Technical Deployment Enablement Manager

Position Summary

The ATC (Air Traffic Control) Deployment Program Manager is a TPM role within the Network Deployment Engineering Team — named "ATC" because it coordinates multiple concurrent network deployments across the fleet, much like air traffic control sequences planes.

The role is responsible for driving data center network infrastructure deployments end-to-end, from planning through completion, owning full project delivery across Data Centers in partnership with Network Engineering, Design, Engineering & Construction, Procurement, and other cross-functional teams to ensure projects land on time, within scope, and at quality.

This role is program management first. You'll need a foundational understanding of networking concepts, hardware, and deployment methodologies — enough to hold informed conversations with engineers, troubleshoot blockers, and navigate layer interdependencies — but you won't be configuring equipment yourself. Your impact comes from driving programs, owning outcomes, and ensuring hardware supply meets demand across the fleet.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Planning & Delivery Ownership
• Own end-to-end deployment programs from intake through execution, handoff, and close-out
• Develop deployment plans with scope, resource requirements, timelines, and dependency mapping across network layers and teams
• Drive weekly syncs, kickoff calls, and cross-team alignment meetings with engineering, Construction, overlay teams, and site PMs
• Track milestones, tasks, and deliverables using project management tools
• Hardware Supply & Demand Management
• Manage PO/pool allocations, hardware tracking, and material readiness for deployments
• Track global supply status in coordination with the Supply Chain team; validate demand vs. supply quarterly
• Raise and mitigate tactical (short-term) supply risks; adjust schedules to accommodate shortages
• Optimize hardware allocation across projects, regions, and the broader fleet to prevent over-concentration
• Provide guidance on decommissioned hardware for reuse across other network programs or sparing needs
• Risk & Dependency Management
• Identify and track risks/dependencies across deployment phases and network layers
• Maintain dependency matrices; ensure upstream/downstream teams are aligned
• Resolve cross-domain schedule conflicts by aligning Network Engineering pillars on execution sequence and prioritization
• Proactively escalate blockers and drive resolution across cross-functional teams
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
• Own program communications: status updates, escalations, and executive briefings
• Provide execution status input to Network Planning teams to enable an execution-status-aware Plan of Record
• Present DC capacity delivery metrics to leadership forums
• Manage scope changes; ensure stakeholder alignment on timelines and deliverables
• Continuous Improvement
• Conduct deployment retrospectives to capture lessons learned
• Drive process improvement initiatives (e.g., hardware demand planning and allocation tool adoption / development)
• Share best practices and mentor junior PMs on deployment operations
• Stay current on network technologies, deployment methodologies, and tooling
• Required Skills & Qualifications
• Program Management (Primary)
• Proven ability to own and drive programs end-to-end without escalating every decision
• Strong executive communication — ability to synthesize complex technical programs into clear status, risk, and trade-off narratives for leadership
• Experience managing competing priorities across multiple concurrent deployments
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Track record of independently creating structure in ambiguous environments

We are hiring ATC (Air Traffic Control) Deployment Program Managers across four specialized domains. Core program management competencies are shared; each domain requires foundational familiarity with its technology area:

Backend & AI/ML Network Deployments

Owns backend data center network deployments supporting AI/ML training and inference zones. Includes AI cluster network builds, New Product Introduction (NPI) hardware, and high-urgency executive-visibility builds requiring specialized high-bandwidth, low-latency network configurations. Coordinates closely with the Network Product Introduction team on NPI deployments and drives weekly syncs with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have exposure to GPU cluster environments, high-performance computing, fabric architectures (spine/leaf), or fast-paced emerging technology programs.

BB-IP — Backbone IP & Migrations

Manages backbone infrastructure projects including core router deployments, peering expansions, and large-scale network migrations. Requires strong cross-site coordination and cutover planning expertise. Owns resolution of cross-domain schedule conflicts and prioritization between backbone projects. Ideal candidates have experience with service provider or large enterprise backbone networks, migration planning, and traffic engineering concepts.

INE — Infrastructure & Enterprise Network

Delivers all General Services network deployments including corporate, lab, and facilities infrastructure. Includes Passive Optical Network (PON) builds, FacNet, management network deployments, and office connectivity projects. Manages material allocation across PON, FacNet, and management network programs. Ideal candidates have experience with enterprise networking, structured cabling, campus network deployments, or facilities infrastructure.

Optical — Optical Network

Owns optical transport layer deployments from POPs to DCs, including DWDM systems, amplifiers, and fiber infrastructure. Coordinates with outside plant teams, long-haul providers, and the POP/Edge scope team on DC vs. POP/Edge boundary coordination. Ideal candidates have experience with optical networking, photonic systems, fiber characterization, or telecom transport networks.