Design Product Manager, Vantage Data Centers
Global
Customizable enterprise data center solutions
Open for applications
Customizable enterprise data center solutions
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To design, build and operate resilient, sustainable digital infrastructure for the world’s leading technology companies with a relentless focus on customer experience.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires a strategic thinker who can influence the product development process from concept to launch, working closely with cross-functional teams to understand customer needs, identify new opportunities, and develop product strategies
- Minimum 7-10 years overall work experience preferred
- 5+ years of experience in product management and development
- Experience with change management and cross-functional collaboration
- Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to build, cultivate and leverage personal and professional networks and relationships, develop, and deliver successful presentations, and collaborate and negotiate effectively
- Ability to think strategically and drive results
- Experience in the design, construction, and delivery of data centers and infrastructure projects is highly desirable
- Able to collaborate across teams to support colleagues and resolve issues
- Enjoy working in a fluid, dynamic organization with a minimal amount of direction
- Ability to take on additional responsibilities as needed as well as determine and manage priorities
- PMP, optional
- National and international travel required is expected to be between 5% and 10% but may vary over time as the business evolves
What the job involves
- The Product Specialist, Global will report directly to the Senior Manager, Product Innovation, Global, and will lead and support the efficiency and growth of the Product Innovation team
- This role is instrumental to help bring innovation to market faster in a more effective and efficient manner
- The Innovation Product Specialist is a key member of the product team and plays a vital role in driving the development and success of our company's innovative products
- The Innovation Product Specialist will be responsible for informing the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with company goals and strategies, and working collaboratively with engineering, design, and marketing teams to bring new products to market
- Additionally, this role will involve driving change management initiatives to ensure the successful adoption of new products and processes within the organization
- In keeping with Vantage Data Center’s values, the Product Specialist will interact with various business units in building a positive digital environment
- Lead the product management and enablement process from concept to launch, including conducting market research, gathering customer feedback, and defining product requirements with a specific focus on the EMEA market
- Manage development, launch, and communications of products, enhancements, features, and functionality across the global markets, with a specific focus on the EMEA market
- Communicate product vision, strategy, and status to stakeholders
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, construction, sustainability, operations, marketing, and communications to bring new products to market
- Drive change management initiatives to ensure successful adoption of new products and processes
- Collaborate on the roadmap and ensure alignment with company goals and strategies
- Ensure successful delivery and implementation of new products
- Present, advocate for, and defend product ideas and strategies in meetings with executives and members of the product development organization, ensuring alignment and buy-in
- Gather and analyze customer feedback from the EMEA market to shape product strategy, development, and user experience
- Collaborate on the EMEA product strategy and requirements to effectively prioritize deliverables
- Lead the coordination and management of product launches, ensuring effective communication across global markets with an emphasis on EMEA
- Conduct regular meetings with stakeholder to capture feedback and address concerns. Develop a culture of continuous improvement by conducting Lessons Learned meetings and implementing insights across projects and regions
- Collaborate in the product lifecycle from beginning to end (definition, project management, implementation, testing, launch)
- Monitor and ensure the successful delivery and implementation of new products, ensuring they meet the quality standards and requirements set forth
- Champion change management efforts to facilitate the smooth adoption of new products and processes within EMEA
- Manage resources, inclusive of allocating and managing the financial and technical resources required for the project, as well as ensuring that all team members have the tools and equipment needed to complete their tasks
Salary benchmarks
Our take
AI technology is scaling, demanding more powerful and expensive facilities to store the data of the companies that are spearheading this acceleration. Because AI tech demands higher-powered cooling requirements, extra effort must go into keeping these data centers carbon neutral, which is why Vantage Data Centers designs facilities that are efficient, scalable, and sustainable.
Such a rapidly growing market means the facilities and infrastructure supporting it must be flexible and suitable for expansion. Vantage keeps this in mind, designing scalability into its centers. It now operates 32 hyperscale campuses across the globe, serving several leading technology companies. In 2017, it was acquired by Digital Bridge Holdings, and has surpassed Unicorn status with a valuation of $15 billion.
With VC awarded at the start of 2024, Vantage is extending and accelerating its capabilities across North America and the EMEA regions. As cloud computing and AI companies grow at a breakneck pace, Vantage has established itself as the obvious data-storage choice for hyperscaling companies, which sets it up for great success in the future.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2024
$6.4bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2023
$1.5bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $11.6bn
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life and AD&D
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance
- Participation in a 401k program that includes company match
Company values
- We are committed to providing world-class customer service
- Operational excellence is our foundation and way of life
- Without employee and client safety, nothing else matters
- Security, for both clients and employees, is a top priority—always
- We engineer to meet customer needs while maintaining cost effectiveness
- We innovate, iterate and automate in the relentless pursuit of continuous improvement
- We incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles across our business to create long-term value
- By valuing diversity and inclusivity, we collaborate to build better solutions
- Accountability to our customers and transparency in our metrics show proof of performance
- Honesty is the only policy: we communicate openly no matter the risk or reward
Company HQ
Cherry Creek, Denver, CO
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Leadership
Sureel Choksi
(CEO, not founder)Was previously on the Board of Directors at Vantage before being promoted to CEO in 2013. Alongside his work at Vantage, Choksi is on the Board for Scala Data Centers, Zayo Group and Strada Education Foundation.
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