Technical Program Manager, Data Center Architecture

Vultr; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan matching

Professional development reimbursement

11 holidays + PTO accrual

Anniversary sabbatical

Remote office setup stipend

Internet reimbursement

Gym membership reimbursement

Wellable subscription

Job summary

Vultr is seeking a Program Manager, Data Center Architecture to run the operational backbone of the architecture team. The program manager will manage intake of design requirements, team bandwidth, and scheduling across every active build, and serve as the primary point of contact for cross-functional partners and the team's documentation.

This role sits alongside the Director, Data Center Architecture, translating the team's technical work into a well-run, predictable, and repeatable operation.

Qualifications

• Experience in data center architecture and program management.
• Experience managing intake and prioritization for a technical team with a bandwidth-constrained resource pool.
• Experience with resource and capacity planning across concurrent projects.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills, with experience keeping multiple stakeholder groups aligned on status and timelines.
• Comfortable operating as the connective layer between a technical team and the rest of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Own intake of design requirements into the architecture team, documenting specifications from customer contracts and other upstream sources, and translating them into a clear, prioritized design queue.
• Work with the Director to allocate architects across active designs based on capacity and specialization, keeping the pooled-team model running smoothly.
• Schedule and track design tasks across every active build: maintaining a single, accurate view of what's in progress, what's blocked, and what's coming next.
• Communicate status to cross-functional partners: keeping Data Center Construction, Infrastructure & Operations, Procurement, TPM, and Leaders informed on design progress and timelines.
• Own documentation and tracking systems; maintain the team's design records, status trackers, and process documentation.
• Support the Director on organizational planning, contributing to hiring plans, process definition, and team structure decisions as the architecture function scales.

Skills

Data center architecture

Program management

Intake prioritization

Cross-functional communication

Capacity planning

Job description

Who We Are

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

Vultr Cares

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.

• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting

• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year

• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan

• Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year

• $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year

• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month

• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month

• Company paid Wellable subscription

Join Vultr

Vultr is seeking a Program Manager, Data Center Architecture to run the operational backbone of the architecture team. The program manager will manage intake of design requirements, team bandwidth, and scheduling across every active build, and serve as the primary point of contact for cross-functional partners and the team's documentation. This role sits alongside the Director, Data Center Architecture, translating the team's technical work into a well-run, predictable, and repeatable operation.

The ideal candidate combines real fluency in data center architecture with program management skill and understands what the architects are designing well enough to schedule and prioritize.

Key Responsibilities

• Own intake of design requirements into the architecture team, documenting specifications from customer contracts and other upstream sources, and translating them into a clear, prioritized design queue.

• Work with the Director to allocate architects across active designs based on capacity and specialization, keeping the pooled-team model running smoothly.

• Schedule and track design tasks across every active build: maintaining a single, accurate view of what's in progress, what's blocked, and what's coming next.

• Communicate status to cross-functional partners: keeping Data Center Construction, Infrastructure & Operations, Procurement, TPM, and Leaders informed on design progress and timelines.

• Own documentation and tracking systems; maintain the team's design records, status trackers, and process documentation.

• Support the Director on organizational planning, contributing to hiring plans, process definition, and team structure decisions as the architecture function scales.

Ideal Candidate

• Background in data center architecture and program management

• Experience managing intake and prioritization for a technical team with a shared, bandwidth-constrained resource pool.

• Experience with resource and capacity planning across concurrent projects.

• Strong cross-functional communication skills, with experience keeping multiple stakeholder groups aligned on status and timelines.

• Comfortable operating as the connective layer between a technical team and the rest of the organization.

Preferred Experience

• Direct experience in a hybrid architecture-plus-program-management role.

• Familiarity with data center design processes, hardware BOMs, or physical infrastructure deployment.

• Experience supporting org planning and scaling decisions for a growing technical function.

Compensation

$120,000- 140,000

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