About Vantage Data Centers

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.

Operational Excellence Department

Operational Excellence (OE) at Vantage Data Centers is the engine that drives disciplined execution, process rigor, and data-driven insight across North America Operations. Tactically, OE embeds structure and accountability through its three core pillars: Strategic PMO, Process Excellence, and Data Strategy. The Strategic PMO ensures critical initiatives are delivered with enterprise alignment and visibility, using robust governance and prioritization frameworks. Process Excellence standardizes and optimizes workflows, leveraging Lean and continuous improvement (CI) methods to boost efficiency and scalability. Data Strategy empowers the organization with trusted, actionable insights—defining KPI frameworks, operational dashboards, and predictive analytics to inform decision-making and measure operational health. Together, these pillars enable OE to act as the connective tissue between enterprise strategy and operational execution, ensuring initiatives are prioritized, governed, measured, and continuously improved based on value and impact. By fostering cross-functional partnerships and embedding a culture of learning and innovation, OE’s mission is to make Operations faster to align, easier to execute, and smarter to adapt—ultimately enabling Vantage to deliver capacity at unrivaled speed and scale, and positioning the company for sustainable growth and global leadership.

Position Overview

This role is based on-site in Denver, CO.

Vantage Data Centers is seeking a Business Analyst intern to join our Process Excellence Team and learn firsthand what it means to drive operational excellence. The Business Analyst intern will be responsible for supporting program delivery, performing data analysis and reporting, developing process documentation, coordinating stakeholder activity, and embodying continuous improvement in everything they do. The Business Analyst intern will help the Process Excellence pillar turn strategy into action, reinforce governance, and deliver measurable impact—directly supporting the department’s mission to enable scalable, insight-driven operations that align with Vantage’s broader enterprise goals.

Essential Job Functions

Project Intake & Planning Support

• Review business case for new project requests, assist in developing scope, parameters, deliverables, and success metrics of proposed projects.
• Help set up process improvement project plans, timelines, and deliverables in ClickUp.

Data Collection & Analysis

• Compile and analyze program data to track progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Support Process excellence team members in preparation of dashboards and reports using ClickUp, Power BI, Tableau, or Excel to visualize initiative health and performance metrics.
• Automate and maintain regular reporting of critical Process Excellence efforts.
• Apply theoretical models in problem-solving and forecasting business objectives.

Governance & Documentation

• Document processes, meeting notes, and action items for program reviews and change control boards.
• Maintain updated records of project milestones, dependencies, and status in SharePoint and/or ClickUp.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Schedule and support facilitation of meetings with cross-functional teams, capturing key decisions and follow-ups.
• Support communication efforts by preparing presentations or status updates for leadership.
• Evangelize and drive change across the Operations organization.
• Assist in drafting business communications.

Process Mapping & Improvement

• Support the mapping of current workflows using tools like Click Up or Visio to identify inefficiencies or bottlenecks.
• Participate in Lean/Continuous Improvement assessments and help document recommendations.

Portfolio Reporting

• Assist in preparing portfolio-level reports that summarize process excellence initiative status, risks, and value realization.
• Leverage ClickUp AI to generate insights on and report on KPIs, such as percentage of initiatives on track or delivered to plan.
• Define and prepare solutions or proposals to address changing portfolio needs.