Technical Project Manager

Job Description
Engagement type: PAYE - inside IR35
Start: 1-month
Duration: 6-month with extension
Working pattern: Hybrid, 2 office days per week
Office: London, Devonshire Square
Project and Program Manager
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 200+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.
Job Summary:
We are looking for a
Project Manager with a strong technical background
to join our highly skilled team of Platform and Infrastructure Engineers supporting a globally geo-distributed server and Linux-based cloud platform (PaaS) infrastructure critical to our organisation’s delivery and operations of Equinix's Digital Services.
The ideal candidate should have a strong technical proficiency to be able to understand the work the team does. Ideally with past experience in an engineering/product ownership role. But most importantly the ideal candidate will have a passion, to project manage the delivery of efficient, automated, on-demand platform services globally at scale.
Our team implements Scrum and SAFe.
Responsibilities
:
Planning
Work with team management to apply a range of approaches to planning and gathering information in which to develop/facilitate/lead more complex Business Cases, plans and schedules (i.e. ROI). Competent in the use of planning tools, considers and develops cross functional plans
Stakeholder Management
Works with numerous stakeholders and may work with government/governance bodies. Understands stakeholder needs and builds effective relationships. Demonstrates influencing skills to achieve solutions and dealing with challenging stakeholder situations
Change Management
Planning and scheduling change management requests to enable delivery of Server and Platform Infrastructure hosted services to internal and external customers.
Communications
Uses a variety of communications methods to deliver information relevant to the audience and project needs. Is fully aware of standardized tools and template requirements and is a 'go to' person for feedback on the development of project/program management standards
Risk Management
Approach to risk management spans projects level up to strategic risk management where required. When faced with issues applies lateral thinking and analyses available information to solve problems and engages with teams to resolve
Project/Program Delivery
Responsible for program delivery of multiple related projects required for a specific business functional strategy. Will mentor junior project/program team members in project management
Customer Care (For employees working in Customer Care and Experience):. Manages large scale, complex, multi-site and multi-regional, high visibility customer deployments involving cross-functional and cross-regional project teams. Meets with and presents to customer executives at the program level. Develops overall program schedule in conjunction with customer requirements. Manages internal company wide stakeholders on project teams and holds them accountable for meeting commitments. Has an in-depth technical knowledge of all Equinix products/processes. Resolves complex issues and escalations independently at all levels. Assists in process development and documentation. Documents lessons learned and shares with stakeholders
Qualifications:
3+ years experience in an DevOps/Platform/Server Admin Engineering role desirable
7+ years experience in a Project Management role preferred.
Bachelor's Degree preferred.
Prince2 Practitioner certification preferred