Sr. Program Manager - Contract
About The Position
Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us. Supermicro IT team is seeking a results-driven Sr. Program Manager - Contract to lead strategic initiatives across our global data center business infrastructure portfolio. The project manager will manage customer projects for the Data Center Solutions & Services function The ideal candidate brings a deep understanding of IT Delivery Model and strong Program Management methodology. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional engineering, operations, and vendor teams to enable next-generation capacity at scale.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in data center program management, infrastructure, or data center development
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (MBA or MS a plus)
- Proven success managing large-scale, cross-disciplinary data center or colocation projects
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- PMP, PgMP, or related program management certifications (preferred)
- Hands-on engagement with emerging technologies in AI, machine learning, and high-density compute platforms
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (MBA or MS a plus)
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing or supporting co-location data center environments.
- Familiarity with Supermicro CDU systems and liquid-cooled server platforms.
- Certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, ITIL, CDCP, or CDCS.
Responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end execution of strategic IT Operations initiatives and optimize IT delivery model.
- Create and manage detailed project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
- Understand technical architecture, systems, and components well enough to help make informed decisions.
- Translate business and product requirements into technical specifications.
- Serve as the point of contact between engineering and non-technical stakeholders (e.g., product managers, business leaders).
- Communicate program status, issues, and risks clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
- Identify potential issues and risks early and develop mitigation strategies.
- Proactively remove blockers and resolve conflicts among teams.
- Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes and team productivity.
- Implement and refine agile, scrum, or other project management methodologies as needed.
- Partner with engineering, facilities, and operations teams to deliver projects aligned with business goals and SLA targets.
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for program success.
- Produce executive-level reports and dashboards
- Provide structured updates on program milestones, risks, mitigations, and ROI metrics to senior leadership including business value proposition updates.
- Ability to translate customer needs into technical requirements
- Implementation of technical solution to on-board customer to product offering
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Career Level
Mid Level
