Senior Technical Program Manager, Network Optimization

Lead key business and financial rhythms for Network Fiber, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, reporting, and financial governance. Lead the global Strategic Sourcing Review (SSR) process and help strengthen decision-making, governance, and approval mechanisms. Develop TCO, unit-cost, and scenario models, including $/Gbps, $/TB, and route-level economics. Translate financial and operational insights into clear, executive-ready recommendations that support investment decisions and prioritization. Define requirements and success criteria for dashboards, reporting, and analytics solutions. Simplify and improve processes to reduce duplication, increase transparency, and shorten execution cycle times. Lead complex cross-functional initiatives from analysis and decision-making through execution and measurable results. Drive alignment and adoption across a highly matrixed organization through strong communication, documentation, and change management. Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience. 2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience. 5+ years of experience in network optimization, infrastructure finance, program management, operations, strategy, or a related discipline.

working in cloud, hyperscale, telecommunications, or large-scale network environments.

with commercial structures such as rate cards, price escalators, volume tiers, negotiations, and contract optimization.

Financial and analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations.

Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and deliver high-quality outcomes.

Understanding of carrier networks, network constructs, and cost strategies.

with Power BI, SQL, Python, or similar analytics tools.

with Lean, Six Sigma, value-stream mapping, or similar continuous-improvement methodologies.

Ability to influence and build alignment across complex, highly matrixed organizations.