Senior Director, Datacenter Construction - London, United Kingdom - Oracle

Oracle London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Description

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Position: Senior Director - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Network Capacity Delivery (EMEA)

With the ongoing expansion of our business, we are hiring a Senior Director to own Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Network Capacity Delivery in EMEA. The Senior Director of Infrastructure Delivery – Network and Data Center, will lead a team of Technical Program Managers responsible for network and data center capacity builds to support the growth of Oracle Cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate can manage fast paced delivery while leveraging their proven leadership and program management capabilities. This is a high impact role that will lead a highly motivated team through the end-to-end lifecycle required to successfully deliver the next generation of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Our team ensures the on time, on budget and on schedule delivery inclusive of facility tenant improvements, data hall construction, network augmentations and data center fit out through general availability.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage a diverse team of Technical Program Managers; coaching, mentoring, and leading the team while providing opportunities for career growth
Provide program and project management expertise to complex business initiatives that are regional in nature, understanding dependencies and accounting for complexity relative to scope/schedule and budgets
Develop partnerships with vendors and distributors and identify opportunities to improve purchasing and delivery timelines
Build relationships and collaborate globally with stakeholders and partners to deliver outcomes across the organization, ensuring a shared understanding of progress and performance
Seek opportunities to bring about ongoing improvement and simplification in business operating procedures and practices leading to improved effectiveness of the organization
Track and manage priorities and committed actions to drive progress and provide actionable insights

Travel: Up to 25% in support of datacenter builds

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Technology, Project Management, Construction Management or proven technical equivalent experience
10+ years of experience directly managing, mentoring, and leading a team
6+ years of experience with outside vendor management, stakeholder relationship management, and delivering complex technology projects
Experience with varying scenarios of data center construction, infrastructure builds and network augmentations
Knowledge of best practices and emerging technologies related to infrastructure (i.e., network, data center, hardware, mechanical and electrical systems)
Ability to inspire confidence in executive leaders and motivate team members
Experience leading through ambiguity; proven track record of implementing solutions that improve delivery
Excellent communication skills including high quality written communications and the ability to articulate complex information in a simple way
Outstanding cross-group collaboration skills and proven ability to partner across teams
Program/project management certifications or qualifications with proven ability to deliver complex programs

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