Senior Manager, Data Center Low Voltage

Oracle•Palo Alto, CA

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Data Center Low Voltage oversees structured cabling and physical plant infrastructure for new data center builds and expansions. The role ensures teams understand and follow global cabling and infrastructure standards, supports troubleshooting of moderately complex connectivity issues, and guides implementation and continuous improvement efforts across Oracle data centers. This position manages multiple medium- to large-scale projects or initiatives across teams. It provides direction on project scope, priorities, roadmaps, resources, timelines, deliverables, and budgets when applicable, while keeping customer experience and business needs central to planning and delivery. The role works with Program Management teams and vendors, tracks project progress and roadblocks, and drives the creation and upkeep of cabling and build-standard documentation. The manager also provides cross-functional leadership, addresses complex operational and technical issues, promotes continuous learning and process improvement, and coaches team members. Responsibilities include supporting performance and career development, interviewing candidates, and managing talent resources.

Responsibilities

Oversee implementation of structured cabling solutions for new data center builds and expansions.
Supervise deployment of physical plant cabling systems.
Ensure the team understands and adheres to global data center cabling and infrastructure standards.
Contribute to troubleshooting moderately complex cabling infrastructure connectivity issues, including issues involving patch panels and patch cords.
Guide coordination of infrastructure implementation efforts for Oracle data centers.
Drive development of sustainable, repeatable solutions for continuous data center improvement.
Guide teams in aligning project work to scope, reviewing Bills of Materials and available resources, and aligning project roadmaps with business needs.
Ensure customer experience is prioritized in project planning and delivery.
Collaborate with Program Management teams to ensure project deliverables are completed on time.
Attend vendor business reviews, report project updates, and document vendor progress and roadblocks.
Drive creation and maintenance of data center cabling and build-standard documentation.
Guide vendor collaboration to deliver data center infrastructure build-outs and participate in vendor bidding and selection as needed.
Mentor team members in developing collaborative relationships with internal and external project stakeholders.
Manage multiple medium- to large-scale projects or initiatives across teams, monitoring timelines, deliverables, and budgets when applicable.
Set team priorities and guide adjustments to plans when resources or timelines change.
Drive cross-functional partnerships and coach team members in building strategic stakeholder and external-partner relationships.
Promote inclusivity by seeking and listening to diverse perspectives.
Direct teams in resolving complex operational or technical issues and analyzing complex information to identify solutions.
Review unresolved or critical issues and guide teams toward potential solutions.
Model continuous learning, integrate industry best practices into strategic planning, and use feedback to improve team skills.
Identify team skill gaps and encourage learning and knowledge sharing.
Drive development and implementation of improvements to processes, protocols, and workflows.
Coach and provide performance feedback, discuss development goals, and align individual goals with organizational goals.
Develop and manage the talent acquisition pipeline, including leading candidate interviews, monitoring promotion eligibility, and orchestrating talent resources.