About Vantage
Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.
Vantage powers, cools, protects, and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across 19 markets in North America, EMEA and APAC, Vantage has evolved data centre design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. Vantage's business is growing exponentially, through a combination of greenfield market expansion and acquisitions.
Position Overview
The Technical Program Director leads enterprise-level, multi-domain programs across EMEA Operations, supporting Site Operations, Reliability Engineering, Project Execution, and Customer Experience.
This role operates at a systems and portfolio level, aligning sequencing across concurrent initiatives and shaping execution strategy for complex, critical, infrastructure and cross-functional efforts. The Lead TPM is accountable for defining program architecture, anticipating systemic integration and reliability risks, and advising operational leaders on tradeoffs that impact scalability and delivery predictability.
Operating with minimal oversight, the Lead TPM sets direction within the program management domain and contributes directly to short- and mid-term operational strategy execution.
Essential Job Functions
Enterprise Program Architecture & Execution Strategy
- Lead enterprise-level, multi-workstream programs that span multiple operational functions and intersecting systems
- Define execution architecture including sequencing strategy, cross-program dependency alignment, and integration gating models
- Align prioritization and sequencing across concurrent initiatives to reduce systemic risk and execution conflicts
- Establish structured program governance frameworks for high-impact initiatives
- Drive alignment across functional leaders on scope boundaries, sequencing tradeoffs, and resource implications
Cross-Program Systems Integration & Risk Leadership
- Evaluate and prioritize complex interdependencies across concurrent programs to optimize integration timing and reduce systemic risk
- Anticipate scaling constraints, reliability exposure, and operational friction points that extend beyond a single initiative
- Proactively surface cross-functional tradeoffs affecting sequencing, capacity, or operational readiness
- Facilitate resolution of high-impact conflicts that require alignment among senior operational and technical leaders
- Ensure enterprise-level readiness, validation, and mitigation strategies are defined for programs with broad operational impact
Executive Advisory & Influence
- Serve as accountable program lead for initiatives with significant operational and executive visibility
- Advise senior operational and technical leaders on sequencing strategy, feasibility constraints, and integration tradeoffs
- Present executive-ready updates that quantify systemic risk, operational impact, and decision implications
- Shape fact-based recommendations to influence prioritization and execution strategy
TPM Standards & Delivery Maturity
- Define and continuously improve TPM standards, frameworks, and execution best practices
- Mentor and guide Technical Program Managers on program structure, sequencing discipline, and risk mitigation rigor
- Elevate delivery maturity across EMEA Operations through consistent program architecture and governance improvements
Program Direction & Domain Leadership
- Operate effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments, defining structure where none exists
- Make significant domain-level decisions affecting program sequencing, risk posture, and delivery outcomesExercise independent judgment in resolving complex cross-functional challenges
Additional Duties
- Handle additional duties as assigned by management
Job Requirements
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Operations, Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or related technical discipline and/or equivalent experience required
- Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Engineering, or similar) or equivalent experience preferred
Experience
- 15+ years of experience leading large-scale, cross-functional technical programs
- Demonstrated experience managing enterprise-level initiatives with multiple intersecting workstreams
- Experience influencing senior operational and technical stakeholders
- Experience resolving systemic integration challenges and cross-program dependencies
- Working knowledge of data centre infrastructure models and operational reliability frameworks preferred
- Experience suppo
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TPM Director, EMEA in Frankfurt am Main Arbeitgeber: vantagedc
Vantage Data Centers ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern nicht nur ein wettbewerbsfähiges Gehalt, sondern auch umfassende Gesundheits- und Altersvorsorgeleistungen bietet. Unsere Unternehmenskultur fördert Teamarbeit und gegenseitige Unterstützung, während wir gleichzeitig individuelle Stärken schätzen und Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten bieten, um das volle Potenzial jedes Mitarbeiters auszuschöpfen. In Offenbach profitieren Sie von einem dynamischen Arbeitsumfeld, in dem Ihre Beiträge geschätzt werden und Sie aktiv an der Gestaltung einer nachhaltigen Zukunft mitwirken können.
