Data Center Program Manager - US Travel-Heavy

Insight Global (United States); United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Data Center Project Manager to lead large-scale data center infrastructure initiatives across planning, execution, and delivery. This role requires managing budgets, schedules, and risks while coordinating across a matrixed network of vendors, OEMs, and operations.

The ideal candidate has about 10 years of PM experience in data center environments, strong executive presence, and proficiency with Smartsheet.

Qualifications

• Approximately 10 years of project management experience, with significant data center infrastructure exposure.
• Experience owning project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and delivery.
• Experience in hyperscale, cloud, OEM, or large data center environments is preferred.
• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate with senior leadership.
• PMP certification preferred or willingness to pursue.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management of large-scale data center infrastructure projects, including planning, execution, tracking, and delivery.
• Own and manage budgets, schedules, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
• Coordinate across matrixed teams including vendors, OEMs, operations, and leadership.
• Manage multiple workstreams and ensure accountability across non-reporting teams.
• Utilize Smartsheet and other PM tools to track schedules, deliverables, and status.
• Oversee rack builds, fiber/cabling, data center services, warehousing/logistics, and deployment.
• Partner with technical teams to define infrastructure requirements for deployments.
• Communicate project status, risks, budget considerations, and decisions to technical and executive audiences.
• Drive accountability to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

Skills

Rack builds

Fiber/cabling

Infrastructure services

Deployment

Logistics/warehousing

Executive communication

Smartsheet

Budgeting & scheduling

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Data Center Project Manager to lead large-scale data center infrastructure initiatives across planning, execution, and delivery. This role requires managing budgets, schedules, and risks while coordinating across a matrixed network of vendors, OEMs, and operations.

The ideal candidate has about 10 years of PM experience in data center environments, strong executive presence, and proficiency with Smartsheet.