Senior Capacity Planner (Forecasting & Monitoring)

Do you ever wonder what happens inside the cloud?

DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) simplifies cloud computing so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With our mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean enables startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to rapidly deploy and scale modern applications. As a remote-first organization, our employees, like our customers, are based around the world.

We want people who are passionate about creating experiences that our customers will love.

The Capacity Planner will report to our Capacity Planning Manager in the Infrastructure Organization. We are seeking a curious and data-driven individual to join our expanding team. This individual will spearhead optimized server deployments with a focus on budget management, contribute to future product planning, and provide insights on the status of our global capacity to internal teams.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Conduct scenario analysis focusing on capacity utilization to offer guidance on infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate capacity projects within broader infrastructure initiatives, particularly regarding server, network, and data center capacity.
• Interpret and analyze forecast changes/trends to formulate and manage strategic deployment plans.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Logistics, and Datacenter teams to execute server deployment plans across global data centers, minimizing risks.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to establish a 12-month supply view, address vendor challenges, and assess the impact of hardware version changes.
• Develop and maintain capacity dashboards for monitoring and managing capacity shifts.
• Provide support to Sales & Customer Success and Product teams.
• Contribute to capital budget planning annually, quarterly, and on an ad hoc basis.
• Create and analyze "what-if" capacity usage scenarios to support predictive budget planning and assess capacity impact.
• Utilize data analysis to guide business decisions, prioritizing operational trade-offs and capital spending.
• Condense extensive datasets to provide recommendations to a diverse cross-functional team.

What We’ll Expect From You:

• Previous experience in a planning role, preferably within a web infrastructure/cloud company.
• Proficient in basic computing concepts and terminology.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, capable of working with cross-functional teams to coordinate operations and activities across departments.
• Intermediate understanding of accounting terminology.
• Experience in managing data structures using Excel and SQL to generate reports and conduct analysis.
• Ability to provide recommendations in ambiguous environments.
• Interest in creating and optimizing processes.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Eagerness to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Exposure to, or interest in, cloud services, data centers, networking, and various server technologies would be advantageous.

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean:

• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on relevant years of experience and skills. Employees may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees including grants of equity upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value development. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that is always challenging our teams and employees to continuously grow. We maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development through formalized mentorship and other internal programs. We provide all employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
• We care about your well-being. In addition to cash and equity compensation, we also offer employees a competitive array of benefits. In the United States, these include health insurance, flexible vacation, retirement benefits, a generous parental leave program, and additional resources to support employees' overall well-being. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary in other countries due to local regulations and preferences.
• We value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

*This position is Remote

Department: Infrastructure