Network Acquisition Manager

At gFiber, we believe that great internet has the power to drive innovation, strengthen communities, enable the impossible, and do all the everyday things that make all of our world go round. And the job of creating better internet is never done - so we’re growing! Our team is committed to building a place where people who want to make a difference can grow their careers and find their spot to belong.

The application window will be open until at least May 18, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Role Description

In the Network Acquisition Manager role you will use strategic negotiation to secure leased network infrastructure for GFiber’s production network.  You will work closely with local market and network engineering teams to source and implement leased data center, bandwidth, and dark fiber solutions across North America.  Collaborate and partner with legal to deliver innovative contracts that support long term business partnerships.

Using your leadership and technical expertise, you will manage projects of various size and complexity, identify future opportunities, improve processes and drive the technical direction of your programs.  You will work with internal stakeholders to ensure that projects are scoped properly and handed off seamlessly for overall vendor delivery and network deployment.  You will also utilize technical judgment to overcome design challenges and manage escalations when infrastructure delivery is at risk.

In this role, you'll:

• Negotiate and acquire Transport, Transit, Caching, and Private LAN services serving as the strategic vendor lead to drive commercial agreements and ensure effective, resilient network capacity delivery.
• Develop and grow relationships with commercial partners including telecommunications companies, network carriers and colocation operators for the purpose of managing leased asset acquisition. 
• Negotiate and implement new commercial agreements that allow for predictable, efficient delivery of 3rd party assets to meet GFiber’s business needs. You will also draft and execute new orders with incumbent providers under existing agreements.
• Work with internal stakeholders to identify capacity requirements & craft resilient leased infrastructure solutions, including the preparation of infrastructure drawings, SOW’s and other materials which clearly define the technical scope. 
• Identify, evaluate and acquire metro dark fiber assets and bandwidth services.  In some cases, you may need to design and build a new infrastructure solution through joint projects.

At a minimum we'd like you to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Law or equivalent practical experience. 
• 7 years of program management experience managing networking projects with cross-functional teams.
• 5 years of experience developing and managing network infrastructure programs, including experience in vendor management, contract negotiation and acquisition of network infrastructure assets including dark fiber, bandwidth, and colocation space and power.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time domestically.

It's preferred if you have:

• 8 years of experience with fiber network deployments and constructing new outside plant and inside plant fiber infrastructure.
• 5 years experience with strategic negotiations or business development in obtaining services from high-technology providers in collocation, data centers, internet transit, network transport, telecom or IT services.
• 3 years of experience with space and power build-outs in data centers or third-party colocation facilities, outside plant infrastructure, designing power distribution (AC and/or DC), or working in a data center design or operations role.
• Ability to think "outside the box" and come up with commercially and technically creative solutions and comfort working independently and thinking dynamically, while still leading cross-functional efforts.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $139,200 - $203,300 + bonus + benefits. As pay varies by location, your recruiter will share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.

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