The Vice President is responsible for building scalable operating discipline, process clarity, and program management rigor across a fast-paced data center real estate platform. This role will partner with seasoned real estate, development, construction, design, finance, and operations leaders to assess current execution gaps, define practical processes and procedures, and implement reliable mechanisms that improve accountability, visibility, decision-making, and delivery of data center real estate product. The Vice President will establish and lead the Program Management Office, implement AI-enabled tools and reporting capabilities, create early-warning systems to identify constraints and roadblocks, and drive process integration across the organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS
Education- Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or a related field required; advanced degree or relevant graduate-level coursework preferred.
Experience/Skills- 12+ years of progressive experience in operational excellence, program management, PMO leadership, process transformation, real estate development, construction, data center development, infrastructure delivery, or a related field. Demonstrated ability to bring structure to high-intensity, fast-moving environments without slowing execution; experience building scalable processes, governance models, project controls, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms. Strong executive presence, facilitation skills, analytical capability, change leadership, stakeholder management, and ability to influence experienced senior professionals across functions. Experience evaluating and implementing AI-enabled tools, workflow automation, business intelligence, or project reporting platforms strongly preferred.
Certifications- PMP, PgMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Scrum, or other relevant program management, process improvement, or operational excellence certification preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assess current workflows, execution practices, decision points, communication channels, and handoffs across data center real estate, development, construction, and related business functions.
- Partner with project participants and functional leaders to identify process gaps, inefficiencies, recurring roadblocks, and areas where responsibilities, approvals, or timelines are unclear.
- Design, document, and implement practical processes, procedures, templates, governance routines, and standards that improve consistency, reliability, and execution discipline.
- Establish and lead the Program Management Office, including PMO operating model, project intake, prioritization, milestone tracking, risk management, reporting cadence, and escalation protocols.
- Recruit, hire, onboard, and manage project managers to support execution oversight, cross-functional coordination, and delivery accountability.
- Implement AI-enabled tools and technology solutions that support process adherence, improve visibility, streamline workflows, and reduce manual reporting burden.
- Create real-time reporting mechanisms, dashboards, and status updates that provide leadership with accurate visibility into progress, dependencies, constraints, decisions needed, and emerging risks.
- Develop early-warning systems to surface roadblocks, resource constraints, sequencing issues, scope changes, delayed decisions, and other factors that may impact timely delivery.
- Drive process integration across departments to ensure consistent execution standards, aligned communications, clear ownership, and effective coordination from planning through delivery.
- Facilitate cross-functional meetings, decision forums, and executive updates to ensure issues are identified early, escalated appropriately, and resolved in a timely manner.
- Establish metrics, key performance indicators, and continuous improvement routines to measure process effectiveness, delivery performance, accountability, and organizational adoption.
- Promote a culture of disciplined execution, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement while respecting the speed, experience, and entrepreneurial strengths of the existing team.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education- Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, Operations, or a related field required; advanced degree or relevant graduate-level coursework preferred.
Experience/Skills- 12+ years of progressive experience in operational excellence, program management, PMO leadership, process transformation, real estate development, construction, data center development, infrastructure delivery, or a related field. Demonstrated ability to bring structure to high-intensity, fast-moving environments without slowing execution; experience building scalable processes, governance models, project controls, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms. Strong executive presence, facilitation skills, analytical capability, change leadership, stakeholder management, and ability to influence experienced senior professionals across functions. Experience evaluating and implementing AI-enabled tools, workflow automation, business intelligence, or project reporting platforms strongly preferred.
Certifications- PMP, PgMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Scrum, or other relevant program management, process improvement, or operational excellence certification preferred.