Program Manager 5
Oracle · Nashville
Join Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's Network Acquisition Team and help build the global connectivity foundation powering OCI's next generation cloud and AI infrastructure.
As a Senior Principal Program Manager, you will provide global technical and program leadership for network connectivity acquisition and delivery supporting OCI region expansion, AI infrastructure, capacity growth, and strategic network deployments worldwide.
This is a highly technical program leadership role operating at the intersection of network engineering, telecommunications, sourcing, suppliers, data center infrastructure, deployment, and operations. You will lead complex connectivity programs from early requirements and supplier engagement through acquisition, implementation, testing, activation, and production readiness.
You will work with global telecommunications carriers, fiber providers, ISPs, colocation providers, and infrastructure partners while driving improvements in delivery speed, predictability, quality, and scale.
What You'll Do
Lead Global Network Acquisition and Delivery
Lead complex, mission-critical network connectivity programs supporting OCI cloud and AI infrastructure.
Own the connectivity delivery lifecycle from requirements and feasibility through supplier acquisition, ordering, implementation, testing, activation, and production readiness.
Drive delivery of circuits, dark fiber, lit fiber, wavelengths, Internet transit, peering, backbone connectivity, cross-connects, and related telecommunications infrastructure.
Translate network engineering requirements into executable acquisition and delivery strategies.
Establish milestones, critical paths, dependencies, readiness criteria, and delivery commitments across organizations and geographies.
Proactively identify technical, schedule, supplier, and operational risks and drive them to resolution before they impact critical infrastructure milestones.
Drive Supplier Performance and Accountability
Build strong relationships with global carriers, ISPs, fiber providers, colocation providers, and network infrastructure partners.
Establish supplier performance expectations, operating mechanisms, escalation paths, and accountability.
Drive improvements in supplier lead times, committed delivery performance, installation quality, activation readiness, and remediation.
Lead executive supplier escalations and recovery plans for critical infrastructure delivery risks.
Identify systemic supplier and delivery issues and drive durable corrective actions.
Lead Through Influence
Partner across Network Engineering, Capacity Planning, Sourcing, Data Center, Real Estate, Construction, Deployment, Operations, and other OCI organizations.
Make informed tradeoffs across schedule, technical requirements, supplier capabilities, cost, risk, and business objectives.
Lead complex cross-functional problem solving where ownership, requirements, or solutions may initially be unclear.
Represent complex program status, risks, dependencies, recovery plans, and required decisions clearly to senior leadership.
Serve as a trusted escalation point for OCI's most critical network connectivity programs.
Improve How OCI Delivers Connectivity
Establish scalable global mechanisms, standards, metrics, and best practices for network acquisition and delivery.
Use data to identify trends, improve supplier and program performance, and increase delivery predictability.
Identify recurring delivery, process, tooling, and organizational gaps and convert them into scalable solutions.
Drive measurable improvements in delivery speed, readiness, quality, and operational efficiency.
Challenge existing processes and simplify execution as OCI scales.
Build the Next Generation NAT Operating Model
Champion AI-assisted tools, automation, analytics, and modern engineering practices to improve planning, risk identification, supplier management, reporting, documentation, and operational workflows.
Partner with engineering and automation teams to translate operational challenges into scalable technical solutions.
Develop repeatable mechanisms that allow NAT to scale without increasing manual operational effort at the same rate as infrastructure growth.
Mentor other program managers and raise the technical and operational bar across the organization.
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Join Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s Network Acquisition and Delivery (NAT) organization to lead global connectivity programs supporting OCI region expansion, capacity growth, and AI infrastructure.