Datacenter Business Operations Program Manager

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: —
Salary: $102,600–$202,800 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Mar 23, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $198k

This role $153k

$86k most similar roles pay here $255k

This role pays less than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $162,645–$233,900 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $153k versus about $198k for comparable roles.

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

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TL;DR · Datacenter Business Operations Program Manager

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As a Datacenter Business Operations Program Manager within the Cloud Operations & Innovation team, you will focus on reducing stranded capacity by managing the deployment planning and optimization of IT infrastructure. You will be responsible for end-to-end project execution, including building schedules, tracking milestones, and managing dependencies across multiple workstreams in live production datacenters. Your daily work involves coordinating between Datacenter Operations, Engineering, Construction, and external vendors while ensuring strict adherence to safety, security, and change-management standards like MOP/SOP compliance. You will manage stakeholder expectations, mitigate operational risks, and troubleshoot service incidents to meet established SLAs. The role requires expertise in physical IT infrastructures such as servers, SANs, networking, and capacity. Key competencies include project management, cost tracking, and navigating complex infrastructure requirements to improve Infrastructure Utilization Effectiveness and Power Harvesting.

Skills

Datacenter Operations SAN Structured Cabling ITIL MOF CCNA CompTIA Microsoft Azure change-management MOP SOP

What you'll do

Manage end-to-end project execution for datacenter initiatives from initial intake through final close-out.
Develop and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, and dependencies across multiple parallel workstreams.
Execute projects in live production datacenters while adhering to strict safety, security, and change-management standards.
Serve as the primary coordination point between internal teams, vendors, integrators, and contractors.
Identify and mitigate technical, safety, and operational risks by developing contingency plans.
Troubleshoot service incidents and escalate issues to meet established SLAs and OLAs.
Track project costs and resource utilization to ensure work remains within approved budgets.
Lead efforts to reduce stranded capacity through infrastructure optimization and power harvesting.

What we're looking for

High School Qualification or equivalent and 3+ years of experience supporting IT equipment or delivering server and network deployment projects in large-scale environments.
Verification of US Citizenship is required to meet federal government security requirements.
Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
Bachelor's or Technical College Degree in a related field and 8+ years of experience in physical IT infrastructures (preferred).
High School Qualification or equivalent and 10+ years of experience working in physical IT infrastructures (preferred).
Relevant certifications such as APICS, CompTIA, Microsoft, Network Certifications, CCNA, ITIL v3 Foundation, or MOF (preferred).

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