Remote Principal Data Center Design Leader

Iron Mountain; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 163,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Work-life balance

Health & retirement plans

Career growth

Job summary

Iron Mountain is seeking a Principal Design Manager to lead enterprise-level design for our data center programs. You’ll govern design approaches across regional and global teams, shape playbooks, and advise senior leaders on technical strategy and platform capability.

You’ll bring 15+ years in data center or mission-critical capital programs, deep governance expertise, and strong executive communication. This role requires US citizenship and travel up to 25% with remote/hybrid flexibility.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in data center or mission-critical capital programs.
• Govern multi-site programs and develop scalable playbooks.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and judgment for executives.
• U.S. Citizenship and willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Provide Enterprise Design Leadership across major developments and multi-site programs.
• Govern global reference designs, delivery models, and assurance playbooks.
• Advise executive leadership on design strategy, trade-offs and long-term capability needs.
• Build organizational capability by partnering across functions and mentoring communities.

Skills

Executive leadership

Design governance

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Architecture, ME or E engineering degree

U.S. Citizenship

Professional engineering license (preferred)

Job description

Iron Mountain is seeking a Principal Design Manager to lead enterprise-level design for our data center programs. You’ll govern design approaches across regional and global teams, shape playbooks, and advise senior leaders on technical strategy and platform capability.

You’ll bring 15+ years in data center or mission-critical capital programs, deep governance expertise, and strong executive communication. This role requires US citizenship and travel up to 25% with remote/hybrid flexibility.