Global Network Operations Specialist

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, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.
The Operations Service Manager functions as the primary operations interface by serving as the critical customer advocate and liaison for large, strategic accounts. This role interfaces with multiple technical resources across the business to drive a superior, differentiated, and sustained customer experience. The manager will ensure operational continuity and scalability across functional teams during all stages of the lifecycle by coordinating, driving, and delivering operations reviews, Request for Outage (RFO) and Service Improvement Plans (SIP). Serves on cross-functional teams to raise awareness, drive to results, and resolve issues impacting assigned customer base. May train and mentor lower level peers and partner with management to share strategic responsibilities and team leadership.
Responsibilities

• Act as escalation point, sometimes after hours, when standard processes are not meeting customer expectations. Once engaged, serves as primary communication for operational lifecycle issues by pulling in necessary resources to address ongoing issues.
• Serve as customer advocate, technical resource and Subject Matter Expert for internal company departments for assigned customer base and develop communication strategies with intern departments by staying well-versed in customer and internal SLA's and operational processes in order to assist operations and sales in setting proper customer expectations based on defined Service Level criteria.
• Define and develop custom reporting and deliver regular operations review that illustrate network performance by highlighting positive performance trends and identifying areas for service improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Network Control Center (NCC) to identify, create, implement, and track post-mortem analysis and preventive measures and then take the lead in presenting that information to the customer.
• Define and communicate key Service Assurance process gaps that will be measured and tracked via Service Improvement Plans (SIP). Facilitate both internal and external meetings associated to SIP until initiatives are resolved.
• Travel is limited at customer or direct reports request (10% of the year).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a technological field or a combination of education, certifications and experience is acceptable
• The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years experience in a professional data analytics role
• 2+ years experience in Tableau Desktop with the ability to create dashboards is required
• Tableau Desktop certification is a plus
• 5+ years of telecom industry experience with knowledge of Voice, Transport, IP, Data, Fiber and Managed Services.
• Strong technical and operational background and understanding of troubleshooting and configuration protocols.
• Strong understanding of operations processes and systems across all internal organizations as well as industry best practices.
• Exceptional customer-facing skills with an innate ability to empathize with customers.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to convey that information succinctly and clearly.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Strong time management, organizational, and prioritization capabilities.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills internally and customer-facing.
• Well-versed in communicating at both the technician as well as executive levels.
• Ability to positively influence and collaborate with stakeholders in other organizations to accomplish objectives while maintaining relationships.
• Ability to challenge the status quo with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Primarily office environment 8 to 5 with some business travel and after hours support.
• Must be willing to work on-call via cell phone, including weekends and holidays.
• Highly motivated, self-starter who can thrive independently or in a team environment.
• Attention to detail with good organizational capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize with good time management skills.

Base pay range: $50,500 - $74,030, commensurate with experience
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Benefits, Rewards & Wellness

• Excellent Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan
• Fitness membership discounts
• Generous paid time off policy including paid parental leave

Zayo provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.