Senior Manager, Project Management

Senior Manager, Project Management

It's exhilarating to find yourself at a pivotal moment in history— and even more so to be leading the way. At QTS Data Centers, we are proud to stand at the forefront of today's dynamic digital transformation. Our world-class data centers empower our customers' most strategic growth initiatives, positioning us as a global leader in digital infrastructure.

As AI and cloud technologies fuel the demand for increased speed, capacity, and innovation, QTS has emerged as the global digital infrastructure leader. We are committed to connecting the globe for good. Driven by purpose and a spirit of innovation, we design, build, and operate some of the most advanced data centers worldwide. In addition to our cutting-edge technology, we are dedicated to sustainability, incorporating renewable energy solutions to minimize our environmental footprint and drive meaningful impact. As a proud portfolio company of Blackstone, QTS is uniquely positioned to achieve ambitious growth and innovation goals.

At QTS, we are Powered by People. Our team members are the cornerstone of our culture, innovation, and growth. They are mission-driven, resourceful, and committed to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. Together, we're achieving remarkable things and shaping the future of digital infrastructure.

And we'd like to invite you to join us.

In addition to a variety of benefit packages, QTS goes above and beyond for our employees:

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

Who You Are:

You lead teams that manage programs or projects related to strategic initiatives of your organization. You have experience with highly complex, broad scope, multiple programs and ongoing program strategy. You have experience with programs that are mission-critical and involve significant business change and efficiencies.

The Impact You Will Have:

As a Senior Manager, Project Management you will define the strategy and desired outcomes of assigned programs and projects that are aligned to the strategic objectives that impact the technology platforms across QTS. You will be responsible for developing, planning, and managing implementation of activities for extremely complex programs with broad scope, high impact and long implementation time frames. You will be responsible for governance of our Technology Delivery Office. You will provide the oversight of multiple projects managed by others.

What You Will Do:

• Set program strategy and long-range plans aligned with corporate objectives.
• Lead a team of Project Managers.
• Hire, coach, evaluate and provide leadership to a team including sitting goals and objectives for each member of the team
• Oversee Technology Delivery Office governance, reporting, and risk management while ensuring adoption of project management templates, reporting frameworks and procedural standards to drive consistency and excellence across all technology projects.
• Engage executive sponsors to secure alignment and resources.
• Drive organizational transformation and change initiatives.
• Responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned programs and projects.
• Define the strategy and desired outcomes of assigned program(s) that are aligned to the strategic objectives of the business.
• Work in partnership with business leaders to obtain and commit necessary associate resources at the appropriate time, level, and expertise.
• Deliver on time and on budget with superior quality.
• Coordinate all activities with, and report regularly to senior leadership/sponsorship teams.
• Monitor and mitigate project/program risks.
• Provide oversight to teams of individuals from cross functional teams, as well as vendors to accomplish outcomes.
• Establish appropriate project management tools, processes and procedures for a corporate project management framework as well as ensuring compliance with such tools.
• Responsible for the delivery of project components.

What You Will Need to be Successful:

• 7 or more years of business and/or consulting experience and project management experience.
• 5 or more years in supervisory/people leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Management or related field, MBA preferred.
• Proven success leading enterprise-scale programs and managing large budgets.
• Strong executive communication and strategic influence skills.
• Experience leading large teams in a matrix management environment.
• Experience developing and managing program budgets.
• Strong knowledge of business case development including cost/benefit analysis, NPV, current and future state assessments.
• Agile methodology, PMP and/or six sigma blackbelt preferred.

We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.

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