Project Manager, Compliance

Job Description:

• Lead end-to-end project plans for enterprise sustainability and energy compliance initiatives, including ISO 27001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, SOC2, and PCI programs
• Build and maintain integrated schedules for evidence collection, gap remediation, readiness reviews, external audit windows, and certification submissions
• Serve as the operational point of contact for external audit teams
• Coordinate site access, document requests, interviews, findings responses, and management representations
• Coordinate stakeholder mapping across Finance, IT, Legal, Operations, Facilities, EHS, and Sustainability
• Track scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change control; escalate threats to the critical path
• Ensure projects preserve uptime, change-management discipline, and physical/cybersecurity requirements in live data centers
• Establish a reusable evidence repository containing policies, SOPs, meter and utility data, training records, incident logs, and contractor controls
• Prepare executive and steering-committee status updates covering milestone health, findings, budget versus plan, and audit/submission recommendations
• Drive post-audit remediation and recertification cadence
• Capture lessons learned and improve standard work for subsequent sites and programs
• Partner daily with external audit firms and internal owners across Finance, IT, Legal, Operations, Facilities, EHS, and Sustainability
• Deliver on-time certification outcomes, clean audit cycles, and disciplined project control

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Compliance, Operations, Engineering, Environmental/Energy Management, Business, or equivalent experience
• 3 or more years as a Project Manager leading operational projects end-to-end
• 3 or more years as a Compliance Analyst or equivalent compliance, internal-controls, or audit-support role supporting enterprise or multi-site programs
• Experience leading end-to-end enterprise-level projects from kickoff through close, including schedule ownership, stakeholder management, and delivery against committed dates
• Experience with third-party auditors or certification bodies, including evidence requests, findings, and remediation tracking
• Working knowledge of at least one energy or environmental management/certification framework relevant to data centers, such as ISO 27001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, SOC2, PCI, or comparable frameworks
• Ability to run projects in live 24x7 operations without disrupting availability or violating change-control standards
• Strong written communication for audit narratives, evidence indexes, and executive status
• Proficiency with MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent project tools
• Proficiency with AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 suite
• Preferred: direct data center, oil and gas, renewable energy, public utility, or comparable industry experience
• Preferred: PMP, CAPM, or equivalent project management credential
• Preferred: experience coordinating enterprise PMO governance, internal audit, SOC-style evidence processes, or customer sustainability questionnaires alongside formal certifications
• Preferred: prior partnership with Big 4, specialist sustainability consultants, or accredited certification bodies
• Compliance analyst rigor, including distinguishing policies, controls, and proof that controls operated
• Enterprise project leadership from charter through closed audit
• Operational discipline in sequencing, documenting, and managing audit work
• Cross-functional coordination across Finance, Legal, IT, and site operations

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA with employer contribution for eligible participants
• FSA for health and dependent care
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid time off and holiday pay
• Short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance with medical election
• Voluntary life coverage
• Critical illness coverage
• Legal coverage
• Additional disability coverage
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Wellhub gym membership
• Other wellness initiatives
• Bonus opportunities
• Professional development opportunities