What are the responsibilities and job description for the Global Network Capacity Planning & Strategy Manager position at Digital Realty?
Role
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Global Manager – Network Capacity Planning & Strategy is manager-level position within an organization responsible lead the teams responsible for the entire process of planning, designing, implementing, and managing the deployment network infrastructure supporting DLR Product Expansions and Network Observability initiatives, and the coordination of project managers efforts and resources required to successfully complete objectives and support organization’s corporate objectives. These initiatives Include - but are not limited to - the implementation of the space, power, hardware, pathway, and connectivity across various locations globally. The goal of this position is to ensure that capital allocated for global networking projects are managed efficiently and in a timely manner to meet growing business demands and build objectives while maintaining high availability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
Moreover, the role develops and directs the strategic planning of global project initiatives and creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the project management team, while develops budgets/policies/procedures to supporting the functional infrastructure.
The position will report to top leadership, and the candidate will have a deep understanding of network architecture, traffic management, and capacity planning, coupled with strong project management and strategic planning expertise.
What You’ll Do
Network Expansion & Optimization
Digital Realty supports the world's leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, our global data center platform, gives customers a reliable foundation for scaling their digital business and efficiently managing data gravity challenges. The size and scale of our business puts us in a unique position to offer customers access to 300 facilities in 50 metros across 25 countries and six continents.
A Bit About Our Digital Team
IT
Our IT team is at the heart of our business. We develop infrastructures, design and build networks, support servers and provide the first line of support by delivering rich connectivity for our customers. With new data centers coming online all the time, it’s a rapidly changing technical environment so our team is always ready to innovate and take the lead on projects. We constantly develop, deploy and support vital networks and data services that drive business performance and improve life for customers around the globe.
What We Can Offer You
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.
Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.
Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.
This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.
Notes
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer, EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or other status protected by law or Company policy.
Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.
Please do not forward unsolicited resumes to any employee of Digital Realty and its subsidiaries. Digital Realty is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited referrals.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Global Manager – Network Capacity Planning & Strategy is manager-level position within an organization responsible lead the teams responsible for the entire process of planning, designing, implementing, and managing the deployment network infrastructure supporting DLR Product Expansions and Network Observability initiatives, and the coordination of project managers efforts and resources required to successfully complete objectives and support organization’s corporate objectives. These initiatives Include - but are not limited to - the implementation of the space, power, hardware, pathway, and connectivity across various locations globally. The goal of this position is to ensure that capital allocated for global networking projects are managed efficiently and in a timely manner to meet growing business demands and build objectives while maintaining high availability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.
Moreover, the role develops and directs the strategic planning of global project initiatives and creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the project management team, while develops budgets/policies/procedures to supporting the functional infrastructure.
The position will report to top leadership, and the candidate will have a deep understanding of network architecture, traffic management, and capacity planning, coupled with strong project management and strategic planning expertise.
What You’ll Do
Network Expansion & Optimization
- Lead a team of field engineers responsible for developing detailed build specifications and overseeing vendor installations to completion.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive strategic idea for the North America Network Delivery Implementation (NDI) Field Engineering organization, aligning with overall department and company goals and objectives.
- Understand business processes, and assess business needs to assist with the development and deployment of network services.
- Manage the performance of various 3rd party vendors and suppliers through monitoring performance against established SLAs and commitments and driving issue resolution to ensure continuous contract compliance.
- Identifies, recommends, and drives multi-year Network and Telecom technology strategies to address business needs and unlocks business capabilities.
- Ensure compliance with industry best practices and regulatory standards in network deployments.
- Identify and implement innovative solutions to optimize field engineering processes, improve operational efficiency, and accelerate project delivery.
- Drive alignment and collaboration with key stakeholders across various internal and external organizations and internal teams (e.g., Sales, Product Development, Network Operations, CSCO, DCNiCON) to ensure project execution and drive strategic initiatives, optimal network performance and scalability.
- Identify, mentor, and develop high-potential engineers, establish clear performance metrics, and provide regular feedback to drive individual and team performance.
- Drive scalability, continuous improvement, and consistent delivery against SLAs without compromising operational safety and the customer experience.
- Develop and executive long-term network strategy aligned with business objectives
- Manage high-impact network projects ensuring on-time delivery and budget efficiency.
- Build, manage and develop the project team responsible for project lifecycle - from creation to close - to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation
- Evaluate/Implement comprehensive use Jira/Smartsheet/PowerBI as project management tracking tool, for resource management and reporting
- Responsible for the day-to-day activities of your team
- Allocate the appropriate personnel and resources to complete goals
- Builds and maintains related reporting and metrics for senior executives.
- Maintain accurate global project and capacity reports and up-to-date project assets and metrics
- Escalate business critical issues to executives
- Partner with cross-functional teams
- Team management of 3 project managers
- 10 years of experience in networking including routing, switching, security and power load balancing.
- 5 years of experience managing teams at the Senior Manager or Director level, (minimum 5 years as Project Manager Lead)
- Bachelor’s degree, PMP Certification (or equivalent experience)
- Experienced in both core Network Engineering along with data center build processes and physical plant enablement.
- Knowledge of industry standards and best practices related to network deployment.
- Ability to use data to drive change into the business.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical team.
- Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence and Smartsheet
- Comfortable presenting to small and large groups
- Must be able to thrive in a constantly changing environment
- Ability to work independently on numerous activities and prioritize them properly while meeting deadlines
Digital Realty supports the world's leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, our global data center platform, gives customers a reliable foundation for scaling their digital business and efficiently managing data gravity challenges. The size and scale of our business puts us in a unique position to offer customers access to 300 facilities in 50 metros across 25 countries and six continents.
A Bit About Our Digital Team
IT
Our IT team is at the heart of our business. We develop infrastructures, design and build networks, support servers and provide the first line of support by delivering rich connectivity for our customers. With new data centers coming online all the time, it’s a rapidly changing technical environment so our team is always ready to innovate and take the lead on projects. We constantly develop, deploy and support vital networks and data services that drive business performance and improve life for customers around the globe.
What We Can Offer You
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.
Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.
Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.
This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.
Notes
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer, EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or other status protected by law or Company policy.
Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.
Please do not forward unsolicited resumes to any employee of Digital Realty and its subsidiaries. Digital Realty is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited referrals.
