Project Manager - IT Deployment Lead

Vertiv Corporation; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv in Westerville, OH seeks a Project Manager, OCM Communications to drive user awareness and adoption across IT-led initiatives. You will design and execute change communications, align messaging with business goals, and lead cross-functional teams including BRMs, PMs, SMEs, and leadership to ensure readiness and engagement.

The role focuses on developing multi-channel communications, managing governance, and delivering adoption metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Communications, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years of IT experience with a focus on OCM / Deployment Practice.
• Experience in a global organization.
• Experience working with cross functional and remote teams.
• Experience supporting phased or wave based global deployments.
• Ability to engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience supporting IT projects, system deployments, or digital transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Execute OCM communication plans aligned to project objectives, timelines, and stakeholder needs.
• Establish and manage communication cadence aligned with deployment milestones and leadership expectations.
• Manage communications intake and tracking (e.g., request forms, comms tracker), ensuring compliance with OCM governance and alignment to deployment milestones.
• Create and manage multi-channel communications, including email campaigns, newsletters, SharePoint and Teams content, and leadership presentations.
• Produce high-quality communication materials such as end-user communications and FAQs, adoption and readiness messaging, and stakeholder updates and reports.
• Partner with BRMs, project managers, SMEs, and leadership to gather communication requirements and validate messaging.
• Monitor and manage inbound deployment communications, triage questions/issues, and coordinate timely follow-ups with project teams.
• Support stakeholder engagement activities and feedback loops.
• Own and maintain SharePoint and Microsoft Teams sites as centralized communication hubs.
• Define content structure, navigation, and archival standards; support governance, permissions management, and secure collaboration.
• Track and report on communication effectiveness and adoption metrics.

Skills

OCM / Deployment

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Change management

Project communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Communications, Business, or a related field

Equivalent experience

Job description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY The Project Manager, OCM Communications plays a key role in driving user awareness, engagement, and adoption across IT-led projects and deployments. This role is responsible for designing and executing effective communication strategies that support organizational change initiatives, ensuring that stakeholders are informed, prepared, and engaged throughout the change lifecycle. As part of the BRM and OCM function, this role partners closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and leadership to deliver clear, consistent, and impactful messaging aligned with business goals and Vertiv standards. The role contributes directly to successful adoption outcomes, measured through communication effectiveness, user readiness, and feedback mechanisms, and serves as the single point of accountability for OCM communications execution across assigned initiatives. This role supports the BRM Sr. Manager, OCM & Deployments, by leading communications workstreams across key projects/programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

OCM Communications & Engagement

• Execute OCM communication plans aligned to project objectives, timelines, and stakeholder needs
• Establish and manage communication cadence aligned with deployment milestones and leadership expectations
• Manage communications intake and tracking (e.g., request forms, comms tracker), ensuring compliance with OCM governance and alignment to deployment milestones
• Create and manage multi-channel communications, including:
  • Email campaigns and broadcast messaging
  • Newsletters and updates
  • SharePoint and Microsoft Teams content
  • Leadership presentations
• Produce high-quality communication materials such as:
  • End-user communications and FAQs
  • Adoption and readiness messaging
  • Stakeholder updates and reports

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with BRMs, project managers, SMEs, and leadership to:
  • Gather communication requirements
  • Validate messaging and key decisions
  • Ensure alignment across initiatives
  • Act as a communications advisor, recommending messaging approaches, timing, and channels based on change impact
• Monitor and manage inbound deployment communications (e.g., shared mailbox), triage questions/issues, and coordinate timely follow-ups with project teams (PMs/CMs/SMEs)
• Support stakeholder engagement activities and feedback loops

Digital Platforms & Collaboration

• Own and maintain SharePoint and Microsoft Teams sites as centralized communication hubs
• Define and maintain content structure, navigation, and archival standards
• Support SharePoint governance activities, including permissions management, to ensure secure and consistent collaboration aligned with organizational standards
• Ensure content is organized, accessible, and up to date
• Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across teams

Adoption & Readiness Support

• Support OCM activities including:
  • Audience analysis and stakeholder mapping
  • User readiness communications
  • Reinforcement messaging post-deployment
• Support readiness checkpoints and go live communications aligned with OCM governance and deployment criteria
• Partner with change/training leads to update or create end-user enablement materials (job aids, training updates, FAQs) aligned to communications and release changes
• Track and report on communication effectiveness and adoption metrics

Continuous Improvement

• Gather feedback and insights to improve communication strategies
• Apply best practices and lessons learned from prior deployments
• Support innovation in communication approaches and tools

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Communications, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years of industry experience in Information Technology with a focus on OCM / Deployment Practice.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in a global organization
• Familiarity with OCM methodologies
• Experience working with cross functional and remote teams
• Experience supporting phased or wave based global deployments
• Ability to successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously is required
• Experience supporting IT projects, system deployments, or digital transformation initiatives.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES

• Safety
• Integrity
• Respect
• Teamwork
• Inclusion

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it
• Act with urgency
• Foster a customer-first mindset
• Think big and execute
• Lead by example
• Drive continuous improvement
• Learn and seek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers' vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today's data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability.