Sr Mgr, NW Deployment Planning, Global Network Delivery
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Herndon, VA, United States
The Senior Manager, Network Deployment Planning leads the strategic planning and coordination of network infrastructure deployment across AWS data centers. This role is accountable for translating network capacity requirements into executable deployment plans, managing the end‑to‑end planning lifecycle for cabling installation, network scaling projects, and brick deployments across multiple clusters. The Senior Manager establishes planning frameworks and processes that enable deployment teams to execute efficiently while maintaining alignment with broader infrastructure delivery timelines. This position requires technical knowledge of data center network architecture and the ability to drive cross‑functional collaboration across deployment, vendor management, sourcing, and operations teams.
Key job responsibilities
Manage the portfolio of network deployment projects across multiple clusters and regions, maintaining visibility into project status, timelines, and resource allocation.
Monitor key metrics such as plan accuracy, on‑time delivery rates, and resource utilization to identify trends and potential risks early, and facilitate planning reviews to resolve conflicts between competing priorities.
Establish mechanisms for tracking plan accuracy and identifying gaps between planned and actual execution, implementing improvements to planning processes.
Provide reporting mechanisms that give stakeholders clear visibility into portfolio health, proactively identify constraints that could impact delivery, and propose solutions to address gaps or optimize performance across the project portfolio.
A day in the life
Work across teams to align cabling plans along the network deployment lifecycle.
Monitor project status across the portfolio, identify projects at risk of missing target dates, and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve blockers or adjust plans.
Engage in regular touchpoints with deployment and operations leadership to review project portfolios and align on needs to support successful delivery.
Coordinate with planning teams to understand demand forecasts, with vendor management to review resourcing alignment, and with sourcing to drive material availability.
Address the challenge of maintaining portfolio visibility across multiple clusters and regions while ensuring individual project plans meet near‑term capacity needs.
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of program management, technical program management, or related experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing, planning, and managing time.
Experience in capacity planning, operations planning, business analysis, or a similar field.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Key job responsibilities
Manage the portfolio of network deployment projects across multiple clusters and regions, maintaining visibility into project status, timelines, and resource allocation.
Monitor key metrics such as plan accuracy, on‑time delivery rates, and resource utilization to identify trends and potential risks early, and facilitate planning reviews to resolve conflicts between competing priorities.
Establish mechanisms for tracking plan accuracy and identifying gaps between planned and actual execution, implementing improvements to planning processes.
Provide reporting mechanisms that give stakeholders clear visibility into portfolio health, proactively identify constraints that could impact delivery, and propose solutions to address gaps or optimize performance across the project portfolio.
A day in the life
Work across teams to align cabling plans along the network deployment lifecycle.
Monitor project status across the portfolio, identify projects at risk of missing target dates, and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve blockers or adjust plans.
Engage in regular touchpoints with deployment and operations leadership to review project portfolios and align on needs to support successful delivery.
Coordinate with planning teams to understand demand forecasts, with vendor management to review resourcing alignment, and with sourcing to drive material availability.
Address the challenge of maintaining portfolio visibility across multiple clusters and regions while ensuring individual project plans meet near‑term capacity needs.
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of program management, technical program management, or related experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing, planning, and managing time.
Experience in capacity planning, operations planning, business analysis, or a similar field.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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