Global Services Program Manager

Job Summary

As the Global Services Program Manager you will play a critical role in driving the successful execution of New Product Development & Introduction (NPDI) initiatives along with select digital and legacy programs within the Global Services organization.

This role requires a strategic process-oriented leader who partners cross-functionally with Product Management Engineering Operations Supply Chain and Regional Service teams across Business Units and Product Lines. You will serve as the central point of coordination for service-related deliverables throughout the NPDI lifecycleensuring projects are delivered on time within budget and with measurable business impact.

You will also collaborate closely with Vertiv Operating System (VOS) teams to support business process improvement initiatives driving consistency scalability and efficiency across global service processes. Success in this role requires strong project management discipline comfort navigating complexity and the ability to lead through influence and obtain business buy-in across a global matrix organization.

Responsibilities

Project & Program Leadership

• Utilize PMO governance frameworks to plan manage and deliver NPDI and digital services projects.
• Drive execution through a defined stage-gate process from concept and feasibility through readiness and launch.
• Manage global schedules dependencies risks and deliverables across cross-functional teams.
• Ensure service requirementsincluding readiness cost modeling training and enablementare integrated and validated prior to launch.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Act as the Global Services representative on NPDI core teams ensuring alignment across Product Engineering Supply Chain and Services.
• Partner with regional Services teams to capture feedback identify risks and ensure deployment readiness reflects real-world execution needs.
• Interface with VOS and Business Process Improvement teams to align on governance and process enhancements.
• Prepare and deliver project updates dashboards and executive-level status reports.

Business Process & Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to standardize PMO processes and tools to improve scalability and efficiency.
• Drive improvements to frameworks supporting NPDI and Global Services integration.
• Support adoption of digital tools for project tracking readiness and enablement.
• Lead and contribute to initiatives that strengthen global alignment and continuous improvement.

Data & Governance

• Use Power BI and PMO tools to monitor project health prioritize work and manage the NPDI portfolio.
• Establish and maintain KPIs related to schedule cost readiness and delivery performance.
• Contribute to lessons-learned reviews and ongoing refinement of PMO governance and documentation.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 58 years of experience in Project Management or PMO roles preferably within a global matrix organization.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects in product or service development environments (NPDI preferred).
• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Engineering Project Management or a related field.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across functions and geographies.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with Power BI and PM tools (Smartsheet MS Project Jira) preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP CSM or Lean Six Sigma certification.
• Familiarity with Agile or hybrid project management methodologies.
• Experience supporting digital transformation or service enablement initiatives.
• Advanced experience with ERP financial applications (Oracle preferred).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; additional languages a plus.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 1015% international travel based on project needs and global coordination requirements.

Vertiv Values & Expectations

The successful candidate will embody Vertivs Core Principles and Behaviors in support of our strategic priorities.

Core Principles:
Safety Integrity Respect Teamwork Diversity & Inclusion

Strategic Priorities:
Customer Focus Operational Excellence High-Performance Culture Innovation Financial Strength

Behaviors:
Own It Act With Urgency Foster a Customer-First Mindset Think Big and Execute Lead by Example Drive Continuous Improvement Learn and Seek Out Development

The successful candidate will embrace Vertivs Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

High-Performance Culture

Innovation

Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

Own It

Act With Urgency

Foster a Customer-First Mindset

Think Big and Execute

Lead by Example

Drive Continuous Improvement

Learn and Seek Out Development

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a $10.2billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware software analytics and ongoing services. Our portfolio includes power cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus Ohio USA Vertiv employs around 20000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit to learn more.

Work Authorization

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