PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide senior-level project management leadership for large, highly complex data center and infrastructure initiatives, including moves, exits, consolidations, upgrades, and hybrid/cloud transitions.

Own end-to-end project delivery, from initiation and planning through execution, cutover, stabilization, and closeout.

Develop and maintain integrated, detailed project plans addressing infrastructure, application dependencies, vendor deliverables, risk, cutover sequencing, and rollback strategies.

Manage projects using Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid methodologies, serving as Project Manager and adapting delivery approach as required.

Lead cross-functional coordination across infrastructure engineering (network, compute, storage), facilities, security, application owners, vendors, and business stakeholders.

Establish and execute cutover and migration plans, including risk assessments, contingency planning, and post-move validation.

Track and manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, and dependencies; proactively escalate risks and variances to leadership.

Utilize Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools (e.g., ServiceNow PPM) for planning, tracking, reporting, and resource management.

Develop and execute stakeholder communication plans, ensuring timely, clear, and executive-level reporting of status, risks, and decisions.

Lead vendor management activities, including coordination with colocation providers, carriers, hardware vendors, integrators, and managed service providers.

Ensure adherence to enterprise project management standards, governance, and best practices; contribute to continuous improvement of PMO processes.

Demonstrate strong judgment in resolving complex, ambiguous problems requiring evaluation of multiple technical and business factors.

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing recommendations and driving decision-making for critical infrastructure initiatives.

Ensure compliance with all applicable company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

Perform other duties and special projects as assigned