Job-ID: 20284436Category: Operations Project Mgmt.

Location:
Milano, ItalyPosted: 2026-10-19Who are we?At Vertiv, we’re on a mission to empower the people that will power the future. From a simple swipe to life-changing medicines, from push notifications to generative AI. We design, manufacture, and service the products and solutions that keep the world connected. With $6.9 billion in sales, a strong customer base and global reach spanning nearly 70 countries, we are uniquely positioned to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.
We are now looking for a Senior Program Manager Operations Strategy to join our team in Milano, ItalyThe Senior Program Manager Operations Strategy is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the execution of Vertiv's 3-year Global Operations Strategic Roadmap and the portfolio of cross-functional strategic initiatives that drive operational excellence across all regions. This role serves as the central program management authority for strategy deployment, ensuring breakthrough objectives cascade effectively from the X-Matrix through regional and functional execution, with rigorous governance, milestone tracking, and cross-regional alignment.
Reporting to the VP, Operations Strategic Planning & Governance, this individual owns the end-to-end program lifecycle for strategic operations initiatives, from strategy formulation support through execution coordination and benefits realization, ensuring alignment with Vertiv's five strategic priorities: Customer Focus, Operational Excellence, High Performance Culture, Innovation, and Financial Strength.
This role works in close partnership with the VOS organization to ensure that Lean methodology, strategy deployment (Hoshin Kanri),



and continuous improvement are embedded in how strategic initiatives are planned, executed, and sustained.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1.
Strategic Initiatives Portfolio ManagementDrive the program management of Vertiv's 3–5 year Global Operations Roadmap, ensuring all strategic initiatives progress on schedule, within budget, and deliver targeted outcomes.
Manage the full strategic initiative portfolio maintaining visibility across all active programs via standardized tracking, milestone management, risk registers, and executive reportingCoordinate the execution of Breakthrough Objectives across all strategic pillars.
Support the annual strategy deployment cycle supporting X-Matrix development, Hoshin Kanri cascading from global to regional to site level, and quarterly business review (QBR) updates for OperationsProvide project planning, milestone management, scope management, resource forecasting, financial management, and change management across the strategic initiative portfolioDevelop and continually improve the quality of information to help guide future strategic decisions, including external benchmarking, industry best practice identification, and adoption plansInterface with key stakeholders on program status, constraint resolution, and strategic decision support2. Cross-Regional & Cross-Functional Program AlignmentServe as the central coordination point ensuring strategic initiatives are aligned and synchronized across all five operating regions (Americas, EMEA,



Greater China, India, Asia) and all global functionsDrive standardization of program management practices globally; ensuring consistent governance cadences, reporting formats, milestone definitions, and escalation protocols across regionsCoordinate cross-functional teams within the matrixed organization toward common strategic objectivesFacilitate effective communication among regional operations excellence leaders, global function heads, and management teams; ensuring strategic intent translates into aligned regional executionCoordinate regional X-Matrix alignment; ensuring each region's breakthrough objectives and annual targets are consistent with global strategy while respecting local operational contextFacilitate cross-site sharing of best practices, lessons learned, and read-across activities to accelerate improvement velocity across the networkAct as business partner in transactional complexity reduction and provide program management capabilities during new systems deployment and enhancements3. VOS Integration & Operational Excellence DeploymentWork in close partnership with the VP VOS and Global VOS Governance Team to ensure strategic initiatives leverage VOS methodology; embedding Lean thinking, waste elimination, and systemic performance management into all programsSupport the acceleration of VOS deployment across plants and functions; coordinating the program management of VOS certification roadmaps, site maturity assessments, and exit criteria achievementDrive strategy deployment (Hoshin Kanri) discipline; ensuring the X-Matrix process connects 3-year breakthrough objectives to annual objectives, specific initiatives, and measurable targets with clear ownershipCoordinate the governance cad

📌 Senior Program Manager, Operations Strategy (Italia)
🏢 Vertiv Holdings
📍 Italia