Join Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as a Principal Program Manager – Data Center Infrastructure E2E
The Data Center Infrastructure team at OCI delivers state-of-the-art GigaScale data centers at an unprecedented pace. Made up of seasoned project and program managers, we partner across internal teams and external providers to execute complex builds; powering OCI’s capacity growth and long-term success.
About the Role:
As a Principal Program Manager – Data Center Infrastructure E2E, you will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of OCI data center capacity, from project inception to GPU handover. Serving as the primary delivery integrator within a matrixed organization, you will ensure predictable, repeatable, and scalable delivery outcomes that support OCI region launches, capacity expansion, and long-term infrastructure roadmap commitments. This high-impact role requires effective engagement across all OCI partner teams, including Site Acquisition, WAN, Energy, Design, Engineering, Construction, Telecommunications, Commissioning, Security, and Operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Be the end-to-end leader in charge of the program, from shaping the approach to achieving the desired outcomes through delivery.
- Act as the single threaded leader orchestrating across matrixed OCI teams including Site Acquisition, Energy, WAN (Wide Area Network, Design, EHS, Legal, Finance, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Telecommunications, Security, Operations.
- Monitor and ensure function delivery milestones align with OCI capacity planning, regional launch timelines, and service availability commitments. Matrixed Program Orchestration
- Project Planning: Develop and implement long-term strategies inclusive of campus master planning for data center construction and network build projects to align with organizational goals.
- Project Management: Oversees the lifecycle of complex data center development projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
- Budget Oversight: Monitor project budgets, ensuring cost-effective use of resources and adherence to financial constraints.
- Risk Management: Identify and collate project function potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and costs.
- Stakeholder Communication: Maintain clear and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status and addressing any concerns.
- Regular project visits to ensure schedule and coordination will be required throughout the life of the project on an as needed basis.
Required Qualifications
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address complex challenges in a fast-paced environment.
- Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of data center design delivery, and operational requirements, with a focus on cutting-edge technologies and sustainability.
- Project Management: Proven expertise in managing large-scale data center projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery including advanced project scheduling and tracking.
- Leadership: Ability to lead a diverse team under pressure by creating clarity, generating energy and driving results. Maintain alignment and execution across organizations with shared accountability, influencing without direct authority.
- Budget Management: Proficiency in creating, managing, and optimizing project budgets to ensure cost-effective use of resources.
- Risk Management: Ability to identify potential risks and develop effective mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project timelines and costs.
- Communication: Strong interpersonal and executive level communication and engagement skills
- Experience: 8 years of program management / datacenter construction or lease / network engineering experience
- Self-motivated, ability to work in a flexible, fast-paced environment, within a matrixed organization
- 10 years of experience delivering large-scale, complex infrastructure programs, preferably in hyperscale cloud, mission-critical facilities, or gigascale data center environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience delivering cloud infrastructure capacity for a hyperscaler or global service provider.
- Demonstrates deep subject matter expertise on key functional areas of mechanical, electrical, networking, construction, or building automation systems
- PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree
Disclaimer:
Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $120,100 to $251,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
- Short term disability and long term disability
- Life insurance and AD&D
- Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
- Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Financial planning and group legal
- Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - IC5