Network Acquisition Team Lead - EMEA at Microsoft

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Analytical Skills, Communication Skills, Collaboration Skills, Project Management, Negotiation Skills, Vendor Management, Networking Technologies, Strategic Planning, Problem-Solving Skills, Leadership Skills, Regulatory Knowledge, Contract Development, Cloud Infrastructure, Subsea Systems, Interconnection Facilities, Decision-Making Skills

Industry

Software Development

Description

We're looking for an experienced and courageous leader that must be able support, influence and deliver network capacity in a fast-paced production environment—you must be agile and able to adapt to changing conditions and priorities. The successful candidate will need excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration skills. You will be working with people from many different teams and backgrounds requiring an open mind-set. You must be able to influence others and work cross-functionally to achieve broad goals. A proven track record of successfully managing projects, great talent and stakeholders are skillset needed to be demonstrated showing delivering measurable impact and results are skill set needed to be successful in this role. High energy individual to help build the network that powers the world's largest online services. Lead project initiatives for cloud infrastructure network in EMEA including metro, long haul, subsea and network colocation; Lead regional team in owning and driving commercial and contractual negotiations with vendors providing wavelength, dark fiber, subsea and colocation services (aerial, terrestrial and undersea networks). Support our colocation efforts within the region to ensure resiliency, diversity and quality uptime of our network services portfolio. Collaborate with internal teams to identify and define strategic initiatives to meet expansion and cost reduction needs Build strategic relationships with vendors and industry experts Communicate progress internally and collaborate with network deployment teams Build strategic relationships with vendors; Identify unique opportunities for partnership or expansion with these teams; Determine specific routes and partnerships that meet commercial, technical, and timing requirements. Partner and ensure contracting compliance with service suppliers, legal team and physical security teams for continuous and consistent rigor ensuring contracts contain the correct SLA's, indemnifications and such to Solid understanding of network strategy, topology planning and cost vectors Proven knowledge of Long Hauls and Metro acquisition and investment within EMEA Demonstrated experience and knowledge of regional regulatory environments Demonstrated command of existing subsea systems topologies, cable landings and Top Interconnection facilities regionally Excellent communication and leadership skills Decision-making skills Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree OR (In lieu of degree, and relevant work experience) Experience in networking technologies Experience in strategic negotiations and/or business development obtaining services from technology providers in data center and Internet technologies BS or BA degree in technology or science Extensive experiences with contract development and vendor management Strong analysis and problem-solving skills Willing to travel between 25% and 50% of the time These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

Responsibilities

Lead project initiatives for cloud infrastructure network in EMEA, including commercial and contractual negotiations with vendors. Collaborate with internal teams to identify strategic initiatives for network expansion and cost reduction.