Global Data Center Deployment Program Manager

Alibaba Cloud; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Alibaba Cloud Data Center team in Helsinki is seeking a results-driven program manager to lead overseas data center deployments. You will coordinate with capacity planning, engineering, operations, procurement, and finance to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of critical infrastructure.

The role requires 5+ years in data-center project management, strong vendor management, and superb communication skills to align global standards with business goals while driving continuous improvement and

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience managing projects in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure.
• 5+ years experience in Construction or Project Management.
• 5+ years experience in Vendor Management.
• Excellent written composition and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to think and react in a high energy, fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the deployment of Alibaba overseas data center.
• Partner with capacity planning, engineering, operation, procurement and finance team to ensure successful delivery of infrastructure.
• Manage multiple vendors to track progress, identify risks and solve problems throughout the project. Be responsible for the project delivery in targeted schedule, cost and quality.
• Own initiatives to standardize global process of project management and improve deployment methodologies to optimize the schedule.
• Identify defects or waste in our deployment processes, and drive new processes and software automation to eliminate the defects and prevent them from recurring without posing risk to availability.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Fast-paced environment

Education

Master’s Degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management or related field

Job description

Alibaba Cloud Data Center team in Helsinki is seeking a results-driven program manager to lead overseas data center deployments. You will coordinate with capacity planning, engineering, operations, procurement, and finance to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of critical infrastructure.

The role requires 5+ years in data-center project management, strong vendor management, and superb communication skills to align global standards with business goals while driving continuous improvement and