Project Manager, Compliance

Aligned Data Centers•Remote - Texas, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Aligned is looking to add a Project Manager, Compliance to support our growth. This role leads enterprise-wide compliance projects that enable the company to obtain, maintain, and expand sustainability and energy certifications across its data center portfolio. The Project Manager is operationally focused: they run the work in live, mission-critical environments, drive cross-functional execution, and keep audit-ready evidence, schedules, and decisions moving until certification or recertification is complete. The ideal candidate has a compliance-analyst foundation and/ or is knowledgeable with controls, evidence, findings, and auditors. Additionally, they will have proven experience leading end-to-end enterprise projects. They partner daily with External Audit firms and internal owners in Finance, IT, Legal, Operations, Facilities, EHS, and Sustainability. Success is measured by on-time certification outcomes, clean audit cycles, and disciplined project control.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Compliance, Operations, Engineering, Environmental/Energy Management, Business, or equivalent experience.
3 or more years as a Project Manager leading Operational projects end-to-end.
3 or more years as a Compliance Analyst (or equivalent compliance / internal-controls / audit-support role) supporting enterprise or multi-site programs.
Additional experience leading end-to-end enterprise-level projects from kickoff through close, including schedule ownership, stakeholder management, and delivery against committed dates.
Demonstrated work with third-party auditors or certification bodies: evidence requests, findings, and remediation tracking.
Working knowledge of at least one energy or environmental management / certification framework relevant to data centers (ISO 27001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, SOC2, PCI, or comparable), or clear ability to apply a compliance-analyst skill set to those frameworks.
Ability to run projects in live 24x7 operations without disrupting availability or violating change-control standards.
Strong written communication for audit narratives, evidence indexes, and executive status.
Proficiency with project tools (MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent), AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude, and the Microsoft 365 suite.

Nice To Haves

Direct data center, oil and gas, renewable energy, public utility, or comparable industry experience.
PMP, CAPM, or equivalent project management credential.
Experience coordinating enterprise PMO governance, internal audit, SOC-style evidence processes, or customer sustainability questionnaires alongside formal certifications.
Prior partnership with Big 4, specialist sustainability consultants, or accredited certification bodies.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end project plans for enterprise sustainability and energy compliance initiatives (examples: ISO 27001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, SOC2, PCI, or equivalent portfolio programs).
Build and maintain integrated schedules covering evidence collection, gap remediation, internal readiness reviews, external audit windows, and certification body submissions.
Serve as the single operational point of contact for External Audit teams: coordinate site access, document requests, interviews, findings responses, and management representations.
Coordinate stakeholder mapping with Finance, IT, Legal, Operations, Facilities, EHS, and Sustainability so owners, due dates, and artifacts are unambiguous.
Track scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change control; escalate early when audit findings, data gaps, or operational constraints threaten the critical path.
Ensure projects do not compromise uptime, change-management discipline, or physical/cyber security requirements in live data centers.
Establish a repeatable evidence repository (policies, SOPs, meters and utility data, training records, incident logs, contractor controls) that can be reused across sites and audit cycles.
Prepare executive and steering-committee status: milestone health, open findings, budget vs. plan, and go/no-go recommendations for audit and submission dates.
Drive post-audit remediation and recertification cadence so certifications remain current as the portfolio grows or operating conditions change.
Capture lessons learned and harden standard work so subsequent sites and programs require less reinventing.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts (HSA with employer contribution, FSA for health and dependent care)
401(k) plan with company match
Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability (with medical election)
Voluntary life, critical illness, legal, and additional disability coverage
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Wellhub gym membership
Bonus opportunities
Professional development opportunities