Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 3 days ago
Data Center Portfolio Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Herndon, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$99K/yr - $211K/yr
5+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. They are seeking a highly motivated Data Center Portfolio Manager to manage critical infrastructure projects in operational data centers, optimize portfolio planning, and ensure successful delivery of results. The role requires strong analytical skills, project management expertise, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
ConsultingDevOpsInformation TechnologySoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Develop high-level operational plans, in partnership with stakeholder teams, that specify scope delivery, schedule, resource, and budget requirements. Operational plans extend a minimum 12-18 months to provide financial and headcount investment lookahead
Standardize the process, tooling, data, and reporting requirements for measuring key portfolio performance indices to ensure portfolio success
Standardize program planning data, including scope definition, cost and labor estimates, and schedule estimates, for existing and new programs to enhance portfolio planning
Design and implement enhanced cost and labor estimating mechanisms that incorporate actual performance data into estimate iterations via automated feedback loops
Create and manage goals in safety, quality, team productivity, vendor performance, and cost control
Producing accurate and timely reporting on portfolio status for business and finance partners
Planning and hosting value stream mapping events with key stakeholders to measure work throughput, identify inefficiencies, determine root causes, and develop solutions to optimize processes to support program success
Gathering feedback from internal customers and stakeholders to drive portfolio and program improvements
Applying change, risk, and resource management to adapt as organizational demands change
Developing new programs to support the strategic direction of the team with organizational goals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
Experience in construction or project management
Experience carrying new design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production
Experience in MS Excel, Word, and Windows Operating Systems
Preferred
5+ years of project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure experience
Experience in project management in data centers or comparable critical infrastructure
Experience in Data Center Engineering Operations, with a deep understanding of electrical and mechanical data center infrastructure
Experience reading and interpreting construction specifications and drawings for all domains
Knowledge of critical data center equipment
Benefits
Medical
Financial
Other benefits
Company
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.
10001+ employees
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