Sr. Principal Technical Program Manager, End-to-End Data Center Delivery

Oracle•Chicago, IL

19h

About The Position

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is seeking a highly technical Senior Principal Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of hyperscale data center capacity, from site strategy through customer-ready compute and GPU capacity, operational handover, and production go-live. This IC5 individual-contributor role owns the integrated delivery path across a complex portfolio of greenfield, expansion, and colocation programs, operating with broad autonomy to resolve high-impact technical and commercial tradeoffs and align senior leaders and external partners around capacity commitments. The role provides strategic oversight and leadership for data center construction by colocation providers, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to quality standards. It leads technical due diligence and delivery across critical electrical systems, low-voltage infrastructure, structured cabling, fiber, network dependencies, commissioning, and operational readiness. The position also governs design and construction documentation, quality controls, site walks, startup and commissioning, vendor and colocation-provider relationships, contract performance, and the installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems. The successful candidate will lead multiple complex, high-value programs from site selection and due diligence through construction, commissioning, infrastructure deployment, customer go-live, and operational handover. They will establish repeatable delivery mechanisms, metrics, standards, and lessons learned to improve predictability, speed, cost, and quality across the regional data center portfolio. Travel of up to 50% within the Eastern U.S., particularly Northern Virginia/IAD, is required.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in technical program management, project delivery, engineering, construction, infrastructure deployment, or operations within mission-critical environments.
At least 5 years of direct experience delivering hyperscale, cloud, colocation, or large-scale enterprise data center programs.
Demonstrated ownership of complex programs spanning early planning, design, construction, commissioning, technical fit-out, infrastructure deployment, and operational handover.
Deep working knowledge of critical electrical infrastructure, including utility interfaces, substations or switchgear, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution, busway, RPPs, and data-hall power distribution.
Strong technical understanding of low-voltage and network infrastructure, including structured cabling, fiber systems, containment, pathways, network deployment dependencies, and security-system interfaces.
Experience managing integrated schedules, critical paths, budgets, scope changes, vendor performance, commercial risk, and executive-level communications.
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead through ambiguity, make sound technical tradeoffs, and resolve issues across organizational boundaries.
Ability to travel up to 50% within the Eastern U.S., particularly across Northern Virginia/IAD.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Construction Engineering; Construction Management; or a related technical discipline.
Experience delivering high-density AI, GPU, HPC, or large-scale cloud capacity.
Experience with both greenfield and leased/colocation data center delivery models.
Expertise in commissioning, integrated systems testing, operational readiness, and customer capacity turn-up.
Experience leading regional portfolios or programs with multiple concurrent data center delivery workstreams.
Proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, SharePoint, or comparable delivery-management tools.
PMP, PgMP, CDCP, CDCS, or related mission-critical infrastructure certification.

Responsibilities

Lead hyperscale data center capacity-delivery programs from site selection and due diligence through construction, commissioning, infrastructure deployment, and customer go-live.
Own integrated master schedules, capacity milestones, budgets, risk and issue management, change control, recovery planning, and executive reporting.
Define cross-functional delivery strategy across Real Estate, Capacity Planning, Energy and Utilities, Design Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Network, Security, Infrastructure Deployment, Finance, and Data Center Operations.
Lead technical due diligence for prospective sites and colocation facilities, evaluating utility availability, power-delivery timelines, fiber connectivity, permitting, constructability, physical constraints, and readiness for forecast compute and GPU demand.
Drive technical decisions and execution across critical electrical and low-voltage scope, including utility interconnects, medium- and low-voltage distribution, switchgear, generators, UPS, busway, RPPs, containment, structured cabling, fiber pathways, network rooms, and white-space fit-out.
Establish and govern technical design reviews, constructability reviews, submittals, acceptance criteria, and decision forums; identify and resolve cross-functional dependencies before they affect capacity dates.
Direct readiness of critical equipment, construction progress, commissioning, integrated systems testing, quality validation, punch-list closure, and final acceptance.
Ensure network, fiber, security, low-voltage, and server-deployment workstreams are sequenced and ready to safely energize, validate, and make capacity available to customers.
Manage strategic relationships and delivery interfaces with general contractors, design firms, equipment vendors, colocation providers, utilities, carriers, and other external partners.
Lead escalation and resolution of complex technical, schedule, commercial, and operational risks spanning multiple organizations or programs.
Drive operational handover to Data Center Operations, including asset and configuration data, maintenance information, test results, warranties, training, documentation, residual-risk management, and ownership transition.
Establish repeatable delivery mechanisms, metrics, technical standards, and lessons learned to improve predictability, speed, cost, and quality across the regional data center portfolio.
Communicate capacity commitments, schedule health, cost exposure, key decisions, risks, and recovery actions to technical teams and executive stakeholders.
Provide strategic oversight of colocation-provider data center construction and ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
Oversee creation, review, and maintenance of design review, commissioning, and problem-solving documentation.
Direct quality-control processes to ensure construction meets design specifications and industry standards.
Conduct strategic site walks and provide executive oversight for project startup and commissioning.
Identify critical gaps in risk identification and mitigation and drive organization-wide initiatives to address them.
Serve as the primary point of contact between Oracle and colocation providers.
Oversee selection, negotiation, and management of external vendor, contractor, and supplier contracts, including compliance and performance.
Oversee installation of power, cooling, networking, and structured cabling systems.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance and AD&D.
Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
Paid time off, including Flexible Vacation for eligible salaried employees or accrued vacation for other eligible employees.
11 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshed each calendar year, with unused balance carrying over up to a 112-hour maximum.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Financial planning and group legal benefits.
Voluntary benefits, including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.