Technical Project Manager - Data Center Development

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance seeks a seasoned Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end data center and network delivery across the AMS region. You will own scope, schedule, quality, and risk, coordinating Design, Construction, Network, Security, and Operations to meet milestones and ensure a smooth handover.

You will oversee electrical/telecom fit-out, drive design reviews, and support site selection, feasibility assessments, and post-handover optimization. Collaboration with global teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in technical program/project management or mission-critical delivery.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, and risk.
• Knowledge of data center infrastructure including white space fit-out and fiber dependencies.
• Strong cross-functional leadership across Design/Construction/Ops/Network/Security.

Responsibilities

• Lead End-to-End project delivery of data centers, covering greenfield development, design, construction, MEP installation, commissioning, white space fit-out, fiber/cabling works, network provisioning, server deployment, and operational handover.
• Own End-to-End delivery across scope / schedule / quality / risk, including change control and decision logging.
• Manage and validate overall project schedules from data center providers, ensuring alignment with internal milestones and delivery targets.
• Own delivery of Electrical and Telecom fit-out within data halls, including busway, RPPs, containment, and structured cabling infrastructure.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across Design, Construction, Network, Security, and Operations teams to ensure seamless project execution.
• Support site selection and due diligence activities across the AMS region, including technical feasibility assessments and infrastructure readiness reviews.
• Lead and coordinate technical design reviews and submittal approvals for data center infrastructure construction.
• Support local operations teams during post-handover stabilization, including defect resolution, punch-list closure, and performance optimization.
• Foster strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder alignment to ensure risk visibility and on-time delivery.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional leadership

Data center delivery

Executive reporting

Risk management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Job description

Responsibilities

ByteDance Data Center Development team is responsible for building Data Center and Network in the AMS region. Our work involves, but not limiting to, data center innovation, implementing advanced technologies and renewable energy to achieve carbon-neutrality, rapid project delivery, capacity planning, process and risk control, cost management, etc. Our objective is to provide ByteDance with efficient Data Center infrastructure services to support our business growth. The Global Delivery Management team is mainly responsible for site selection, acquisition, and project delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• -Lead End-to-End project delivery of data centers, covering greenfield development, design, construction, MEP installation, commissioning, white space fit-out, fiber/cabling works, network provisioning, server deployment, and operational handover.
• -Own End-to-End delivery across scope / schedule / quality / risk, including change control and decision logging.
• -Manage and validate overall project schedules from data center providers, ensuring alignment with internal milestones and delivery targets.
• -Own delivery of Electrical and Telecom fit-out within data halls, including busway, RPPs, containment, and structured cabling infrastructure.
• -Drive cross-functional coordination across Design, Construction, Network, Security, and Operations teams to ensure seamless project execution.
• -Support site selection and due diligence activities across the AMS region, including technical feasibility assessments and infrastructure readiness reviews.
• -Lead and coordinate technical design reviews and submittal approvals for data center infrastructure construction.
• -Support local operations teams during post-handover stabilization, including defect resolution, punch-list closure, and performance optimization.
• -Foster strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder alignment to ensure risk visibility and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• - 3+ years of experience in technical program/project management or mission-critical construction delivery (data centers, labs, semiconductor, hospitals, etc.).
• - Demonstrated experience managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, and risk, including executive reporting.
• - Working knowledge of data center infrastructure: Construction, commissioning, white space fit-out, and network/fiber dependencies.
• - Strong cross-functional leadership: ability to align Design/Construction/Ops/Network/Security stakeholders and unblock execution.

Preferred Qualifications:

• - Experience in data hall fit-out delivery is a plus, including white space design / build, commissioning, telecom / fiber cabling, network provisioning support, security systems construction, server deployment, and final data hall handover.
• - Proficiency with project scheduling and program management tools (e.g., Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, SharePoint/other collaboration tools) is a plus.
• - Understanding of data center construction and fit-out sequencing, critical path planning, and interdependencies across MEP, commissioning, and network readiness is a plus.
• - Strong ability to collaborate across Construction, Operations, Fiber, Network, and Security teams during construction, handover, and power-on/go-live phases.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.