Manager, Adoption & Enablement, Operations, NA

About Vantage Data Centers

About Vantage Data Centers Vantage Data Centers 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.

Operations Department The Operational Excellence team establishes the systems, governance, and capabilities that enable Vantage to operate at scale across North America with reliability, consistency, and speed. We strengthen the scalability and performance of NA Operations:
Solutions Engineering, Design Integration, Mission Critical Operations, and Customer Experience- by partnering with leaders and global functions to execute the Operations Plan of Record, standardize operating models, drive process excellence, enable data-informed decisions, and embed disciplined transformation and continuous improvement. Operational Excellence at Vantage is hands-on and outcome-driven. We combine portfolio governance, systems thinking, operational rigor, and human-centered enablement to reduce friction, increase predictability, and accelerate performance.

Our team members lead high-impact initiatives, shape cross-functional execution, and directly influence how Vantage delivers on its growth, operational reliability, and customer commitments. Operations Department The Operational Excellence team establishes the systems, governance, and capabilities that enable Vantage to operate at scale across North America with reliability, consistency, and speed. We strengthen the scalability and performance of NA Operations:
Solutions Engineering, Design Integration, Mission Critical Operations, and Customer Experience- by partnering with leaders and global functions to execute the Operations Plan of Record, standardize operating models, drive process excellence, enable data-informed decisions, and embed disciplined transformation and continuous improvement. Operational Excellence at Vantage is hands-on and outcome-driven. We combine portfolio governance, systems thinking, operational rigor, and human-centered enablement to reduce friction, increase predictability, and accelerate performance.

Our team members lead high-impact initiatives, shape cross-functional execution, and directly influence how Vantage delivers on its growth, operational reliability, and customer commitments.

This role can be based in any of our US locations:
Denver, CO;
Phoenix, AZ;
Santa Clara, CA; or Ashburn, VA. The Manager, Adoption & Enablement, NA Operations supports the successful implementation and sustained adoption of strategic initiatives across North America Operations. This role helps ensure that new processes, enterprise technologies, AI-enabled capabilities, operating standards, and ways of working are understood, adopted, and incorporated into daily operations so that initiatives achieve their intended outcomes. Reporting to the Director, Adoption & Enablement, this individual contributor leads adoption and enablement work streams for assigned initiatives, including large-scale, multi-site implementations.

The role translates operational changes into practical readiness plans, stakeholder engagement activities, communications, learning solutions, and reinforcement approaches. The Manager works directly with operational leaders, project teams, product and process owners, and site stakeholders to identify adoption barriers, strengthen readiness, and improve execution. The ideal candidate combines a strong understanding of change management with hands‑on execution. They can independently manage adoption activities across complex initiatives, engage stakeholders across organizational levels and functions, and adapt enablement approaches based on operational needs, implementation progress, and field feedback.

Operations Adoption & Change Management Lead adoption and enablement work streams for assigned NA Operations initiatives, including enterprise technology implementations, AI-enabled capabilities, process standardization, operating model changes, and continuous improvement efforts. Assess stakeholder, role, process, and operational impacts to identify readiness gaps, adoption risks, dependencies, and barriers. Develop and execute integrated plans for stakeholder engagement, communications, learning, readiness, reinforcement, and sustainment. Equip sponsors and people leaders to communicate changes, address concerns, and reinforce expectations with their teams.

Escalate material adoption and readiness risks with clear implications and recommended actions.

Operational Readiness and Enablement Translate operational and technical changes into clear role expectations and practical guidance for affected employees. Develop or coordinate…