Join Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as a Principal Program Manager – Data Center Infrastructure E2E
The Data Center Infrastructure team at OCI delivers state-of-the-art GigaScale data centers at an unprecedented pace. Made up of seasoned project and program managers, we partner across internal teams and external providers to execute complex builds; powering OCI’s capacity growth and long-term success.
About the Role:
As a Principal Program Manager – Data Center Infrastructure E2E, you will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of OCI data center capacity, from project inception to GPU handover. Serving as the primary delivery integrator within a matrixed organization, you will ensure predictable, repeatable, and scalable delivery outcomes that support OCI region launches, capacity expansion, and long-term infrastructure roadmap commitments. This high-impact role requires effective engagement across all OCI partner teams, including Site Acquisition, WAN, Energy, Design, Engineering, Construction, Telecommunications, Commissioning, Security, and Operations.
Internal Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Be the end-to-end leader in charge of the program, from shaping the approach to achieving the desired outcomes through delivery.
- Act as the single threaded leader orchestrating across matrixed OCI teams including Site Acquisition, Energy, WAN (Wide Area Network, Design, EHS, Legal, Finance, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Telecommunications, Security, Operations.
- Monitor and ensure function delivery milestones align with OCI capacity planning, regional launch timelines, and service availability commitments. Matrixed Program Orchestration
- Project Planning: Develop and implement long-term strategies inclusive of campus master planning for data center construction and network build projects to align with organizational goals.
- Project Management: Oversees the lifecycle of complex data center development projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
- Budget Oversight: Monitor project budgets, ensuring cost-effective use of resources and adherence to financial constraints.
- Risk Management: Identify and collate project function potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and costs.
- Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status and addressing any concerns.
- Regular project visits to ensure schedule and coordination will be required throughout the life of the project on an as needed basis.
Required Qualifications
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address complex challenges in a fast-paced environment.
- Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of data center design delivery, and operational requirements, with a focus on cutting-edge technologies and sustainability.
- Project Management: Proven expertise in managing large-scale data center projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery including advanced project scheduling and tracking.
- Leadership: Ability to lead a diverse team under pressure by creating clarity, generating energy and driving results. Maintain alignment and execution across organizations with shared accountability, influencing without direct authority.
- Budget Management: Proficiency in creating, managing, and optimizing project budgets to ensure cost-effective use of resources.
- Risk Management: Ability to identify potential risks and develop effective mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and costs.
- Communication: Strong interpersonal and executive level communication and engagement skills
- Experience: 8 years of program management / datacenter construction or lease / network engineering experience
- Self-motivated, ability to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment, within a matrixed organization
- 10 years of experience delivering large-scale, complex infrastructure programs, preferably in hyperscale cloud, mission-critical facilities, or gigascale data center environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience delivering cloud infrastructure capacity for a hyperscaler or global service provider.
- Demonstrates deep subject matter expertise on key functional areas of mechanical, electrical, networking, construction, or building automation systems
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree
External Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Be the end-to-end leader in charge of the program, from shaping the approach to achieving the desired outcomes through delivery.
- Act as the single threaded leader orchestrating across matrixed OCI teams including Site Acquisition, Energy, WAN (Wide Area Network, Design, EHS, Legal, Finance, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Telecommunications, Security, Operations.
- Monitor and ensure function delivery milestones align with OCI capacity planning, regional launch timelines, and service availability commitments. Matrixed Program Orchestration
- Project Planning: Develop and implement long-term strategies inclusive of campus master planning for data center construction and network build projects to align with organizational goals.
- Project Management: Oversees the lifecycle of complex data center development projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
- Budget Oversight: Monitor project budgets, ensuring cost-effective use of resources and adherence to financial constraints.
- Risk Management: Identify and collate project function potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and costs.
- Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status and addressing any concerns.
- Regular project visits to ensure schedule and coordination will be required throughout the life of the project on an as needed basis.
Required Qualifications
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address complex challenges in a fast-paced environment.
- Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of data center design delivery, and operational requirements, with a focus on cutting-edge technologies and sustainability.
- Project Management: Proven expertise in managing large-scale data center projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery including advanced project scheduling and tracking.
- Leadership: Ability to lead a diverse team under pressure by creating clarity, generating energy and driving results. Maintain alignment and execution across organizations with shared accountability, influencing without direct authority.
- Budget Management: Proficiency in creating, managing, and optimizing project budgets to ensure cost-effective use of resources.
- Risk Management: Ability to identify potential risks and develop effective mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and costs.
- Communication: Strong interpersonal and executive level communication and engagement skills
- Experience: 8 years of program management / datacenter construction or lease / network engineering experience
- Self-motivated, ability to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment, within a matrixed organization
- 10 years of experience delivering large-scale, complex infrastructure programs, preferably in hyperscale cloud, mission-critical facilities, or gigascale data center environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience delivering cloud infrastructure capacity for a hyperscaler or global service provider.
- Demonstrates deep subject matter expertise on key functional areas of mechanical, electrical, networking, construction, or building automation systems
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree
