Head of Network Services

What you'll do

• Own and execute the global network and connectivity strategy across LAN, WAN, wireless, and cloud environments.
• Drive network platform transformation initiatives including cloud networking, automation, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Account for global network availability, performance, resilience, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Establish and monitor KPIs, reliability metrics, and service health indicators for the network estate.
• Lead an organization of managers and engineers while providing coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.
• Manage strategic vendor relationships, including contract negotiations, performance management, and cost optimization.
• Oversee the network budget, vendor spend, and investment trade-offs for the global portfolio.
• Influence senior technology and business leaders on investment, prioritization, and risk decisions.

What we're looking for

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in modernizing and operating large-scale enterprise network infrastructure.
• Demonstrated success leading complex global technology initiatives including data center migrations, cloud migration, and infrastructure modernization.
• Proven experience deploying and supporting cloud platforms at scale, with AWS preferred.
• Proven ability to define, communicate, and execute multi-year platform and modernization strategies.
• Deep expertise implementing and transforming LAN, WAN, MPLS, wireless, and voice networks within highly regulated financial services or trading environments preferred.
• Proven experience designing and operating hybrid-cloud connectivity solutions across AWS and Azure including technologies such as direct connect and express route.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale network security modernization including zero trust enablement and network segmentation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Technology or Engineering or equivalent experience; Cisco CCIE, CISSP, or AWS Security certifications preferred.