Data Center Project Manager - Compliance

As a successful Datacenter Project Manager Compliance, your day-to-day work will include:

• Perform regular site inspections for audit readiness and compliance and lead corrective action plans on gaps and shortfalls identified through assessments.
• Implement strategies that aid overall compliance of the Data Center Metro, ensure the successful onboarding of new facilities, and continuously improve operational efficiencies linked to the compliance and audit program.
• Complete quarterly Enterprise Governance Risk and Compliance control including tools audit tasks, access review tasks, wireless scan tasks, Critical Environments and EH&S site assessments, ensuring all compliance standards are met.
• Liaise with procedural document owners to resolve gaps identified through assessments, audits, or other observations and ensure all historical and current auditable documentation (physical and digital) is maintained in accordance with Microsoft document retention policies.
• Manage and maintain all environmental, emergency, and business continuity plans/documents for the Datacenter Metro.
• Spend 25% of the time on the floor ensuring metro wise standards are maintained within all DCs and that we are compliant with cleanliness, stowage, 5S, in process work standards, life safety, and others.
  
  High School Diploma and relevant experience within Critical Environments and EH&S site assessments.
• Experience in managing Compliance in large-scale mission critical infrastructure environments.
Background Check Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
While not required, we also look for the following Preferred Qualifications :
• Possess a strong record of accomplishment in operational excellence.
• Build productive and collaborative relationships with internal and external business partners.
• Articulate communicator and influencer who is credible, self-assured, and highly capable of negotiating successful outcomes with key business leaders.
• Have strong technical skills and the ability to explain complex issues and requirements in an easily understood manner.
• Apply previous learning and ideas to new situations, projects, and teams, developing creative solutions to manage risk.
• Demonstrate strong business acumen that includes experience working with leaders at all levels of the organization.
  
  As a Datacenter Project Manager - Compliance, where you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our data center operations meet the highest standards of audit readiness, safety, and efficiency. In this role, you'll lead site inspections, drive corrective actions, and implement compliance strategies across the metro, while supporting the onboarding of new facilities. You'll own key governance and audit controls, partner with stakeholders to close compliance gaps, and maintain critical documentation and continuity plans. With time spent both strategically and on the ground, you'll ensure our data centers operate to world-class standards in safety, organization, and operational excellence.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day and we need you as a Datacenter Project Manager - Compliance ( DCPM ). Microsoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I DCPM Compliance, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform. As a group, CO+I is focused on the personal and professional development for all employees and offers trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events, and professional certifications. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 100 datacenters and 1 million servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide. With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider. Do you want to empower billions across the world? Come and join us in CO+I and be at the forefront of the action!

Data Center Operations Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across United Kingdom is £ 46,400.00 - £ 80,400.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.