Project Manager, Client Services
CoreSite
2024-11-06 16:44:53
Reston, Virginia, United States
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: I.T. & Communications
Job description
The Project Manager is responsible for the timeliness, accuracy and customer satisfaction related to customer deployments and expansions within identified geographic markets. The Project Manager will generally focus on supporting customers in identified geographic markets but may be required to manage multi-market deployments that happen in tandem. The Project Manager will lead and coordinate inter-departmental activities to ensure accurate and timely deployments. The Project Manager will coordinate customer business requirements with Sales Engineering and Data Center Operations and will interact regularly with Sales and Marketing. The Project Manager will support Sales in pre-Sales demonstrations and is responsible for ensuring a smooth and successful customer experience.
Requirements
Duties:
Responsible for the overall planning, implementation/management and close-out of customer move-in, expansion and migration projects
Coordinate with other Project Managers to complete multi-market deployments
Work with customers, Sales Engineering, Data Center Operations, and Sales to develop project scope of work documents, define project deliverables and project plans, and ensure quality delivery and customer delight
Serve as project manager for customer interaction in Market, including the overall planning, management, vendor management and completion of customer deployments and customer projects in a timely manner as identified against project-specific readiness metrics
Verify accuracy of customer implementations against a Master Service Agreement/Order Forms and other approved customer requests, including adherence to contractual Service Level Agreements
Accurately and timely processing of all customer orders (Power, Cross Connection, cage/cabinet builds, and package deliveries); manage support resources to ensure accurate work orders
Ensure excellent customer service throughout the project lifecycle by anticipating customer needs and through pro-active communication with customers and other internal departments
Collaborate with internal business units to evaluate, identify, and resolve risk to projects
Proactively identify areas for process improvement across all areas if the organization to ensure project excellence; collaborate with business units to implement such improvements
First line of contact for pre/post sales implementation in geographic market
Participate on weekly Market calls
Promote and demonstrate the behaviors consistent with CoreSite's culture and 8 Guiding Principles
Proactively identify project improvement opportunities
Respond to email and phone inquiries
Other projects and duties are assigned
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Ability to thrive in a hybrid work environment that consists of four days onsite per week
Extreme attention to detail is mandatory
Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical systems in use in a data center environment and IT Infrastructure
Passionate drive to deliver world-class customer service
Strong interpersonal skills are required
Superior project management skills
Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
Innovative and influential, with the ability to drive stakeholders to meet defined timelines and deliverables
Positive, energetic work approach and flexible in support of a high-growth, highly dynamic work environment
Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance
Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary
Strong understanding of business process analysis, with experience identifying opportunities for improvement and recommending solutions
Excels in a team-oriented work environment
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Advanced computer skills (primarily Excel and Microsoft Project)
Flexibility and creativity to meet customer needs
Ability to work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations
Education/Experience:
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is required
At least 5 years' experience in customer service
Co-location or data center or telecommunications experience strongly preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience
Salesforce experience a plus
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the job's duties, 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 objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
Benefits
Not only does CoreSite have a fun, team-focused work environment, but we also offer great benefits to all employees regularly scheduled to work more than 20 hours a week!
First-day medical insurance through Cigna with generous premium cost coverage
Dental insurance through Delta Dental
Vision insurance through VSP
Telemedicine through MDLive for Cigna
Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) plans
Health saving account (HSA) plans for employees participating in the High Deductible Health Plan
Life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance fully paid by the company
Voluntary coverage benefits for supplemental life, critical illness, accident, and hospital insurance
First-day eligibility for 401(k) savings plan through Fidelity, which includes an attractive matching company contribution
Discretionary annual bonus and equity incentive plan
Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) with a 15 percent discount
16 days of paid time off (PTO)
11 paid company holidays and additional floating holidays
School visitation and elder care paid time off
Parental leave, adoption and surrogacy benefits, and family planning/fertility support
Wellness reimbursement program & wellness incentive program
Free parking or a company contribution toward a public transit pass
Education reimbursement and student loan debt assistance program
Employee assistance program, childcare resources, personal finance management support, and student loan debt assistance program
Pet insurance
Charitable matching program
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