Network Acquisition Manager

3 days, 14 hours ago
Full-time
Senior
Project and Program Management
Google

Google

Google specializes in organizing and providing access to the world's information through its highly regarded search services, catering to both individual users and corporate clients with innovative advertising and revenue-generating solutions.

Internet Software & Services
100K+
Founded 1998

Description

  • Negotiate and acquire transport, transit, caching, and private LAN services as the strategic vendor lead.
  • Build and maintain relationships with telecommunications companies, network carriers, and colocation operators.
  • Negotiate and implement commercial agreements and execute orders with incumbent providers under existing contracts.
  • Work with internal stakeholders to define capacity needs and develop resilient leased infrastructure solutions.
  • Prepare infrastructure drawings, statements of work, and other materials that clearly define technical scope.
  • Identify, evaluate, and acquire metro dark fiber assets and bandwidth services.
  • Use technical judgment to resolve design challenges and manage escalations when infrastructure delivery is at risk.
  • Lead projects of varying size and complexity across cross-functional teams.
  • Improve processes and drive the technical direction of assigned programs.
  • Partner with legal and internal teams to support long-term vendor and business agreements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Law, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 years of program management experience managing networking projects with cross-functional teams.
  • 5 years of experience developing and managing network infrastructure programs.
  • Experience with vendor management, contract negotiation, and acquisition of network infrastructure assets including dark fiber, bandwidth, colocation space, and power.
  • Ability to travel domestically up to 10% of the time.
  • 8 years of experience with fiber network deployments and building outside plant and inside plant fiber infrastructure, preferred.
  • 5 years of experience with strategic negotiations or business development for high-technology providers in colocation, data centers, internet transit, network transport, telecom, or IT services, preferred.
  • 3 years of experience with space and power build-outs in data centers or third-party colocation facilities, outside plant infrastructure, power distribution design (AC and/or DC), or data center design or operations, preferred.
  • Ability to think creatively and work independently while leading cross-functional efforts, preferred.
  • This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Benefits

  • US base salary range of $139,200 to $203,300 annually.
  • Bonus eligibility.
  • Cash award eligibility.
  • Benefits package included.
  • Equal opportunity employment.
  • Accommodations available for applicants with disabilities or other needs.

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