Network Implementation Engineering Manager, WAN Infrastructure Delivery

This role is based in London, UK.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the EMEA WAN Infrastructure Delivery team, responsible for pre-deployment engineering and delivery of optical transport systems across the EMEA and global backbone network.
• Hire, coach, and develop the team.
• Set team direction, Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), expectations, and responsibilities, providing guidance and feedback on individual team members' execution.
• Foster collaborative relationships with cross-functional partners to improve on-time delivery and reduce cycle time.
• Support the career development and personal growth of team members.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in telecommunications at carrier working with optical network infrastructure, transmission systems, layer 2/3 routers, and data services.
• 6 years of experience managing and building teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working in complex organizational settings (e.g., ambiguity, shared accountability, geographic dispersion, etc.).
• Knowledge of data networking architectures and physical network components.
• Knowledge of networking, data center, or telecom operations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and quickly learn new business and technical skills to adapt to changing environments.
• Ability to influence across a broad, cross-functional organization.