Operations Enablement Manager

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Datacom Full time
Our purpose
Here at Datacom we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in
About Datacom

About the Role

The Data Centres Operations Enablement Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operational enablement activities of all Data Centres in New Zealand and all nominated Australian Data Centres.

This role must maintain a strong customer focus and demand the highest standard in customer deliverables through their team to enable a structured and coordinated delivery of projects and tasks at each of our Data Centres.

About you
Knowledge

  • Knowledge of project management fundamentals.
  • Strong understanding of the data centre core business.
  • Deep and broad understanding of the business and technology strategies in which the organisation operates.
  • Strategic background, with an ability to grasp the big picture.
Experience

  • Experience in Major Incident Management.
  • Extensive knowledge and experience in the customer services field.
  • Strong health and safety focus to enable a positive safety culture.

Skills:

  • Ability to manage complex issues of diverse scope where analysis of situation or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends.
  • Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
  • Establishes and assures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.
  • Prevents erroneous decisions to avoid critical delay(s) in schedules and/or unit operations that may jeopardise overall business activities.
  • Ability to frequently interact with a variety of stakeholders and team members, normally involving matters between functional areas, other Datacom divisions, customers and the company.
  • Ability to chair meetings and provide leadership in stressful situations caused by tight delivery timeframes.
  • Ability to transform customer requirements into a technical solution and work according to deadlines.
Role and Responsibilities

  • Managing the daytoday work of the Operations Enablement team, including but not limited to:
Project planning and implementation.
Operational work scheduling
Procurement
Capacity management.

  • Supporting projects delivered via the Operations Enablement team, determining staffing requirements, engaging appropriate resources, securing appropriate support, and facilitating cross geographic resource alignment.
  • Developing and administering schedules and performance requirements, which may include budget responsibilities.
  • Collaborating with senior leaders to develop and implement Operations Enablement strategy, in line with broader Datacom Data Centre strategy.
  • Supporting and assisting with related organisational changes and activities that are required as an outcome of business improvement activities and ensure ongoing effectiveness of the organisation's change management function.
  • Monitoring, measuring and reporting on departmental operational issues, opportunities, development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timelines.
  • Continuously seeking opportunities to simplify, streamline or automate processes to the benefit of customers and data centre teams.
  • Ensuring that Datacom's obligations under the terms of the customers' contract are met.
  • Managing and monitoring budgets by tracking and approving expenditures, controlling costs, validating vendor expenses, anticipating and correcting forecasting errors.
  • Liaising between customers, data centre product development, sales and operations 24/7 to identify opportunities for support delivery improvements, cost reduction and valueadd to the customer/client.
  • Managing relationships between project delivery resources, including contractors, data centre operations 24/7, data centre facilities and supplier groups.
  • Managing risk and impact of customer change requests, identifying service implications.
  • Directing and controlling the service delivery and compliance activities of own area of business unit.
  • Adhering to security policies and procedures including incident reporting and attending information security management training as required.
  • Implementing a principle driven health and safety culture that cares for employees and ensures their safety in line with Datacom policy.
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