Senior Manager, Data Center Portfolio & Demand Management

Intel Corporation•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$188,330 - $265,870•Hybrid

About The Position

Intel’s Global IT organization is seeking a strategic, results-oriented leader to drive demand management, portfolio governance, and investment planning across data center and infrastructure programs. The role leads a team responsible for evaluating technology demand, prioritizing investments, managing portfolio performance, and aligning execution with business and technology strategies. The Senior Manager partners with business, engineering, infrastructure, operations, finance, and executive stakeholders to establish governance frameworks, optimize resource allocation, and provide visibility into portfolio health, risks, and outcomes. The role shapes how infrastructure and data center investments are planned, prioritized, governed, and delivered in support of Intel’s long-term business objectives. This position offers the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide technology investments, partner with senior leaders, and lead a high-impact team responsible for strategic infrastructure decisions. The role follows Intel’s hybrid work model, splitting time between the assigned Intel site and off-site work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, information technology, engineering, operations, or a related field.
At least 7 years of experience leading demand management, portfolio management, business relationship management, program management, or a comparable enterprise service function.
Experience leading teams, including managers, senior professionals, or cross-functional organizations.
Experience establishing intake, prioritization, governance, and executive reporting processes in a complex global organization.
Program and portfolio management capability, including risk, dependency, resource, schedule, and financial awareness.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting data centers, infrastructure, cloud, facilities, engineering, or other capital-intensive technology services.
Experience with enterprise portfolio management, IT service management, or strategic portfolio management platforms such as ServiceNow.
Working knowledge of capacity planning, infrastructure delivery, capital planning, and operational handoff processes.
Familiarity with ITIL, portfolio governance, stage-gate controls, and agile or hybrid delivery methods.
Experience operating in a global, matrixed environment with multiple regions, suppliers, and shared service partners.
Ability to build practical governance that improves decisions and transparency without slowing execution.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team responsible for demand management, portfolio governance, strategic planning, and investment prioritization.
Partner with business and technology leaders to evaluate demand, align priorities, and ensure investment decisions support organizational objectives.
Establish and continuously improve portfolio governance frameworks, prioritization processes, and executive decision-making mechanisms.
Oversee portfolio intake, resource planning, prioritization, and execution tracking across data center and infrastructure initiatives.
Provide executive-level reporting, portfolio insights, and actionable recommendations to support strategic business decisions.
Drive visibility into portfolio performance, investment outcomes, resource utilization, risks, dependencies, and capacity constraints.
Facilitate investment trade-off discussions and enable data-driven prioritization across competing business needs.
Build partnerships across infrastructure, cloud, engineering, operations, and finance organizations to support successful execution of strategic initiatives.
Lead process improvement efforts that increase efficiency, transparency, accountability, and operational excellence.
Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture focused on continuous improvement, innovation, and measurable business impact.
Connect investments, priorities, and resources to long-term business objectives.
Build alignment and drive decisions across senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
Translate complex and ambiguous business needs into clear requirements, priorities, decisions, and accountable execution plans.
Communicate effectively with executives and influence stakeholders across business, technology, facilities, finance, sourcing, and delivery organizations.
Use data to prioritize effectively, manage trade-offs, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
Lead through ambiguity and drive organizational improvement and transformation.
Develop talent, build inclusive teams, and create an environment of accountability and growth.