Microsoft · 7 hours ago
Critical Environment Program Manager - Business Operations
United States, Iowa, Des Moines
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$81K/yr - $162K/yr
5+ years expMicrosoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. The Critical Environment Program Manager - Business Operations will play a vital role in managing financial controllership and commercial aspects of datacenter operations, ensuring alignment and partnerships for business success.
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Responsibilities
Provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise related to financial controllership (accuracy, forecasting & compliance) of datacenter financials
Manage the financial and commercial aspects of site contracts including related PO and invoice reviews
Prepare quarterly spend management review materials at datacenter site
Assist with tracking of datacenter Maintenance and Repair activities
Evaluate cost savings opportunities and implement strategic projects to realize savings
Leverage local subject matter experts' tribal knowledge, spread adoption of best practices
Act on opportunities to increase agility, and contribute to workstreams to evolve processes, services, and solutions for Operations and Service Level Agreements for CO+I
Coordinate closely with datacenter field operations to foster alignment and partnerships for business success
Qualification
Required
High School Qualification or equivalent AND 2+ years experience supporting IT equipment or related technology or delivering server and network deployment projects in large-scale environments
OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Bachelor's or Technical College Degree in Computer Science, Math, Telecommunications, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field AND 5+ years experience in critical environment infrastructures (e.g., UPS, Generator, AHU), or working in physical IT infrastructures (e.g., Servers, SANs, Networking, Capacity, DC Rack/Enclosures, structured cabling) OR High School Qualification or equivalent AND 7+ years experience in critical environment infrastructures (e.g., UPS, Generator, AHU), or working in physical IT infrastructures (e.g., Servers, SANs, Networking, Capacity, DC Rack/Enclosures, structured cabling) OR equivalent experience
Applicable certifications: APICS/Inventory Control, CompTIA, Microsoft, Network Certifications, PMP, ITIL, CDCP
1+ years' experience in Critical Environment infrastructures (e.g., UPS, Generator, AHU) or working in physical IT infrastructures (e.g., Servers, SANs, Networking, Capacity, DC Rack/Enclosures, structured cabling)
1+ years' experience with critical environment maintenance and repair cost management
1+ years experience working with collaboration platforms (e.g. SharePoint, MS Teams etc.)
1+ years experience with reporting and data analysis systems & platforms (e.g. PowerBI)
Company
Microsoft
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