Job Family:               General Project Management

Job Profile Title:       Principal Program Manager   

Job Posting Title:         J2431929 Principal Program Manager, Rack Integration & Strategic Initiatives

Location/ Division Specific Information-  USA – Austin/ P06

How will you make an impact?-

Jabil seeks a Principal Program Manager to lead complex rack integration programs and drive strategic initiatives across the Intelligent Infrastructure division. Your leadership will directly advance Jabil’s ability to deliver next-generation infrastructure solutions and strengthen our competitive edge.

What will you do? -  

• Directly lead and manage complex, time-sensitive rack integration RFP responses, driving cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality proposals under tight deadlines.

• Manage rack integration programs through critical phase transitions, providing hands-on leadership and continuity as required.

• Provide executive-level program insights to senior leadership, including strategic risks, investment implications, and cross-functional dependencies.

• Apply advanced program management practices to highly complex, multi-business-unit initiatives.

• Integrate cross-functional teams, anticipate challenges, and shape solutions aligned with long-term business objectives.

• Drive decision-making at scale, resolving interdependencies and removing barriers to accelerate outcomes.

• Own program governance: timelines, milestones, executive reviews, and critical documentation for strategic initiatives.

• Champion organizational alignment, identifying opportunities to simplify processes, optimize resources, and enable capability development across business units

How will you get here? – 

Education:  

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent advanced credential is required

Experience:  

• 15+ years of program management experience leading complex technical programs in engineering or technology environments is required

• Minimum 5 years of rack integration leadership experience is required, including system-level integration and hyperscale solutions

• Proven expertise in scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and critical path management for large-scale, multi-stakeholder initiatives is a must have

• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data, develop actionable insights, and communicate effectively with executive audiences, is required

• Strong technical understanding of rack integration and related infrastructure technologies, with the ability to influence design and capability decisions

• Experience driving strategic initiatives across business units, from concept through implementation

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Executive-level collaboration and influence across sales, engineering, supply chain, and business leadership.

• Strategic decision-making with analytical rigor and sound judgment for complex technical and business challenges.

• Proven ownership and delivery in high-pressure, fast-paced environments

• Global mindset; adept at navigating diverse cultures and large, cross-functional organizations

• Exceptional communication and storytelling for technical and executive audiences

• Expertise in risk assessment, program governance, milestone planning, and dependency management

• Ability to influence without authority, leveraging relationships and best practices

• Innovative, proactive, self-motivated, and accountable leader, who can operate independently with minimal oversight

• Deep familiarity with stage-gate and PLCM processes

• Ability to travel domestically up to 10%

Preferred Qualifications:  

• MBA or advanced degree in a relevant technical or business discipline.

• Familiarity with industry standards and best practices for rack integration and infrastructure technologies, including emerging trends such as liquid cooling and hyperscale solutions is a plus

• Experience with Smartsheet or similar program management tools is a plus

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