Manager of Program Management, Vantage Data Centers
$140-150k
This range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations. Plus bonus
Customizable enterprise data center solutions
Be an early applicant
Customizable enterprise data center solutions
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$140-150k
This range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations. Plus bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To design, build and operate resilient, sustainable digital infrastructure for the world’s leading technology companies with a relentless focus on customer experience.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor in Business Management, related field, or equivalent experience
- PMP certification strongly preferred
- 5+ years of experience in Project or Program Management
- 5+ years of experience in Business Operations
- 3-5 years of experience leading a team of project managers and program team resources
- Demonstrated experience as a leader of leaders with the ability to develop talent and facilitate solutioning while leading multiple programs simultaneously
- Ability to foster collaboration, build trust, and empower individuals while navigating challenges and driving continuous improvement
- Demonstrated experience building organizational relationships, partnering with and influencing executive leadership
- Ability to influence others through effective communication, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking
- Data Center, high-tech, or rapid growth industry experience is required
- Strong proficiency with industry standard project management software
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office 360Suite – Excel, Word, Power Point, Project, and Visio
- Proficient in SharePoint, Smartsheet, and Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Prior experience with ITIL, CMDB, CMMS, CMS, and HTML knowledge base software is preferred
- Exceptional analytical, conceptual thinking, and decision-making skills
- Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making and team leadership
- Ability to predict challenges and proactively minimize roadblocks
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Travel required is expected to be up to 20%, but may increase over time as business evolves
What the job involves
- As a part of the Vantage Operations team, the Business Operations department is responsible for ensuring standards for operation performance, maintaining customer leases, producing monthly customer electricity bills, generating regular reports, and supporting Operational Effectiveness
- The Business Operations department also works closely with all Vantage departments to ensure customer success from the construction process through daily operations and delivery activities
- The Business Operations Program Management team (OPM), a subset of the larger Business Operations Team, provides centralized management and support for all business operations-related programs
- The OPM delivers high-impact initiatives that support standardization, reduce risk, and bolster scalability
- Operating with a continuous improvement mindset, the team focuses on building processes and supporting impactful outcomes
- The OPM's scope encompasses all business operations programs across the organization, with a targeted focus on North America Operations while emphasizing global operational alignment
- Key areas of focus for OPM programs include risk reduction, process improvement, operational efficiency, cost reduction, staffing methodologies, implementation strategy, and other strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing business operations
- Vantage seeks a Manager, Operations Program Manager to manage a team supporting identified strategic projects and programs for the North American (NA) Operations team!
- As part of the Business Operations team, you will be responsible for all aspects of tracking and coordinating projects and programs for the organization
- The focus of the Manager, Operations Program Manager is to manage programs consisting of multiple Business Operations projects which require collaboration with other departments and stakeholders to ensure all needs are met, reporting on progress at the executive and stakeholder level, organizing program increment planning, being accountable for roadmaps, and ensuring that processes are documented for future use
- They will collaborate with Leadership in Site Operations, Reliability Engineering, and Security to oversee the fulfillment of organizational goals through planning and designing the programs including developing efficient strategies and tactics, proactively monitoring progress, resolving issues, and implementing corrective actions!
- Under the direction of the Operations Leadership, build and drive Programs targeting business objectives, Operational Excellence and scalability
- Represent the NA Operations team on meetings, programs, projects, and activities hosted by other departments to ensure interconnected dependencies are monitored, and alignment is maintained across the organization
- Organize and lead alignment meetings with program teams and the stakeholders to monitor progress and manage any critical issues which may require escalation
- Lead a team of project managers and business analysts running multiple interconnected projects and tasks at one time while remaining agile to respond to high priority activities and changes in dependencies
- Suggest and run strategic programs through gaining support for ideas, best practices, optimizations, proposals, projects, and solutions in ways that are consistent with the values and mission of the organization
- Own and run Program Steering Committees across different programs ensuring decision making and progress is accurately recorded and reported
- Manage and lead a Program Team of direct reports and provide coaching and guidance to Project Managers, and Business Analysts
- Assign projects and govern programs while holding the team accountable and facilitating the removal of obstacles
- Communicate regularly with management on issues, constraints, and project status
- Lead road mapping activities, Critical Path analysis, and Executive level presentations
- Conduct proactive risk assessments and monitor mitigation plans
- Understand technical problems and solutions in relation to the current, as well as future business environments
- Maintain alignment and visibility between programs and organizational strategy
- Drive and deliver programs from origination through completion with proper controls, reporting, and documentation
- Collaborate closely with other teams to provide analytical insights, process improvements, operational excellence and customer success
- Become proficient in the business and technical skill of the project(s)
- Lead change management and coach project managers on enabling change management within their projects to improve adoption of new SOPs, COP’s and MOPs
- Collaborate with internal departments to collect requirements and documentation to identify process improvement initiatives
- Use experience to improve all aspects of project planning, resource management, reporting, solution evaluation and implementation
- Handle additional duties as assigned by management
Our take
AI technology is scaling, demanding more powerful and expensive facilities to store the data of the companies that are spearheading this acceleration. Because AI tech demands higher-powered cooling requirements, extra effort must go into keeping these data centers carbon neutral, which is why Vantage Data Centers designs facilities that are efficient, scalable, and sustainable.
Such a rapidly growing market means the facilities and infrastructure supporting it must be flexible and suitable for expansion. Vantage keeps this in mind, designing scalability into its centers. It now operates 32 hyperscale campuses across the globe, serving several leading technology companies. In 2017, it was acquired by Digital Bridge Holdings, and has surpassed Unicorn status with a valuation of $15 billion.
With VC awarded at the start of 2024, Vantage is extending and accelerating its capabilities across North America and the EMEA regions. As cloud computing and AI companies grow at a breakneck pace, Vantage has established itself as the obvious data-storage choice for hyperscaling companies, which sets it up for great success in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2024
$6.4bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2023
$1.5bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $11.6bn
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and AD&D
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance
- Participation in a 401k program that includes company match
Company HQ
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO
Leadership
Sureel Choksi
(CEO, not founder)Was previously on the Board of Directors at Vantage before being promoted to CEO in 2013. Alongside his work at Vantage, Choksi is on the Board for Scala Data Centers, Zayo Group and Strada Education Foundation.
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