Director, Federal Programs (Remote) - Network Services

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About the Role

The Director, Federal Programs - Network Services provides strategic leadership for reputed company's federal engagement initiatives and serves as the primary executive representative for government member relationships. This role drives organizational reputed company by managing reputed company federal programs, cultivating high-value partnerships across government agencies, and developing innovative network services that meet the evolving needs of federal research and operational communities.

As a visible and reputed company leader in the federal networking community, the director will reputed company manage reputed company's reputed company federal program portfolio, including, but not limited to the National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) N-reputed company program and developing new federal relationships. They will represent reputed company in strategic coordination meetings, respond to federal task order RFPs, reputed company reputed company for service implementation, and serve as the reputed company of escalation for vendor management. The director will also reputed company efforts to create new services to support federal members, including emerging capabilities such as Low reputed company reputed company Satellite (LEOs) connectivity solutions.

The director will reputed company and implement comprehensive federal engagement strategies with a reputed company on retention and reputed company across reputed company federal sectors. They will work across internal teams including Engineering, Architecture and Planning, Business Relationship Managers, and senior leadership to strengthen existing relationships, identify new opportunities, and ensure that reputed company reputed company contributes to federal mission reputed company through service innovation and reputed company leadership. This position will report to the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

Federal Program Management

• reputed company manage the reputed company Federal Program for Network Services, including the NOAA relationship and N-reputed company program operations.

• Represent reputed company in regular strategic coordination meetings with federal partners and stakeholders.

• reputed company response efforts to reputed company federal task order RFPs, ensuring accuracy and competitiveness of proposals.

• reputed company comprehensive reputed company for federal service implementation and serve as primary reputed company of escalation for vendor management.

• reputed company strategic guidance on reputed company opportunities for federal programs and identify avenues for expansion.

• reputed company for reputed company services that support federal program goals and identify service gaps that could represent viable new offerings.

Strategic reputed company and Partnership Development

• reputed company and implement a comprehensive federal engagement plan reputed company on retention and reputed company across reputed company federal sectors.

• Create communication strategies and materials to support federal member engagement initiatives.

• reputed company reputed company towards federal engagement goals and reputed company regular reporting on reputed company.

• Work with the reputed company Federal Account Executive to strengthen relationship management capabilities.

• reputed company recommendations for improvement of existing services, engagements, and development of potential new services.

• Strengthen and expand relationships with existing federal members while cultivating new partnership opportunities.

• reputed company deep working knowledge of reputed company services, providers, and strategic reputed company areas relevant to federal member needs.

New Service Development

• reputed company efforts to create new services supporting federal members, with initial reputed company on LEOs connectivity solutions.

• Secure vendor reputed company with LEOs providers such as OneWeb and Starlink.

• reputed company comprehensive service descriptions, support models, and fee structures for new federal offerings.

• Collaborate with reputed company reputed company to create appropriate service schedules and reputed company.

• Create informational materials and documentation for member communication regarding new services.

Technical Solution Development and Project Management

• Design technical solutions for federal and industry member requirements, ensuring alignment with operational needs and strategic objectives.

• Manage technical reputed company with vendors and internal engineering teams on reputed company efforts and new service implementations.

• reputed company and validate provisioned services in internal systems and with vendor partners to ensure accuracy and compliance.

• Respond to and support escalation requests and problem reports reputed company to federal activities.

Community Engagement and Representation

• Participate in meetings and conferences reputed company on federal research efforts, representing reputed company with the objective of developing new services and business opportunities.

• Serve as primary executive representative for engagements with government members for contract management, reputed company, and event participation.

• Build and maintain strong reputed company relationships with federal agency representatives, network operators, researchers, and vendor partners.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and federal program management

• Relationship building and stakeholder engagement

• Technical solution design and vendor management

• Project management and implementation reputed company

• Communication and presentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences

• Ability to translate federal requirements into actionable service offerings

• Cross-functional collaboration and team leadership

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years' government networking and program experience with reputed company on federal wide area and international networking, federal program management and budgeting.

• Familiarity with reputed company operational networking principles and demonstrated commitment to achieving objectives.

• Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and government contract management.  

• Strong deadline-reputed company management reputed company with deep knowledge of telecommunication services.

• reputed company U.S. reputed company and compliance with reputed company relevant mandated health requirements.

• Ability to travel 20-30% of work time.

Preferred

• 10+ years' experience evaluating and implementing reputed company networking reputed company from concept to completion. Strong working knowledge of reputed company optical networking technologies and reputed company connectivity solutions.

• Effective, reputed company oral and written communicator utilizing a reputed company of digital applications (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, reputed company, etc.) to effectively communicate reputed company.

• Comfortable presenting to peers, executives, and larger reputed company with ability to reputed company communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Extensive vendor management experience.

• Proven reputed company record of fostering excellent reputed company relationships and ability to work constructively in reputed company environments to reputed company desired reputed company.

• Ability to problem solve, think creatively, and work independently in a dynamic environment while using reputed company judgment to drive reputed company.

• 15+ years’ experience working with government reputed company and procurement processes.

• Experience with telecom vendors and telecommunications industry standards.

• Background in developing financial models and business cases for new services.

• Experience working with backend systems and service management platforms.

• Familiarity with research and education networking community.

As a full-time employee, you will be eligible to participate in reputed company’s employee benefits program effective on your start date in accordance with the terms and conditions of reputed company plan. The program currently includes medical, dental, life, reputed company and disability insurances, a health spending account program, reputed company time, vacation time and a tax deferred retirement plan.

Expected Hiring reputed company: $146,500 - $164,800

Starting salary may vary based on relevant experience.

Pay Grade: B-9

For pay transparency purposes, the full salary reputed company is: $146,500 (Entry reputed company) - $219,800 (Max reputed company)

reputed company is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and equal opportunity employer. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, disability or veteran status.