Strategic Network Planning Director

3 weeks ago


Étreux, Hauts-de-France, United States Lumen Inc Full time
About Lumen

Lumen Inc. empowers business growth by connecting people, data, and applications efficiently, securely, and seamlessly. Our company fosters teamwork, trust, and transparency, where every individual contributes to our collective success.

We value workplace diversity and employee support, recognized by our inclusion in the Newsweek 2024 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity list. We've also maintained a perfect Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index score for five consecutive years and ranked 12th overall in The American Opportunity Index.

This opportunity allows you to be part of our digital transformation, shaping the future while delivering lasting impact.

The Role

As a Senior Manager Network Planning, you will lead and mitigate risk profiles associated with network planning using business strategy, data science, analytics, financial obligations, network architecture, profitability, and revenue enablement. You will collaborate with teams across finance, product, pricing, and sales to drive key business initiatives. Evaluate network design, feasibility, and cost studies, and develop alternative routing scenarios and changes in sequence of network activities. Prepare actionable conclusions to deliver to leadership and influence organizational direction with data-driven recommendations.

This position oversees the Infrastructure Planning team, responsible for managing and planning Lumen's network facilities and data centers. They also handle rack installations, power, and overhead infrastructure for customer colocation and network projects.

Main Responsibilities
  • Optimize network planning and operations into actionable business strategies.
  • Drive business insights through data analysis, synthesizing conclusions into operational improvements.
  • Partner across organizations to achieve organizational goals.
  • Develop talent through empowerment, fostering a 'culture of learning,' and actively engaging employees in development opportunities.
  • Cultivate accountability (See it, Own it, Solve it, Do it).
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, timelines, and execution plans.
What We Look For in a Candidate

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in network infrastructure management, including design, implementation, and maintenance.
  • Capability of understanding and communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical individuals.
  • Understanding how to drive decision-making through data analytics.
  • Create executive-level content to communicate key strategies and business observations.
  • Experience leading people in an individual or front-line leadership capacity.

Estimated salary: $123,210 - $164,280 per year.



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