Technical Program Manager - Data Center Hardware Implementation

GEICO GEICO · Insurance · Palo Alto, CA +3

This role is for a Technical Program Manager focused on Data Center Hardware Implementation. The responsibilities include developing project plans, managing equipment orders and logistics, overseeing hardware evaluations, coordinating dependencies, and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. The role also involves communication with stakeholders, documentation, and billing reviews. Experience with server hardware NPI, vendor supply chains, and datacenter technologies like networking, servers, GPUs, storage, and virtualized infrastructure is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and maintain project plans, including timelines and milestones
  2. Create and manage ordering schedules for equipment and materials
  3. Coordinate logistics to ensure smooth delivery and installation
  4. Oversee hardware evaluation schedules and associated activities
  5. Identify and manage provisioning dependencies

Skills

Required

  • Project management
  • Data center hardware implementation
  • Server hardware NPI
  • Vendor supply chain management
  • Datacenter technologies (networking, servers, GPUs, storage, virtualization, power, cooling)
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Risk management
  • Documentation
  • Logistics coordination
  • Hardware evaluation

Nice to have

  • Colocation billing reviews
  • Capacity planning

What the JD emphasized

  • server hardware NPI (New Product Integration)
  • server and component vendor supply chain
  • datacenter technologies such as networking, servers, GPUs, storage, virtualized infrastructure, power, and cooling
  • clearly communicating complex requirements such as schedules, orders/shipment tracking, and system configurations across multiple teams in a clear and concise way
  • Work closely with sourcing and supplier management teams to ensure contracts, orders, and parts are available and on track to be received in time.