Director, Design Management, NA

Vantagedc; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Data Center is seeking a Director of Design Management to lead regional design efforts across North America. You will guide the end-to-end design process for multiple projects, collaborate with Market Development, Engineering, Delivery, and Construction teams, and ensure scalable, cost-efficient solutions aligned with client needs and corporate goals.

The role is on-site in Denver/Phoenix/Santa Clara with a flexible three-in-office, two-remote work policy, and requires strategic

Job description

About Vantage

Vantage 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.

Design Integration Group

The Design Integration Group North America (NA) comprises of a skilled team of Design Managers, Design Engineers, Program Managers, Product Development roles and guides in Engineering and Architecture. Our collective expertise is harnessed to create customized adaptations of the forefront Vantage Data Center prototype that perfectly cater to the unique requirements of our customers. Throughout this process, close collaboration takes place with Sales, Operations, and management teams. The Design team also maintains a close partnership with the Construction team, working together to craft a seamlessly integrated design that ensures the efficient execution of new and existing standards and designs.

At the heart of our vision is the creation of critical infrastructure that facilitates human connection, creativity, sharing, and collective aspirations. Our mission revolves around providing our Customers with consistently exceptional facilities swiftly and enjoying the process while doing so. This dedication extends to our Customers, Construction teams, and Site Operations teams.

What truly sets Vantage apart is our commitment to empowering our technical staff. This team has the ability to align long‑term operational sustainability with value engineering and cost metrics, ultimately delivering products that are in sync with our corporate objectives.

The Design team guides the development and operation of best‑in‑class data centers for hyperscale customers by providing business‑minding Design and Engineering expertise.

Position Overview

This role will be based on‑site at one of our Phoenix, Santa Clara, or Denver offices in alignment with our flexible work policy (3 days in office, 2 days remote).

We are seeking a highly capable and strategic Director of Design Management to lead regional design efforts and optimize the lifecycle of data center design across a growing portfolio. This leader will be a hands‑on technical contributor and collaborative partner to the Market Development, Engineering, and Delivery teams, supporting design strategy from concept through construction. The Director will play a key role in aligning design execution with customer and business needs while delivering scalable, efficient, and adaptable solutions.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead implementation within Design Management into adoption for new tooling and automations with a focus on driving operational measures and outcomes to drive scale.
• Serve as cross functional leader and champion for Design Management working with Operational Excellence teams to institute business practices and standard team playbooks, templates to align teams around best practices and structured Program Management.
• Own business continuity plans across Design Integration focused on best practices aligned to business readiness best practices.
• Initiate AI/ML and RPA driven capabilities and practices to the Design Management space and process focused on scaling workload and functions to meet the Data Center growth demands.
• Serve as a regional technical advisor and strategic partner in early stages of site selection, customer solutioning, and conceptual design.
• Collaborate with market development and customer teams to translate business and performance requirements..
• Support site feasibility studies and due diligence efforts from a design and engineering perspective.
• Lead a team of Design managers to manage the end‑to‑end design process for regional projects, including master planning, conceptual, schematic, and detailed design phases.
• Oversee and coordinate internal and external design teams, including architects, MEP engineers, civil consultants, and design/build partners.
• Review and provide feedback on design packages to ensure technical accuracy, constructability, scalability, and cost‑effectiveness.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining consistency with corporate design standards and regional execution needs.
• Collaborate with construction, operations, and commercial teams to ensure alignment across the full project lifecycle.
• Participate in change management processes, ensuring design changes are properly documented, justified, and communicated.
• Adapt to evolving project scopes and customer requirements while protecting design integrity and business objectives.
• Support the development and enforcement of design standards, templates, and governance practices for regional implementation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of design management processes, too