders who make it their first priority to serve.

• We are performance driven
• We value a passion for excellence
• We value teamwork
• We value and reward hard work and dedication

Delek US offers the opportunity to provide you with more than a job – we want to help you build a career.

Since our inception, our ability to hire the right people for the job has served us well, resulting in an impressive record of consistent growth and profitability. With more than 3,500 employees in nine states, we have brought together a diverse team of professionals passionate about investing their time and expertise in one of the most dynamic downstream energy companies in the market today.