Data Center Project Manager

About the role

As a Data Center Project Manager, you will manage a portfolio of hardware deployment projects for Dell external customers. You will lead technical resources to deploy hardware, provide ongoing communications to customers, project teams, and the Dell sales team, and track project status against plans to forecast and earn associated revenue. You will also identify and escalate issues and risks that could impact project delivery and collaborate with a team of project managers for guidance on procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical resources in the deployment of hardware for Dell external customers.
• Provide ongoing communications to customers, project teams, and the Dell sales team.
• Track project status against plans, forecast, and earn associated revenue.
• Notify management of issues and risks that could potentially impact project delivery.
• Collaborate with a team of project managers for questions and guidance on issues and procedures.
• Manage customer-facing projects and interact directly with executive and technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Ability and willingness to travel extensively (50%-100%) across the United States and Canada.
• Minimum 5+ years of IT Project Management experience supporting infrastructure deployment projects.
• Recent hands-on project management experience involving:
  • Data Center Deployments
  • Enterprise Networking
  • High-Performance Computing (HPC)
  • Server and Storage Infrastructure
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, processes, and controls.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with limited supervision and achieve project objectives.
• Results-oriented mindset with strong attention to quality and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• 401K program with company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) on the HDHP plan.
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions.
• Corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• On-demand training program and access to certification prep, technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months of tenure.
• Certification discounts and perks for associations including CompTIA and IIBA.
• Dedicated customer service team for consultants and access to a certified Career Coach.