Infrastructure Project Manager (OEM)

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This role is 100% remote for applicants located in the Eastern Time Zone (EST). Or, has the ability to be a hybrid role (3 days/week remote, 2 day/week onsite) for candidates local to the Newtown Square, PA area if desired.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS:
The Infrastructure Project Manager is responsible for managing the build of a defined Infrastructure capacity (product) in a defined Data Center. An infrastructure product consists of servers, network, storage, back up and peripheral equipment. The product build is finished when all HW procurement, physical installation in the Data Center, configuration of the infrastructure and handover to consumer including acceptance is done. The role will lead multiple product builds in parallel. The responsibility includes... 

• All planning and validation of the build 
• The coordination, the driving and tracking / reporting of the different build execution steps
• The successful handover to consumer in time, expected costs and in quality. 

The role will work closely together with Infrastructure experts from Data Center, Order Management, Server, Network, Storage and Back up teams who execute the work within dedicated work centers. 

Additional tasks are:

• Report to Infrastructure Management on status
• Close collaboration with the other Infrastructure teams and the consumer / customer of the infrastructure build product
• Contribute to planning and execution maturity / continuous improvements
• Work along the rules defined and the tools given by Infrastructure build governance

The role reports to the Americas Head of Infrastructure build

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

Required skills:

• Experience with the methods and tools of product build in IT or other industries 
• Background of IT Infrastructure
• Strong consumer / customer orientation, high quality, work focus and result / deliverable oriented thinking
• Ability to work in a globally distributed organization and eagerness to work with people of other cultures
• Strong communication and collaboration skills 

Preferred skills:

• Specific IT Infrastructure knowledge in 1 or more of Server, network, storage/back up
• Experience with reporting to upper line organization management

Perferred Work Experience:

• Experience within IT Infrastructure or other comparable industries (e.g. manufacturing or construction)
• Experience leading product builds in IT Infrastructure or other comparable industries (e.g. manufacturing or construction) or leading complex IT projects as responsible project manager

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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Requisition ID: 341130  | Work Area: Information Technology  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: Virtual - USA #LI-Remote