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Responsibilities
- Define and lead the development of capacity planning program frameworks that govern how compute, network, and storage demand signals are translated into infrastructure investment decisions across multi-year planning horizons
- Identify ambiguous or high-impact gaps in existing capacity planning processes and drive end-to-end program design, piloting, and operationalization to close those gaps at organizational scale
- Establish and own capacity planning methodologies, including demand forecasting models, supply-demand reconciliation processes, and scenario planning approaches used across infrastructure teams
- Lead cross-functional alignment across data center operations, infrastructure engineering, finance, and product teams to ensure capacity planning programs reflect accurate demand inputs and realistic supply constraints
- Define and track key performance indicators for capacity planning program health, including forecast accuracy, lead time adherence, and capacity utilization targets, and present findings to leadership
- Drive the development of tooling requirements and data infrastructure needed to support scalable, automated capacity planning workflows in partnership with engineering and data science teams
- Develop and maintain governance structures for capacity planning decisions, including escalation paths, review cadences, and accountability frameworks across multiple infrastructure domains
- Influence long-range infrastructure roadmaps by synthesizing capacity planning insights and communicating trade-offs, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
- Mentor other program managers and planning professionals on capacity planning best practices, program design principles, and analytical methodologies
- Lead organizational change management efforts associated with new capacity planning programs, including stakeholder communication, training, and adoption tracking
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a directly related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of experience in capacity planning, infrastructure planning, supply chain planning, or a closely related program management discipline within a large-scale technology or data center environment
- Experience designing and operationalizing complex, cross-functional planning programs from inception through sustained adoption, including defining governance structures and performance metrics
- Experience developing demand forecasting models, supply-demand reconciliation frameworks, or scenario planning methodologies for compute, network, or storage infrastructure
- Experience communicating capacity planning strategies, trade-offs, and program recommendations in writing and in presentations to cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership
- Experience influencing infrastructure investment decisions and roadmap priorities through data-driven analysis and structured program frameworks
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with hyperscale data center capacity planning, including familiarity with hardware procurement lead times, build cycle dependencies, and utilization optimization strategies
- Experience applying quantitative modeling or simulation techniques to capacity planning problems, including probabilistic forecasting or optimization under uncertainty
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
- Experience developing or specifying requirements for capacity planning tooling, demand forecasting platforms, or supply chain management systems
- Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
- Experience leading capacity planning programs that span multiple infrastructure domains simultaneously, such as compute, networking, and power or cooling
$170,000/year to $238,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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