Sr. Data Center Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Own program structure, scope, milestones, dependencies, funding, delivery roadmap, and success measures for large-scale data center initiatives.
• Partner closely with Infrastructure Engineering, Data Center Operations, Architecture, Network, Security, and Platform teams to align priorities and drive execution.
• Establish and run program governance, including steering forums, executive reporting, decision frameworks, and risk and issue management.
• Drive senior stakeholder engagement, including executive-level communications, escalation, and dependency resolution across technology and business functions.
• Cook up cross-functional impacts with Finance, Risk, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, and Real Estate partners.
• Oversee vendor engagement, including RFP processes, contractual milestones, and performance oversight for construction, colocation, and technology providers.
• Manage delivery across local, regional, and global teams operating in matrixed, virtual environments.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise delivery standards, policy requirements, regulatory expectations, and audit readiness.
• Drive outcomes related to resiliency, capacity planning, cost efficiency, sustainability, and long-term scalability.
• Support change management and stakeholder readiness for transitions impacting production environments and operational teams.

Requirements

10+ years of program or portfolio management experience, with significant exposure to data center, infrastructure, or large-scale technology asset programs.

Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-year initiatives with multiple stakeholders and firm-wide impact.

Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure domains, including data centers, compute, storage, network, cloud integration, and disaster recovery.

Proven strength in governance, risk management, financial oversight, and vendor management.

Ability to align deeply technical delivery with business, risk, and regulatory requirements.

Proficiency with program management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) and enterprise tooling (e.g., JIRA, MS Project, dashboards).

Skills & Attributes

• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving, planning, and dependency-management capabilities.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving clarity across complex environments.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities concurrently across global teams.
• Strong MS Office skills (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Visio, MS Project).

Experience

• Experience in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, telecom, etc.) is a plus.
• Prior involvement in cultural/organizational change programs tied to integrations is a plus.
• Familiarity with ITIL, COBIT, or other IT service/operations frameworks is a plus.
• Certifications: PMP, PgMP, Prince2, or equivalent are a plus.