International Infrastructure Operations Manager (Starlink)

SpaceX • Redmond, WA

76d • $110,000 - $145,000

About The Position

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. The Infrastructure Operations team is looking for a Sourcing Manager who will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating and contracting with ISPs, datacenters, IXs, and other datacenter services in a region of the world. As our ground network grows to new countries and regions, you will be faced with challenges in supplier development, managing costs, speed to activation, service delivery, and service reliability. Individuals in this role are creative, fast problem solvers, and ready to take on challenges outside of their comfort zone. Your goal is to creatively manage suppliers and commercial agreements, reduce vendor timelines to deliver critical services to our points of presence (POPs), and work with engineering and multi-disciplinary teams to unlock low-latency, reliable internet services for customers around the world!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; OR 7+ years of experience working in one or more of the following: Supply chain, Production, Operations, Engineering

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing an international supplier base or working internationally
• Self-starting, able to identify areas for improvement with minimal direction
• Experience in managing projects from beginning to end, especially construction projects
• Ability to tackle complex and ambiguous problems and define operational processes
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Development experience in Python, C# or other object-oriented language
• Experience or interest in data analysis, data visualization, and/or financial analysis
• Demonstrates commitment to SpaceX’s goals of reusability, renewability, and sustainability

Responsibilities

• Find and establish the regional and global supplier partnerships needed to acquire, build, expand, and successfully operate Starlink’s ground infrastructure
• Cultivate the regional business, cultural, technical, and regulatory expertise needed to assess and ensure the health and reliability of our current and future ground infrastructure
• Develop best practices, tools, and benchmarks for managing service delivery and POP hardware lead times and costs in your region
• Work directly with cross-functional teams, including site/network/reliability engineering, legal, billing and payments, finance, shipping and logistics, policy, and design teams to unblock critical path blockers to getting infrastructure connected

Benefits

• Pay range: $110,000.00 - $145,000.00/per year
• Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various other discounts and perks
• Accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation
• Eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees