Network Site Investments Manager

Meta•Boston, MA

1d•$135,000 - $191,000

About The Position

The Network Site Investments Manager serves as the primary contact for Accounting and Finance, provides reporting and financial forecasts, and contracts for and executes lease agreements for Meta’s colocation business with its supply base. The role leads sourcing activities, including identifying product and service availability, developing negotiation and sourcing strategies, partnering with Meta Network Engineering on a business and technology roadmap for the Meta Backbone Network, and driving strategic sourcing decisions globally. The position leads and supports the development, implementation, and management of global strategies that provide Meta’s production network with competitive costs, flexibility, and reliable delivery and availability. In close collaboration with Network Engineering, the manager communicates and implements strategies, contracts, and pricing, while maintaining long-term partner relationships and minimizing total cost of ownership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering- or business-related field or equivalent, plus 6 or more years of relevant experience in the colocation industry.
At least 5 years of sourcing or partner management experience in network-related products and services.
Knowledge of purchasing and supply chain processes, with an analytical and results-focused approach.
Experience in the colocation business and knowledge of the colocation market and associated performance and cost models.
Product knowledge in content delivery networks, backbone networks, and IP services, including their operation and associated performance and cost models.
Willingness to travel about 25% of the time and work across various time zones.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of network architecture, including backbone networks and edge delivery infrastructure.
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development, such as prompt/context engineering or agent orchestration, and staying current with emerging AI technologies.
MBA or advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field.
Experience with data center colocation providers and infrastructure lease negotiations.
Background in financial modeling and total cost of ownership analysis.
Experience with supplier relationship management and performance improvement initiatives.
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices, such as risk assessment, bias mitigation, and quality and accuracy reviews.
Experience developing and executing global sourcing strategies.
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and drive measurable impact, such as efficiency gains or quality improvements.
At least 2 years of experience with financial modeling/forecasting and general data analytics.

Responsibilities

Lead business negotiations with internal partners and suppliers; own contract closure and develop negotiation approaches, fallback positions, and acceptable terms and conditions.
Own and lead supplier interfaces for RFI, RFP, and RFQ services, partner with internal stakeholders, present results to evaluation teams, and drive sourcing decisions to closure.
Measure, manage, and improve supplier performance against negotiated service-level agreements.
Identify benchmark suppliers for RFx efforts and partner on evaluation criteria; provide relevant data to internal Meta teams.
Own and provide industry and actual unit and service cost data for total cost of ownership and RFx activities, and drive continual productivity improvement.
Partner with Meta Network Engineering to coordinate suppliers and review supplier technology and services roadmaps.
Identify, qualify, and formalize Meta’s preferred supplier list; align with internal stakeholders and guide the business toward preferred suppliers.
Measure, report, and take action to improve delivery performance.
Measure and report ongoing cost productivity against market pricing and take action to improve it.
Lead supplier scorecard management, including measuring performance, identifying root causes of issues, and driving improvement; own all aspects of supplier performance.