Director, Value Chain Process Engineer, NA

Process Engineering Director

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

This position will be based on-site at our office in Denver, CO, in alignment with our flexible work policy (3 days on site required, 2 days flexible).

The Process Engineering Director is a senior individual contributor responsible for designing, optimizing, and governing the mission-critical processes. This leader owns the development of end-to-end value chain standards and serves as a strategic partner to executive leadership in shaping the company's future operating model.

This individual combines deep technical process engineering expertise with strategic insight, systems-level thinking, and the ability to drive transformational change in a complex, high-growth environment. The ideal candidate operates with urgency, humility, and a relentless focus on business outcomeswhile mentoring talent, fostering accountability, and building trust across the organization.

Essential Job Functions

• Process Design & Optimization
• Lead the design, documentation, and implementation of scalable enterprise and delivery processes across the global operating model.
• Drive rapid, high-impact process mapping and value stream analysis while minimizing disruption to business teams.
• Oversee the identification and elimination of friction points and inefficiencies using advanced process engineering techniques (Lean and SixSigma).
• Standardize workflows, handoffs, and decision-making pathways across functions, geographies, and business units.
• Ensure process designs incorporate both procedural and data-flow perspectives, identifying gaps in authoritative data sources and system dependencies.
• Strategic Execution & Innovation
• Partner with executive leadership to translate strategic goals into actionable process improvements and operating model enhancements.
• Rapidly prototype and deploy iterative process solutions using agile and hybrid methodologies aligned with business speed and complexity.
• Prioritize portfolio efforts based on strategic value, enterprise risk, and cross-functional impactensuring resources focus on high-value opportunities.
• Serve as a strategic advisor who helps internal customers understand the business case for process change while guiding them toward scalable, high-ROI solutions.
• Combine deep technical expertise with creative problem-solving to develop innovative, non-standard solutions tailored to operational realities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Embed with business teams to observe operations firsthand, driving improvements with minimal disruption.
• Influence enterprise-wide decision making through data-driven insights and clear communication.
• Support global alignment with EMEA and APAC partners, ensuring consistent adoption of standardized processes across regions.
• Systems Thinking, KPIs & Data Alignment
• Ensure all process designs integrate cleanly with system workflows, enterprise data structures, and performance metrics.
• Identify and address data governance issues that limit process efficiency and decision quality.
• Partner with IT and Data Science teams to ensure that engineered processes are accurately reflected in digital tools, platforms, and dashboards.
• Establish measurement frameworks, KPIs, and monitoring mechanisms to track process performance and support continuous improvement.
• Drive integration of analytics, automation, and AI-powered insights into process designs, ensuring solutions are scalable and optimized for real-world conditions.
• Thought Leadership & Enterprise Standard Setting
• Establish, refine, and govern enterprise-wide process engineering standards, toolkits, templates, and best practices.
• Serve as a senior technical advisor and role model for process excellence, providing hands-on expertise and demonstrating high-execution leadership.
• Represent the Operational Excellence function in strategic forums, steering committees, and enterprise planning sessions.
• Communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively to executive audiences, driving alignment and support for change initiatives.
• Demonstrate grit, ownership, and persistenceleading the team through ambiguity, resistance, and complexity to deliver results.

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Research, Business, or related technical field required.
• Lean Six Sigma certification or advanced training in process improvement strongly preferred.
• Master's degree or MBA is a plus.

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in process engineering, Strategy & Transformation, or business transformation
• Proven success directing cross-functional process optimization efforts in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Experience leading teams responsible for enterprise-scale process design and value chain transformation.
• Familiarity with construction workflows and platforms (e.g., Primavera P6, Procore) preferred.
• Experience in REITs, data centers, construction, infrastructure, or high-growth tech environments strongly preferred.

Skills

• Deep expertise in process mapping tools (Visio, Monday.com, etc), value stream mapping, Lean/Six Sigma.
• Familiarity with process mining platforms is a strong plus.
• Working knowledge of enterprise systems (Salesforce, ServiceNow, PowerBI) and their role in process performance.
• Strong leadership abilities with experience coaching, developing, and performance-managing technical teams.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including executive-level influence.
• Highly analytical, systems-oriented, and able to make decisions in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Able to operate independently on strategic initiatives with minimal oversight while managing a high-performing team.
• Strong written, visual, and verbal communication, with the ability to simplify complexity.

Travel:

• Up to 30%, including domestic and occasional international travel.

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

• Salary Range: $190,000 - $210,000 Base + Bonus (this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations)
• This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
• Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.