Network Account Manager

Akamai•Cambridge, MA

19d•$88,900 - $160,100•Hybrid

About The Position

Would you like to manage and maintain relationships with Internet Service Providers and Fiber Providers? Do you like to work across diverse geographies, environments, cultures and technologies? Join our Network Strategy Team! Partner with the best. As a Network Account Manager, you'll work with a team of global Account Managers to provide best possible outcomes with Internet Service Providers and Fiber Providers. You will define strategy and cost savings to improve performance while ensuring Akamai meets its targets for growth and environmental sustainability.

Requirements

Have 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Center Management or related field or its equivalent
Have excellent commercial and contractual negotiation skills, the ability to identify creative ideas for complex negotiation situations
Have a practical understanding of technologies and services such as IP Transit, Waves/DWDM, PNI, fiber connectivity, colocation and cross-connects.
Possess solid data analysis and financial skills, with the ability to evaluate pricing, total cost, savings opportunities and business cases
Demonstrate excellent organization and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities across vendors, projects and internal teams
Possess excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across functions and geographies

Responsibilities

Developing relationships with National and International Carriers and Service Providers to meet needs for deploying connectivity to and between Data Centers
Partnering alongside internal infrastructure groups to establish optimal technical, commercial, and contractual conditions for network expansions
Collaborating with the Akamai Data Center team to assist in identifying the right technical and commercial terms for fiber builds
Working closely with existing and new Partners and Vendors to identify cost-effective effective business relationships and then executing those agreements
Managing contract negotiations to ensure Akamai's platforms can scale efficiently and support our customers increasing demands
Ensuring capacity is upgraded in a timely/effective manner by working closely with internal and external provisioning teams