About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Technology & Systems Department

The Technology & Systems department drives technological innovation for the company and advances the technology strategy to support global growth. This includes IT, Software Development, OT / Automation Systems, and business process improvement. At Vantage, we are very hands-on. In most cases, we specify, purchase, configure, and maintain all networking and server hardware. We also work closely with partner VARs to learn about the latest technology changes, so we can make informed purchase decisions. The Technology & Systems department participates in designing each of our new data center building’s networking infrastructure, including but not limited to diverse pathways connecting to carriers, meet-me room hosting (rack, cabs, ladders, cross-connect panels…), wireless AP coverage, etc.

We rely on extreme collaboration with Sales, Construction, Operations, and Corporate Functions to drive simplification and establish global standards with continuous improvement and speed to value. We are working to build a reliable, scalable, sustainable, and secure technology roadmap/landscape that enables us to serve our customers and employees better and be the partner of choice. Our focus is on speed to value with financial and execution discipline. We strive to double the good and halve the bad in half the time.

Position Overview

Vantage is looking for an experienced and detailed orientated Technical Project Manager, Global, to facilitate the successful completion of projects for the Network and IT Construction departments. As a key contributor, this position will interface regularly with internal groups such as Construction and handle external suppliers.

The ability to influence and foster consensus across teams at all organizational levels is crucial to succeed in this role. A good understanding of business processes, challenges, and goals is required to provide insightful ideas and creative solutions when faced with issues. Ultimately, the role will suit someone who is forward-thinking and can navigate obstacles well.

This role can be based in following US location: Ashburn, VA.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead project planning, resource management, reporting, and implementation of projects globally for the IT Construction team.

• Design and develop performance measurements, metrics, and dashboards to provide analytical insights to business partners

• Project Manage complex data center migrations predominately in NA but also projects in EMEA and APAC.

• Additional duties as assigned by Management

Duties

• Responsible for coordinating and delivering IT Construction projects on schedule and within budget.

• Negotiate and influence expertly with multiple teams who have competing priorities, reduce conflict, and foster better relationships to deliver projects successfully.

• Collaborate within IT departments to ensure upon successful completion of the project, all manuals, training, and handover activities are completed.

• Partner with procurement to work with suppliers and vendors, assist with pricing negotiation, and coordinate work as required.

• Create clear and accurate reports for business partners throughout the project's lifecycle.

• Continually examine ongoing projects, identify potential issues, and strategically adapt plans to overcome hurdles.

• Assign and oversee project tasks of all impacted customers and hold the team accountable while working toward established turning points.

• Coach, mentor, and train others on continuous improvement techniques and standard methods for reporting results

• Use Technical Project Management experience to improve all aspects of project planning, resource management, reporting, solution evaluation, and implementation.

• Solve technical problems and implement preventative controls with data analysis, root cause identification, and effective control plans.

• Work closely with teams to provide analytical insights, process improvements, operational excellence, and customer su