Network Development Manager
Meta· Network Engineering
Hybrid (Remote)$135k - $191kFull-timePosted 3w ago
About the role
Meta's Network Investments team is responsible for planning, commercial development, and delivery of a major fiber optic backbone. The Network Development Manager owns commercial development and delivery of fiber network capacity across the North American production environment, leads provider engagements and negotiations, and ensures delivery outcomes for a portfolio of routes/providers while mentoring junior team members.
Responsibilities
- Own strategic relationships with a portfolio of telecommunications providers, including performance management, escalation ownership, and provider strategy
- Lead identification and evaluation of new fiber routes and capacity solutions; define requirements with Network Planning and engineering and make build-vs-buy / route selection recommendations
- Lead commercial negotiations for fiber IRU agreements, dark fiber leases, and related infrastructure contracts, owning negotiation strategy, business case, and approval narrative through execution
- Drive alignment across Network Implementation Engineering (NIE), Network Planning, Finance, Legal, Sourcing, and Data Center teams; resolve cross-team conflicts and own clean handoffs from development through implementation
- Own delivery accountability against contractual milestones and SLAs for the assigned portfolio; proactively drive risk mitigation with providers and internal partners
- Define reporting and tracking standards that give leadership visibility into delivery status and provider performance; ensure network data integrity in internal tools
- Lead process and tooling improvements across the team, author best practices and SOPs, and mentor/onboard less-experienced NDMs
- Influence multi-year regional capacity strategy in partnership with Planning and Finance
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience in network development, telecommunications, fiber optic infrastructure, or a related field (commercial, technical, or project management)
- Experience owning vendor/provider relationships and commercial outcomes in a telecommunications or infrastructure context
- Demonstrated experience leading commercial negotiations (IRU, dark fiber lease, MSA/SLA) from strategy through execution
- Knowledge of fiber optic network concepts including route design, IRU/lease structures, and the full delivery lifecycle
- Experience leading cross-functional programs and driving alignment among engineering, finance, legal, and sourcing stakeholders
- Experience communicating status, risk, and recommendations to senior/leadership audiences
- Experience with data analysis, spreadsheets, and building business cases
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Skills
Required:Vendor/provider relationship managementCommercial negotiations (IRU, dark fiber, MSAs/SLAs)Fiber optic network conceptsCross-functional leadership
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