Network Fiber Delivery Manager [Americas]

Meta•Menlo Park, CA

1d•$193,000 - $271,000

About The Position

Lead delivery of Meta’s Americas terrestrial fiber infrastructure portfolio supporting data center connectivity. Own delivery outcomes from approved plans through construction, testing, acceptance, and in-service handover, leading internal delivery professionals and third-party program-management and fiber-delivery partners. Align commitments across Engineering, Planning, Sourcing, Finance, Systems, and Operations, and resolve portfolio-level dependencies and escalations. Set portfolio strategy, develop a high-performing team, strengthen organizational capability, scale execution, influence senior stakeholders, and balance near-term delivery with long-term transformation. Sponsor systems, data, automation, and appropriately validated AI-enabled workflows to improve forecast reliability, quality, cycle time, and organizational leverage. Travel up to 30% of the time, and more if remote.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in operations, project management, technical project management, data center or network infrastructure program/project management, and outside plant fiber construction.
3+ years of formal people-management experience leading technical delivery teams, including talent decisions, coaching, development, delegation, and performance management.
Experience with fiber optic infrastructure design, construction, and delivery processes.
Track record of leading complex cross-functional initiatives, particularly in large-scale, technical, or regulated environments.
Prior experience in digital infrastructure, such as fiber optic networks, subsea cable systems, terrestrial connectivity, or hyperscale data center network builds.
Working technical judgment across OSP construction methods, permitting and easement dependencies, splicing and testing, acceptance evidence, asset documentation, and operational handover.
Experience managing third-party project-management firms, contractors, vendors, or a scaled contingent workforce through clear scopes, performance measures, governance, and corrective action.
Experience partnering with systems or product teams to improve delivery tools, workflows, data quality, reporting, and adoption.
Familiarity with North America's fiber markets, connectivity business models, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
Experience communicating project status, risks, and recommendations in writing and presentations to technical and executive stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with analytical or visualization tools such as Tableau and GIS/mapping, and basic coding skills such as SQL or Python.
Advanced degree, such as an MBA or a master’s degree in Telecommunications or Engineering.
Familiarity with policy, regulatory, and commercial dynamics in global digital connectivity markets.
Operational-thinking background, including a customer-oriented mindset, roadmap building, MVPs, and iteration cycles.
Demonstrated AI fluency, including redesigning operational workflows with AI, validating outputs, measuring quality and efficiency gains, and coaching teams on responsible use.
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and drive measurable impact, such as efficiency gains and quality improvements.
Ongoing AI skill development, such as prompt/context engineering and agent orchestration, and staying current with emerging AI technologies.
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices, such as risk assessment, bias mitigation, and quality and accuracy reviews.

Responsibilities

Set strategy and own outcomes for the Americas terrestrial fiber portfolio, translating capacity and investment priorities into executable plans while balancing delivery, commercial, quality, risk, and long-term objectives.
Build and lead a high-performing, adaptable organization; develop leaders and experienced talent, evolve team capabilities, and take on adjacent delivery, contracting, or investment responsibilities as priorities change.
Shape supplier and contracting strategy with Sourcing, Legal, and Finance, including scope allocation, commercial incentives, risk allocation, performance obligations, and remedies.
Establish portfolio governance and performance standards, use data to steer resources and priorities, and drive recovery when critical-path outcomes are at risk.
Set quality, safety, technical-acceptance, and handover standards with Engineering, holding leaders and partners accountable for systemic compliance and corrective action.
Sponsor systems, data, automation, and AI transformation to increase organizational leverage, predictive insight, delivery speed, and quality.
Define the end-to-end operating model across internal teams, external PM firms, carriers, construction suppliers, and adjacent functions, with clear accountabilities, decision rights, and interfaces.
Serve as a strategic thought partner to senior leadership; surface gaps, risks, and opportunities; align stakeholders; frame tradeoffs; and communicate decision-ready recommendations through investment memos, strategic updates, and partnership evaluations.
Travel up to 30% of the time; travel may be greater if remote.