Project Manager - IT Deployment Lead

POSITION SUMMARY

The Project Manager, OCM Communications plays a key role in driving user awareness, engagement, and adoption across IT-led projects and deployments. This role is responsible for designing and executing effective communication strategies that support organizational change initiatives, ensuring that stakeholders are informed, prepared, and engaged throughout the change lifecycle.

As part of the BRM and OCM function, this role partners closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and leadership to deliver clear, consistent, and impactful messaging aligned with business goals and Vertiv standards. The role contributes directly to successful adoption outcomes, measured through communication effectiveness, user readiness, and feedback mechanisms, and serves as the single point of accountability for OCM communications execution across assigned initiatives. This role supports the BRM Sr. Manager, OCM & Deployments, by leading communications workstreams across key projects/programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

OCM Communications & Engagement

Execute OCM communication plans aligned to project objectives, timelines, and stakeholder needs

Establish and manage communication cadence aligned with deployment milestones and leadership expectations

Manage communications intake and tracking (e.g., request forms, comms tracker), ensuring compliance with OCM governance and alignment to deployment milestones

Create and manage multi-channel communications, including:

Email campaigns and broadcast messaging

Newsletters and updates

SharePoint and Microsoft Teams content

Leadership presentations

Produce high-quality communication materials such as:

End-user communications and FAQs

Adoption and readiness messaging

Stakeholder updates and reports

Stakeholder Collaboration

Partner with BRMs, project managers, SMEs, and leadership to:

Gather communication requirements

Validate messaging and key decisions

Ensure alignment across initiatives

Act as a communications advisor, recommending messaging approaches, timing, and channels based on change impact

Monitor and manage inbound deployment communications (e.g., shared mailbox), triage questions/issues, and coordinate timely follow-ups with project teams (PMs/CMs/SMEs)

Support stakeholder engagement activities and feedback loops

Digital Platforms & Collaboration

Own and maintain SharePoint and Microsoft Teams sites as centralized communication hubs

Define and maintain content structure, navigation, and archival standards

Support SharePoint governance activities, including permissions management, to ensure secure and consistent collaboration aligned with organizational standards

Ensure content is organized, accessible, and up to date

Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing across teams

Adoption & Readiness Support

Support OCM activities including:

Audience analysis and stakeholder mapping

User readiness communications

Reinforcement messaging post-deployment

Support readiness checkpoints and go live communications aligned with OCM governance and deployment criteria

Partner with change/training leads to update or create end-user enablement materials (job aids, training updates, FAQs) aligned to communications and release changes

Track and report on communication effectiveness and adoption metrics

Continuous Improvement

Gather feedback and insights to improve communication strategies

Apply best practices and lessons learned from prior deployments

Support innovation in communication approaches and tools

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Communications, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

2+ years of industry experience in Information Technology with a focus on OCM / Deployment Practice.

Preferred Experience

Experience in a global organization

Familiarity with OCM methodologies

Experience working with cross functional and remote teams

Experience supporting phased or wave based global deployments

Ability to successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously is required

Experience supporting IT projects, system deployments, or digital transformation initiatives.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES : Safety.  Integrity.  Respect.  Teamwork.  Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

High-Performance Culture

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

Innovation

Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

Own it

Act with urgency

Foster a customer-first mindset

Think big and execute

Lead by example

Drive continuous improvement

Learn and seek out development

Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs.  Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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