Network Acquisition Manager

We're looking to fill the role of Network Acquisition Manager . This person will support, influence and deliver Network infrastructure sourcing/acquisition services in a fast-paced production environment-you should be agile and able to adapt to changing conditions and priorities.

The successful candidate will need excellent analytical, communication, network acquisition management, and collaboration skills. You will be working with people from many different teams and backgrounds requiring an open mind-set. You should be able to influence others and work cross-functionally to achieve broad goals. We are seeking someone with a proven track record of successfully managing projects, past & existing experience in network sourcing (terrestrial, subsea, satellite etc.) in telcos/over-the-top (OTT). Managing stakeholders is a crucial skillset that is needed to make a measurable impact to be successful.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 4+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
  • OR Master's Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related field AND 3+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, sourcing, engineering, operations, or relevant sales-related roles
  • OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strategic negotiations and/or business development experience obtaining services from high-technology providers in datacenter and internet technologies.
• A demonstrable track record of improving workflow processes, increasing efficiency and reporting on critical processes.
• Able to communicate practical examples of performance metrics and the development of key performance indicators.
• Experience in influencing engineers in technical discussions
• Will be comfortable in conversation dealing with networking topics covering route mapping, procurement, installation, support and operations
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including financial analytics.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, determine best course of action and drive permanent resolution.
• Ability to successfully influence without authority and manage efforts through relationships.
• Ability to inspire leadership and trust across teams and organizations
• Ability to promote a collaborative environment and bring a positive attitude to difficult situations.

Sourcing Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $145,800 - $238,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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Responsibilities:

• Manage stakeholders charged with designing critical network infrastructure that enable the world's largest online services.
• Network acquisition industry expert to provide leadership and direction at country level.
• Lead and manage Cloud project initiatives for platform enablement and delivering capabilities that exceed customer expectations to enable rapid pace delivery.
• Manage and support our colocation sourcing efforts within to ensure resiliency, diversity and quality uptime of our network services portfolio.
• Basic knowledge of subsea investment and able to collaborate with investment team to identify opportunities to convert lease to long term owned assets to drive efficiency.
• Drive performance quality across existing suppliers' services, ensure proactive arrest of connectivity outages and act as escalation point to supplier leadership in coordination with Microsoft Delivery team and Assurance team.
• Data analytics for your country to parse data, build meaningful metrics and reports enabling workflow analysis driving for workflow efficiency gains.
• Lead project initiatives for Cloud Interconnection & Acquisitions team to improve efficiency and quality in the country you manage.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify and define strategic initiatives to meet expansion and cost reduction needs.
• Build strategic relationships with vendors and industry experts.
• Communicate progress internally and collaborate with network deployment teams.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify and define strategic initiatives and leverage technology to drive up speed to implementation by delivering a platform that enables accurate data through self-service processes and relevant automations to drive productivity and efficiency throughout the team.
• Communicate progress internally and collaborate with internal customers.
• Partner and ensure contracting compliance with service suppliers, legal team and physical security teams for continuous and consistent rigor with regard to ensuring appropriate terms and conditions based on service type.

Open to 100% remote in the U.S.