Program Manager, NGDCA Program Office

IREN•,

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Manager will lead IREN’s NGDCA Program Office, taking ownership of program operations while the Vice President owns the architecture. The office is growing to 36 seats across six hiring waves and is developing the owner design basis for liquid-cooled, 800-volt direct-current AI factories. This Senior Manager-level position owns the hiring wave plan and gates, the decision-paper and implementation publication series, the portfolio register, Architecture Review Gate scheduling and evidence logistics, interfaces with four peer engineering functions, and a team of four analysts and coordinators. The posting notes that the Program Office may merge into an Innovation-wide operations function. The role is based onsite in Arizona and reports to the Vice President, Next Generation Data Center Architecture. It leads program planning, records and review processes, cross-functional coordination, and development and output quality for the Program Office team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Ten or more years of program or portfolio management experience in engineering, infrastructure, or technology development organizations, including at least three years managing a program office or team.
Direct experience running a stage-gate or formal design-review process.
Experience managing a multi-year engineering or infrastructure program with a hiring plan, gate process, and publication or decision record, with ownership of the calendar and record.
Experience managing a small team of analysts or coordinators and evidence of developing team members.
Experience managing interfaces between organizations that did not report to you and did not share your incentives.
Ability to write and report information in one page that executives can act on.
Pre-employment screening, including a background check and substance testing, may be required according to company policies.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or a program management credential.
PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Configuration management and document control practice in a regulated or engineered environment.
Experience in an owner’s engineering, utility, energy, or mission-critical infrastructure program.

Responsibilities

Own the six-wave hiring and capability plan, including requisition windows, conditions for each wave, and the gate review that opens the next wave; report monthly and identify variances.
Publish the decision-paper and implementation series (IREN-PLN, IREN-BOD, IREN-ORG, IREN-IMP), managing numbering, revisions, review routing, and approval records, with the Vice President as author.
Run the invention disclosure process with Legal so that patentable work is captured when produced.
Maintain the portfolio register of initiatives, projects, pilots, and ideas, and run the monthly review to advance, hold, or kill each entry.
Schedule Architecture Review Gates and manage evidence logistics, attendance, action tracking, and the published record.
Maintain the working cadence with Electrical Innovation, Mechanical Innovation, Industrialized Delivery, and Commissioning, including method-line commitments and escalation.
Manage the four Program Office team members, including priorities, development, and the quality of their work.

Benefits

100% company-paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, and vision) for employees and 75% company-paid coverage for dependents.
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage.
Health Savings Accounts when combined with the High-Deductible Health Plan.
Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.
401(k) retirement plan with company match.
Paid professional development and access to financial planning and legal services.
Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
Professional development to support certifications, continuing education, or role-related training.
Company events and team-building activities.
Relocation and living-out allowance, as applicable and based on candidate circumstances.