Data Center New Build Deployment Enablement Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and manage the New Build Deployment Tracker for designated buildings, monitoring milestones from Cable Ready to Production Ready.

• Conduct weekly coordination calls for New Build initiatives with cross-functional and internal teams.

• Monitor dependencies across various network layers.

• Integrate construction and network timelines, ensuring consistency among multiple scheduling sources.

• Lead or co-facilitate New Build discussions starting from the cable initiation phase for developing data centers.

• Provide weekly program updates that highlight risks, milestones achieved, and upcoming target dates.

• Act as a liaison between Construction Managers, Deployment Engineers, Connectivity Engineers, and other supporting teams.

• Persuade cross-functional partners to provide and commit to specific dates.

• Facilitate the creation and escalation of SEVs for scheduling risks and inter-team obstacles.

• Oversee the deployment of network infrastructure across 2 to 4 buildings concurrently.

• Track delivery SLAs for hardware, manage material logistics, and monitor warehouse locations, shipping, and upstream dependencies.

• Comprehend and navigate the differences among various building types.

• Keep track of and drive solutions for deployment obstacles.

• Identify scheduling risks through SLA back-off calculations and hardware delivery timelines.

• Create and manage SEVs for deployment-related impediments.

• Communicate the impacts on timelines and provide updated schedules.

• Escalate issues to leadership when cross-functional commitments are not fulfilled.

• Contribute to the standardization of templates across building types.

• Conduct reviews of lessons learned to pinpoint recurring gaps in the deployment process.

• Mentor and train new DEMs using a reverse shadow model and milestone sessions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong grasp of data center network infrastructure and production network layers.

• Familiarity with rack & stack processes, provisioning, circuit audits, device scanning, and activation/undrain workflows.

• Understanding of hardware delivery SLAs, BOM management, warehouse operations, and vendor coordination.

• Ability to read and interpret network port maps and deployment tracker structures.

• Proficient in project tracking tools.

• Hands-on experience with AI tools and agentic frameworks for workflow automation and reporting.

• Proven capability to influence without direct authority across multiple cross-functional teams.

• Ability to work independently in ambiguous, high-pressure settings.

• Exceptional communication skills.

• 5 to 8 years of progressive experience in project or program management within data center construction, network infrastructure, telecommunications, or critical facility deployment.

• Experience managing projects in the range of $1M to $10M, with multiple concurrent workstreams and cross-functional dependencies.

• Direct experience with phases of data center construction: foundation, cable start, TFO, commissioning, and network turn-up.

• Experience collaborating with MSPs and field operations teams in a data center environment.

• Prior experience in hyperscale data center environments is highly preferred.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience (8+ years in data center/network deployment).

• Ability to obtain site access badges and pass background checks for data center facilities.

• Willingness to support critical deployment milestones outside of standard working hours.

• Strong commitment to promoting an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical coverage provided through UHC (PPO, HSA, Surest options) / Medical coverage through Kaiser (HMO option only) for employees in California.

• Dental insurance provided via UHC.

• Nationwide Vision coverage provided by UHC.

• Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care.

• Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefits/Parking & Transit (location-specific).

• Opportunities for Continuing Education and Professional Development through various integrated platforms, such as Udemy and Coursera.

• Corporate Wellness Program offered by Goomi Group.

• Employee Assistance Program available.

• Wellness Days included.

• 401k Plan offered.

• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance available.

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability coverage provided.

• Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance options available.

• Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months post-start date, capped).

• Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually).

• Paid Holidays provided.

• Any additional statutory leaves, paid time, or other ancillary benefits required by state and federal law.