Vice President, Design Management, NA

Vice President Of Design Management

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Vice President of Design Management to lead a team and optimize the full lifecycle of data center design for our growing portfolio. This leader will be a hands-on technical expert and partner to the Market Development, Engineering, and Delivery teams, driving design strategy from concept through construction. They will play a key role in aligning design execution with customer and business needs while ensuring scalable, efficient, and adaptable solutions.

Essential Job Functions :

• Serve as a technical advisor and strategic partner in the early stages of site selection, customer solutioning, and conceptual design.
• Collaborate with market development and customer teams to translate business and performance requirements into scalable, efficient design solutions.
• Guide site feasibility studies and support due diligence efforts from a design and engineering perspective.
• Own the end-to-end design process including master planning, conceptual, schematic, and detailed design phases.
• Oversee internal and external design teams, including architects, MEP engineers, civil consultants, and design / build partners.
• Review and approve design packages to ensure technical accuracy, constructability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Lead design management efforts across multiple concurrent projects while maintaining design consistency and standards.
• Act as a bridge between design, construction, operations, and commercial teams to ensure alignment across the full value chain.
• Lead and participate in change management processes, ensuring design changes are documented, justified, and communicated effectively.
• Maintain flexibility in evolving project scope and customer requirements while protecting design integrity and business outcomes.
• Establish and maintain design standards, templates, and governance practices to drive repeatability and scalability.
• Continuously improve design management processes, tools, and frameworks to reduce cycle times and increase quality.
• Provide executive-level insights and reporting on design progress, risks, and opportunities.
• Additional duties as assigned by management.

Job Requirements :

Physical Demands and Special Requirements :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, 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.

Additional Details :

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer