Senior TPM, Capacity Deployment

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and analytical Senior TPM for capacity deployment to lead end-to-end planning and execution of rack deployments across data centers. This role bridges engineering, supply chain, facilities, and operations to deliver racks on time, within scope, and to technical standards while managing risk, dependencies, and scale.

This role ensures customer and internal hardware is deployed safely, on schedule, and in compliance with Fleet requirements, SLAs, and site standards, while coordinating across facilities, vendors, and customers.

• Program & Deployment Management
  • Own the rack deployment lifecycle: customer coordination, design readiness, procurement, staging, install, turn-up, handoff to operations
  • Build and maintain integrated deployment schedules (racks, power, network, cooling, space)
  • Track capacity readiness (MW, kW per rack, RU utilization, floor space)
  • Drive execution across multiple sites or regions simultaneously
• Technical Coordination
  • Ensure alignment with:
    Power (A/B feeds, breaker sizing, PDU types), Network (ToR, uplinks, labeling, fiber paths), Cooling (airflow class, containment, liquid cooling if applicable)
  • Validate deployment meets data center standards and change controls
• Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Act as primary point of contact with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Coordinate with Data center engineering, Customers, Network & server engineering, Supply chain / logistics, Construction, Commissioning, Vendors and installers
  • Run deployment reviews, risk assessments, and go/no-go checkpoints
• Risk, Quality & Change Management
  • Identify and mitigate risks (delays, power constraints, late hardware, site readiness)
  • Manage change requests impacting scope, cost, or schedule
  • Drive mitigation plans and escalation paths
  • Ensure documentation is complete for audits and operational handoff
  • Ensure deployment quality, documentation completeness, and audit readiness

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Data Science, Operations Research, Economics, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in infrastructure technical program or deployment management
• Strong understanding of data center infrastructure, Rack types, PDUs, breakers, ToR switching Power density and cooling constraints
• Experience deploying servers, storage, or network racks at scale
• Familiarity with rack layouts, elevations, and structured cabling
• Advanced proficiency in Program tracking tools (Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira, Asana), Documentation systems (Confluence, SharePoint), Basic data analysis (Excel, dashboards)
• Demonstrated experience presenting high-impact analyses to VP- and C-level audiences.
• Strong business acumen with an ability to connect technical forecasts to investment and strategic decisions.

Preferred

• Experience in hyperscale or colocation data center planning or cloud hardware strategy.
• Exposure to capacity planning or data center expansion programs.
• Knowledge of compliance or audit requirements (change management, asset tracking)

• Integrity and Ethical Standards: Build trust, ensure fairness, and foster long-term, transparent relationships with suppliers.
• Effective Communication: The ability to clearly convey expectations and requirements to suppliers and negotiation parties, while understanding their needs and concerns. Comfortable delivering written and verbal presentations to internal leadership teams.
• Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Ability to understand the emotions, cultural nuances, and motivations of others, while effectively managing one's own emotions during high-pressure negotiations.
• Strategic Thinking: Recognize how supplier relationships and negotiations align with the broader organizational goals, while aiming for outcomes that benefit both parties.
• Critical Thinking
  
  Skills:
  
  Finding innovative solutions and being flexible in addressing unexpected challenges.
• Analytical Ability: Make data-driven decisions, assess cost structures, and identify potential risks, ensuring informed and strategic outcomes.
• Influence and Persuasion: Able to effectively advocate for their position, build consensus, and secure favorable agreements…