DC Lifecycle PM, Data Center Lifecycle Management

About the role

The AWS Infrastructure Services team is searching for a passionate and talented Program Manager to drive the planning, coordination, and execution of data center cabling strategy and optimization across our global infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of tactical execution, strategic program management, and cross-functional leadership, offering unparalleled visibility into how AWS keeps the cloud running. You will influence how AWS optimizes its existing infrastructure cabling footprint through data-driven planning and disciplined execution, managing complex programs that span networking, infrastructure, and global decommissioning teams. The role bridges project delivery teams, senior leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive execution plans and surface critical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead executive-level reporting on program health, delivering root-cause analysis and actionable insights that drive cabling infrastructure optimization decisions.
• Pioneer scalable, data-driven process improvements and automated solutions that transform how AWS manages its data center cabling portfolio.
• Manage competing priorities across multiple programs, navigating dependencies, trade-offs, and critical path decisions to deliver site-level cabling execution plans.
• Build program mechanisms that monitor and escalate against the health of cable strategy and implementation plans for critical projects.
• Unite cross-functional teams — including project delivery, networking, infrastructure, and global decommissioning — around a shared execution vision across multiple time zones.

Requirements

• 3+ years of program or project management experience.
• 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookups) and SQL.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams.
• Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization.
• Bachelor's degree in BI, finance, engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, or equivalent quantitative field.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of driving end-to-end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership.
• 3+ years of driving process improvements.
• Experience building processes, project management, and schedules.
• Master's degree in business, data science, public administration, finance, engineering, human resources, or related field.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, and Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Pay

• USA, VA, Herndon: $74,200.00 - $129,800.00 USD annually.
• USA, WA, Seattle: $82,700.00 - $129,800.00 USD annually.

Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.