Regional Data Center Program Manager
Microsoft · Posted Oct 12
Software, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and hardware services
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About the role
Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) organization powers Microsoft's cloud services, delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies behind Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform, across a global portfolio of more than 100 datacenters and 1 million servers supporting over 1 billion customers. The Regional Data Center Program Manager will drive the mobilisation, onboarding and operational readiness of new data centre capacity across the APAC region, working across local Data Center Operations teams, engineering, deployment, construction, networking, vendors and regional/global stakeholders to deliver complex programmes safely, predictably and at scale.
What you will do
- Lead end-to-end mobilisation and onboarding programmes for new data centres and major infrastructure deployments, establishing clear plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, owners and readiness criteria.
- Drive programme execution from early mobilisation through operational readiness and transition, ensuring critical dependencies and deliverables are identified, tracked and closed.
- Establish programme governance and maintain visibility of schedule, risks, issues, dependencies and milestone health, proactively escalating where intervention or decisions are required.
- Coordinate across multiple technical and operational workstreams, including Data Center Operations, engineering, networking, physical infrastructure, construction/build teams, logistics and third-party partners.Lead through influence in a matrixed regional environment, establishing accountability and driving alignment across stakeholders without relying on direct organisational authority.Identify delivery risks, gaps and emerging constraints early, develop mitigation and recovery plans, and drive cross-functional teams toward resolution.
- Partner with site management and external vendors during new-site mobilisation, ensuring deployment and readiness activities are completed safely, consistently and to the required quality.
- Use programme data and structured tracking to drive execution, identify overdue or at-risk activities and provide concise programme-health reporting to stakeholders and leadership.
- Develop and scale lessons learned, standards, best practices and reusable processes across APAC metros to improve the consistency, quality and speed of future mobilisation activities.
- Enable and transfer knowledge to local teams, supporting sustainable operational ownership following mobilisation and transition.
- Collaborate with other regions and global teams to align mobilisation practices, tooling and programme standards while adapting execution to regional requirements.Champion safety, security, compliance and quality throughout programme planning and execution.
- Model Microsoft culture and values, bringing clarity in ambiguity, generating energy across diverse teams and delivering measurable outcomes.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 3+ years of project or programme management experience delivering complex, cross-functional infrastructure, data centre, cloud or critical-environment programmes.
- Demonstrated experience leading projects or programmes end-to-end, including planning, milestone management, dependency management, risk mitigation, stakeholder communication and delivery.
- Experience working in data centre operations, infrastructure deployment, critical infrastructure or a closely related technical environment.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and priorities in a fast-paced environment with changing requirements.
- Strong experience identifying programme risks, resolving blockers and driving recovery actions across multiple stakeholder organisations.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and drive accountability without direct authority across engineering, operations, vendors and programme stakeholders.Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex programme information into clear status, risks, decisions and actions for both technical and leadership audiences.
- Working knowledge of data centre technical infrastructure and deployment lifecycles, sufficient to engage effectively with engineering and operational SMEs.Ability to work effectively across geographically distributed and culturally diverse teams.Ability to travel up to 25%, based on programme and site requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with hyperscale data centre mobilisation, new-site onboarding, expansion or transition-to-operations programmes.
- Experience delivering large-scale server, network, GPU/AI or other data centre infrastructure deployments.
- Experience coordinating construction/build, engineering, operations, supply chain/logistics and external vendors.
- Experience with programme governance, dashboards, data analytics or workflow-management tools used to manage distributed programmes.
- Demonstrated experience developing standards, lessons learned and continuous-improvement mechanisms across multiple sites or regions.
- Familiarity with IT service management / ITIL concepts.Project/programme management certification such as PMP or equivalent.Relevant technical certifications such as CCNA/CCNP are advantageous but not required.
Benefits and support
- Career Rotation Programs
- Professional certifications
About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a multinational technology company that develops, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products, services, and hardware devices. Best known for its Windows operating systems, Microsoft 365 productivity suite, and Xbox gaming consoles, the company has expanded heavily into enterprise cloud computing via Azure and advanced artificial intelligence solutions. As one of the world's most valuable public enterprises, it empowers individuals and businesses globally through innovative digital transformation.
- Industry
- Software
- Company size
- 228,000+ employees
- Founded
- April 4, 1975
- Location
- Redmond, Washington, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Vice Chair and President
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