Network Acquisition Manager

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and acquire Transport, Transit, Caching, and Private LAN services to drive commercial agreements
• Develop and grow relationships with telecommunications companies, network carriers, and colocation operators
• Implement new commercial agreements for predictable delivery of 3rd party assets
• Work with internal stakeholders to identify capacity requirements and craft resilient leased infrastructure solutions
• Identify, evaluate, and acquire metro dark fiber assets and bandwidth services

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, including vendor management and contract negotiation
• Experience in acquisition of network infrastructure assets including dark fiber, bandwidth, and colocation space and power
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time domestically

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 years of experience with fiber network deployments and constructing new outside plant and inside plant fiber infrastructure
• 5 years of experience with strategic negotiations or business development in high-technology sectors
• 3 years of experience with space and power build-outs in data centers or third-party colocation facilities
• Experience designing power distribution (AC and/or DC) or working in data center design/operations

About the Company

GFiber is an Alphabet company that brings Google Fiber and Google Fiber Webpass internet services to homes and businesses across the United States.