Program Management Director

Job Description

This is not a software, digital transformation, IT project, or marketing PM role.

Required experience in physical infrastructure, datacenter builds, colocation construction, telecom facilities, or adjacent heavy-infrastructure environment

About The Role

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure continues to expand its global footprint and scale its cloud regions. The Infrastructure Delivery organization is responsible for delivering world-class Datacenter (DC) builds, ensuring OCI capacity is deployed with speed, quality, safety, and operational excellence.

We are seeking a Program Management Director with deep experience leading large-scale datacenter construction and physical infrastructure delivery projects. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring oversight of complex, multi-phase infrastructure programs — from planning and design through construction, commissioning, and handover to operations.

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Datacenter build programs, ensuring sites are delivered on-time, within budget, and to engineering standards.
• Manage cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams, including construction partners, facilities teams, logistics, engineering, procurement, and operations.
• Direct program and project planning, resource allocation, financial management, risk mitigation, and execution.
• Oversee site readiness, construction timelines, commissioning, and compliance with safety, quality, and security standards.
• Act as primary point of escalation and decision-making authority for major program risks, blockers, and change management.
• Partner closely with internal teams (network, hardware, supply chain, facilities, security) to ensure seamless and predictable region delivery.
• Provide technical and operational leadership to program managers, engineers, and vendor partners; select, develop, and evaluate talent to ensure high performance.
• Report program status to senior leadership with clear ownership of schedule, scope, and quality.
  
  
  

About You

You have owned and delivered complex physical infrastructure programs — ideally datacenters or highly similar environments — requiring coordination of construction, engineering, supply chain, commissioning, and operational readiness.

You are a leader who is proactive in identifying risks, driving solutions, managing stakeholders, and ensuring disciplined program execution.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Datacenter builds or comparable physical infrastructure delivery (telecom, colocation, large-scale industrial facilities, or mission-critical environments).
• 10–15+ years in program or project management, with direct accountability for schedule, budget, and delivery.
• Successful track record managing contractors, construction partners, and internal engineering/operations teams.
• Strong risk management, vendor management, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced global environment with high ownership and urgency.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related technical field (preferred).
  
  
  

Why Oracle

You will play a critical role in building and scaling the infrastructure that powers Oracle Cloud worldwide. This is an opportunity to lead high-impact programs, solve complex real-world engineering challenges, and help shape the future of OCI’s global datacenter presence.

Responsibilities

Manage people for product development programs or projects involving department or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of a product or computer-based system through the design process, and into a finished state for external customers. Plan and direct resource schedules as well as project budgets. Monitor the product/program/project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with customer on technical matters. Organize interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the product/program/project on schedule and within budget constraints. Assign and monitor work of systems analysis and program staff, providing technical support and direction. Select, develop, and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.

Qualifications

Career Level - M4

About Us

As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow’s technology to tackle today’s challenges. We’ve partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector—and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.

We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all.

Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.

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Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

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