Manager, Technical Program Management- Data Center Delivery

Who We AreVultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.

Vultr Cares

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.

• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting

• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year

• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan

• Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year

• $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year

• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month

• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month

• Company paid Wellable subscription

Join Vultr

Vultr is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Manager, Technical Program Management to lead a team of Program Managers while personally owning delivery of our most strategic, high-priority data center builds. The ideal candidate is a proven player-coach with 12+ years of technical program management experience, formal people leadership, and deep fluency in global data center deployments, power/cooling dependencies, and critical-path execution for AI and Cloud infrastructure. This is a highly visible role in a high-growth technology company, which will require the ability to drive flagship builds end-to-end, orchestrate internal engineering, construction partners, and global suppliers, and translate complex infrastructure milestones into clear executive decisions, all while scaling the people and processes behind Vultr’s global expansion. This is your opportunity to join our fast growing team and leave your mark on Vultr and the future of Cloud Infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership & Coaching (~30–40%)

• Direct Management: Formally manage, mentor, and develop a team of 2–3 Program/Project Managers, overseeing their performance, career growth, and daily execution.

• Portfolio & Capacity Orchestration: Balance workload distribution and project assignments across your team to optimize build velocity and prevent single points of failure.

• Process Standardization: Establish best practices, templates, and execution frameworks across your pod to elevate delivery consistency and program governance.

Strategic Execution & Build Ownership (~60–70%)

• Flagship Program Delivery: Serve as the primary player and point of accountability for the end-to-end execution of Vultr’s high-priority, strategic data center builds.

• High-Stakes Facilitation: Lead and facilitate critical technical workshops, cross-functional architecture reviews, and executive decision-making sessions in high-pressure environments.

• Stakeholder & Vendor Orchestration: Act as the central integration point between internal engineering, external vendors, construction partners, and global suppliers.

• Program Health & Visibility: Maintain absolute portfolio health across all Smartsheet and Jira Plans instances, ensuring schedules, dependencies, and risk registries reflect real-time operational truth.

• Executive Communication: Translate high-density technical jargon and global infrastructure milestones into concise executive dashboards and strategic updates for business leadership.

• Ambiguity Navigation: Lead through uncertainty by establishing operational structure, identifying bottleneck dependencies ea...