Technical Program Manager

Role: Data Center Capacity Planning – Technical Program Manager (TPM)

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite)

Role Summary

The Data Center Capacity Planning TPM forecasts, plans, and coordinates data center infrastructure capacity (power, space, cooling, network, and compute) to ensure future demand is met efficiently and reliably.

Key Responsibilities

• Forecast short- and long-term capacity needs for compute, storage, network, power, space, and cooling.
• Develop and maintain capacity models, demand projections, and growth plans for data center infrastructure.
• Lead cross-functional programs with engineering, operations, finance, and supply chain to ensure capacity is delivered on schedule.
• Track utilization metrics and identify risks such as capacity shortages, stranded capacity, or overprovisioning.
• Drive planning cycles for data center expansion, hardware deployment, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Build dashboards and reports for capacity trends, forecasts, and executive updates.
• Define processes and tools to improve forecasting accuracy and infrastructure efficiency.

Required Skills

• Strong program management and cross-team coordination.
• Experience with infrastructure capacity planning (compute, storage, network, power, cooling).
• Data analysis and modeling (Excel, SQL, Python, or similar).
• Understanding of data center architecture and cloud infrastructure.
• Ability to translate technical capacity needs into business planning.

Typical Background

• 5–10+ years in program management, infrastructure planning, or data center operations.
• Experience in hyperscale cloud, colocation, or enterprise data centers.