Description Strategic Project Manager : As a member of the Business Operations team, the Strategic Project Manager leads independent, cross-functional projects and supports strategic programs that allow the organization to achieve their growth goals, enable innovation, and deliver measurable business outcomes. This role will assume project management ownership of the recently established New Market Entry and Innovation initiatives, ensuring continued execution, governance, and continuous improvement. The Project Manager will also lead or support projects assigned by the Senior Program Manager, apply the team's project management best practices, and serve as a thought partner in improving the team's processes, tools, and delivery model as the Strategic Projects team continues to grow.
Duties: - Assume ownership of the recently established New Market Entry program, maintaining momentum, visibility, and accountability through successful market launches
- Oversee Innovation project management activities by supporting our Product team as we navigate this new initiative to ensure a smooth rollout to the broader company and continued oversight over the program using project management best practices to drive results
- Provide project management support related to the American Tower and CoreSite Edge initiative, ensuring CoreSite leadership is aware of key activities and decisions and driving alignment and execution within CoreSite where needed
- Support and/or lead customer integration workstreams as needed prior to and following the close of M&A activities
- Lead additional independent cross-functional projects as assigned from intake and planning through execution, implementation, and closeout, with clear scope, timelines, communication plans, deliverables, and outcomes.
- Work cross-functionally with all groups across the organization (Acquisitions, Construction, Security, Network, IT, Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Finance, Accounting, Product, Sales, Capacity Planning, and Data Center Operations) to effectively plan, align priorities and dependencies, and drive material results
- Develop and maintain project plans, launch plans, status reporting, risk and issue logs, decision registers, communication plans, and other materials needed to support effective project governance.
- Identify and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and barriers; escalate issues appropriately and communicate clear status updates to peers, the Program Manager, and senior leaders.
- Serve as a central point of contact for project participants, internal stakeholders, and external vendors, promoting collaboration and timely decision-making.
- Prepare presentations, reports, analyses, recommendations, and other materials for leaders and senior management, anticipating stakeholder needs and translating complex information into clear actions.
- Apply the Strategic Projects team's best practices while serving as a thought partner to the Program Manager and team leadership on process improvements, tools, governance, and ways of working.
- Support knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement activities while promoting behaviors consistent with CoreSite's culture and core values
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - Experience leading strategic projects and cross-functional teams independently to achieve successful outcomes.
- Strong project management skills, including scope, schedule, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and stakeholder/customer communications.
- Strategic thinker who identifies gaps, innovation opportunities, and practical areas for improvement.
- Ability to turn ideas into actionable recommendations, pilots, implementation plans, and measurable results.
- Ability to solve complex problems, manage ambiguity, and make sound decisions with appropriate guidance.
- Ability to influence across all organizational levels and serve as a proactive, trusted advisor and thought partner.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Highly organized, accountable, adaptable, and effective in a team-oriented work environment.
Experience/Education: - Four-year degree with a concentration in Business, Project Management, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of project or program management, business operations, innovation, business expansion, integration, or site development experience, ideally in the data center industry.
- Track record of delivering complex, multi-stakeholder projects across regions and functional areas.
- Experience leading process improvement, innovation, or continuous improvement initiatives preferred.
- Expert in Microsoft Excel
- Experience with Salesforce, Monday.com, mergers and acquisitions software, and Microsoft Project or Smartsheet preferred
- Project Management Professional or similar certification preferred
- Ability to travel up to 10%
Physical Demands: The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the job's duties the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop or kneel, talk, and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Compensation: Compensation for this role includes a base salary between $130,000 and $145,000. This role is also eligible for an annual bonus and equity, based upon individual and company performance.
Job Post Timeline: This position is expected to be open for applications for 30 days.
Benefits: Not only does CoreSite have a fun, team-focused work environment, but we also offer great benefits to all employees regularly scheduled to work more than 20 hours a week!
- Medical coverage starting day one, plus dental, vision, telemedicine, HSA/FSA options.
- 401(k) with a 5% company match, plus bonus and equity opportunities.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
- Starting 16 days of PTO, 11 paid company holidays, floating holidays and additional paid time for volunteering, family care, parental leave and other life events.
- Free parking or public transportation support.
Additional Perks: - Up to $800 annually in wellness reimbursements and up to $450 in wellness incentives.
- $100 monthly technology stipend.
- Up to $5,250 annually in educational reimbursement plus LinkedIn Learning.
- Up to $5,000 annually in charitable donation matching.
- Financial coaching and student loan support.
- Family planning, mental health, and caregiving support.
- Pet insurance, employee discounts and cash back offers.
