Manager, Network Connectivity – Carrier Strategy

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $150k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👔 Manager

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Vultr

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2014

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🤝 B2B

🔧 Hardware

💰 $329M Debt Financing - Vultr on 2025-06

Artificial Intelligence • B2B • Hardware

Vultr is a global cloud infrastructure provider offering on-demand virtual machines, bare-metal servers, GPU-accelerated instances, managed databases, object and block storage, Kubernetes, and networking services. The platform emphasizes AI and HPC workloads with a broad selection of AMD and NVIDIA GPUs, fast networking, and 32+ data center regions, plus a marketplace of deployable apps and developer-friendly APIs. Vultr targets developers and businesses seeking affordable, scalable, and compliant cloud compute and storage alternatives to hyperscalers.

📋 Description

• Own the end-to-end site connectivity selection process for every new data center site, including assessment, requirements, carrier outreach, engineering, procurement, and turn-up • Map regional fiber and carrier infrastructure using FiberLocator, PeeringDB, state 811/one-call records, and local knowledge • Negotiate MSAs, NDAs, colocation agreements, dark fiber IRUs, and wavelength/transport contracts with national and regional carriers • Lead carrier engineering sessions to develop construction budgets, build timelines, and route-diversity commitments • Manage and grow a small team of carrier relations TPMs/reps; set priorities, coach engagements, and hold delivery to timeline • Advise executive and network leadership on expansion locations using carrier capability, fiber availability, power/land economics, and regional demand • Partner with Network Engineering/Architecture on connectivity design and with operations on POP turn-up and backbone integration • Track carrier performance, delivery accuracy, responsiveness, and construction quality; drive the carrier engagement playbook • Evaluate self-build fiber opportunities with local construction partners • Help shape backbone expansion strategy and data center connectivity as Vultr grows globally

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years in network infrastructure, telecommunications, or data center connectivity, including 5+ years negotiating fiber, transport, peering, transit, and colocation deals • Deep knowledge of fiber construction economics and logistics: route surveys, make-ready, right-of-way, permits, ILA/hut placement, splice and amp engineering, and realistic construction timelines • Demonstrated ability to piece together multi-party connectivity deals, dark fiber IRUs, wavelength leases, colocation agreements, and self-built metro fiber arrangements with national and regional carriers • Track record of building carrier relationships at the engineering and executive level • Strong grasp of long-haul and metro transport technology: 800/400G-ZR/ZR+, DWDM, amplification, distance limits, and route diversity design • Experience advising on network POP/site placement strategy, carrier hotels, IX presence, PeeringDB literacy, and rural/metro build trade-offs • Knowledge of IP networking technologies and best practices, including BGP, Segment Routing, MPLS, Traffic Engineering, SLOs, and SLAs • Knowledge of software development and tooling, including GIS, scripting, agentic coding, network traffic analysis, network simulation, and synthetic monitoring • 3+ years of people management, or clear readiness to manage • Excellent written and verbal communication; able to produce executive briefs and detailed engineering requirements documents • Willing to travel to carrier meetings, site walks, and construction reviews up to 25% • Must be located in the United States • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States • Must not require sponsorship for employment visa status

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans • 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting • Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year • 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan • Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary • 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years • Anniversary Bonus each year • $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year • Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month • Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month • Company paid Wellable subscription