Sr Director, Strategic Networks - z5G
Company Description
Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 133,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, dedicated Internet access, and colocation services. Zayo owns and operates a Tier 1 IP Backbone and 44 carrier-neutral data centers. Through its Cloudlink service, Zayo provides low latency private connectivity that attaches enterprises to their public cloud environments. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.
Position Description
This position leads Zayo’s wireless ecosystem team, z5G. The successful candidate will understand wireless technology, be intellectually agile, have the ability to complete detailed financial analysis, develop cutting edge products and lead high-level customer-facing strategic discussions. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious, independent, experienced senior director to help drive the evolution of Zayo in a 5G world. The director is responsible for delivering top and bottom-line results for the wireless business unit. If the future of technology excites you and you embrace the unconventional, we want to hear from you. Success in the role requires senior-level experience in program management for 5+ years, demonstrated leadership working with senior customer executives and hands-on ability to drive the design of Zayo’s 5G strategy. In this role you will lead business development, solution engineering and product for mobile infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Create the short, medium, and long term plans for measurable commercial success of the Zayo infrastructure based 5G solutions
- Collaborate with Zayo senior leadership to provide a product roadmap that demonstrates the growth of Zayo solutions as 5G networks evolve
- Subject matter expert for 5G infrastructure based products as well as key evangelist of Zayo’s infrastructure based 5G solutions
- Develop and drive activity to deliver on growth targets for products supporting the wireless ecosystem
- Identify new markets for Zayo infrastructure and opportunities for z5G product expansion. Develop the products required to realize these opportunities
- Represent the company in customer meetings and with new prospects, including at the executive level. Speak at large engagements on Zayo 5G infrastructure solutions
- Create and manage a product manager team, business development team and engineering team under which innovation is possible, high performance is enabled and individual objectives are attained
Qualifications
- Director / Manager: 6-8 years of product or program management experience, preferably in the telecommunications industry with 3+ years managing a team. Prior wireless infrastructure experience a plus
- Education: Undergraduate degree with either an engineering or business focus. MBA a plus.
- Effective Communication: Ability to prepare and present complex material in simple, concise communications to a wide range of audiences
- Financial Analysis: well-developed financial skills including business case development and financial analysis
- Product Development: ability to develop and launch new infrastructure based products to support the 5G revolution
- Business development: be the subject matter expertise to support the direct sales team as they go to market with Zayo’s mobile infrastructure products
- Application Proficiency: Proficiency in the MS Office suite of tools with an emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint is required. Knowledge of Salesforce.com platform is a plus
- Travel estimate of 33%
- Demonstrated history of solving complex problems
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a team of product managers
- Independent, self-starter with ability to effectively prioritize competing deliverables
- Ability to view issues and concerns from multiple perspectives, and to keep the big picture in focus
- Ability to be flexible in work schedule and to meet strict deadlines under minimal supervision
Rewards
- Competitive compensation
- Excellent benefits including health, dental, vision, 401 (k), disability and life insurance
- Fitness membership discounts
- Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave