Manager, Network Service Delivery and Operations Support

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA

Manager for Network Service Delivery and Operations Support at NVIDIA, focusing on managing global telecom and colocation vendors, ensuring seamless service delivery, and operational excellence. The role involves coordinating field operations, collaborating with internal teams, resolving issues proactively, and managing vendor performance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Oversee and manage the delivery performance of global telecom and colocation vendors, ensuring services (DIA, IP transit, peering, POP, waves, MPLS, SD-WAN, professional services, cross connects, colo, etc.) are delivered on time and meet specifications.
  2. Partner with field operations teams responsible for receiving and installing telecom services, ensuring smooth execution and alignment to timelines.
  3. Work closely with Technical Program Managers (TPMs), Operations teams, and other internal partners to deliver accurate delivery timelines, maintain precise data, and ensure comprehensive record-keeping.
  4. Recognize potential delivery delays, proactively propose interim solutions to maintain service continuity, and raise critical issues as needed.
  5. Identify requirements for additive telecom services related to primary deliveries, obtain quotes from vendors, validate with procurement leads, and implement orders.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in a business or technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of overall relevant experience, preferably in a fast-growing global technology company, with a significant focus on telecom service delivery and vendor operations.
  • 2+ years of leadership experience.
  • Demonstrable experience in managing the delivery and operational aspects of a diverse range of telecom carrier services and technologies globally, including: Transport (Dark Fiber, MPLS, EPL, SD-WAN, Wavelengths), Internet Services (IP Transit, DIA, Peering, IX), and Colocation services.
  • Strong understanding of Point of Presence (POP) environments, dark fiber, long haul, and metro network systems.
  • Experience with telecom contracts, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and managing vendor performance against these.
  • Solid project management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent service deliveries and operational tasks.
  • Experience with handling outage issues, supporting root cause analysis, and managing chronic service issues as well as familiarity with basic procurement processes, including obtaining quotes and validating them against requirements.
  • Maintain and track service data, recommend augments, and manage service transitions.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to bridge communication between technical (network engineering, field ops) and non-technical (procurement, business units) groups with the ability to provide reports and assist in planning for network growth and changes.

Nice to have

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in identifying root causes of service failures and driving vendors to implement permanent fixes.
  • Comfortable and adept at pivoting (adapting to changes in plans) quickly in a dynamic environment.
  • A high level of technical understanding of network services and a good understanding of the pricing structures for ISP and telecom services globally.
  • Demonstrable experience working across diverse global regions, including US, EMEA, APAC, India, and China.
  • Proactive and results-oriented approach with a strong sense of ownership.

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years of overall relevant experience
  • 2+ years of leadership experience
  • Demonstrable experience in managing the delivery and operational aspects of a diverse range of telecom carrier services and technologies globally
  • Experience with telecom contracts, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and managing vendor performance against these.
  • Solid project management skills