About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Network Connectivity Department

The Network Connectivity team enables scalable, reliable and carrier-neutral connectivity across Vantage Data Centers North American campuses. The team supports new site diligence, fiber and conduit infrastructure planning, carrier and customer connectivity, Meet-Me-Room (MMR) readiness, interconnection services, data governance and the operational standards required to deliver a consistent customer experience across the region.

Position Overview

This role may be based at any Vantage Data Centers location within the United States, following our flexible work policy (3 days in-office and 2 days flexible).

The Manager, Fiber Connectivity, North America will lead the team responsible for fiber connectivity diligence, new site connectivity readiness, outside plant (OSP) planning and cross-functional execution support for new and existing Vantage campuses. This role will manage and develop employees focused on site and market diligence, fiber route analysis, OSP strategy, carrier availability, connectivity design inputs and execution coordination from early due diligence through handoff to construction, operations and customer-facing teams.

The successful candidate will bring strong people leadership, telecom infrastructure knowledge and an execution-oriented mindset. The role is designed as a hands-on manager position that provides daily operational leadership, removes roadblocks, strengthens governance, standardizes documentation and ensures the team can scale with Vantage growth across North America.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead, coach and develop a team responsible for fiber diligence, OSP planning, connectivity feasibility and related execution support across North America.

• Manage team priorities, workload, performance expectations and development plans to ensure high-quality delivery and strong employee engagement.

• Drive site-specific and market-level fiber diligence for new campus opportunities, acquisitions and expansion projects.

• Oversee OSP strategy and design inputs, including route diversity, building entrances, points of entry, conduit pathways, carrier availability and handoff requirements.

• Partner with Site Selection, Market Development, Design & Engineering, Construction, Site Operations, Security, Legal, Sales, Enterprise Customer Experience and Carrier Relationship teams to align connectivity requirements early in the project lifecycle.

• Support carrier and provider engagement related to fiber availability, build requirements, construction timelines, serviceability, diversity and long-term campus readiness.

• Ensure connectivity risks, dependencies and business impacts are clearly documented, escalated and tracked through resolution.

• Develop and maintain repeatable processes, templates, standards and reporting for fiber diligence, OSP planning and new site connectivity readiness.

• Improve data governance and documentation across tools such as ServiceNow, SharePoint, DCIM platforms, route files, KMZs, project trackers and executive reporting materials.

• Support customer, sales and executive discussions by translating technical fiber and OSP considerations into clear business impacts, options and recommendations.

• Track team KPIs, project milestones, risks, issues and readiness metrics to support leadership reviews and continuous improvement.

• Handle additional duties as assigned by management.

Key Areas of Ownership

• People Leadership: Team clarity, performance accountability, coaching, succession depth and stronger employee engagement.

• Fiber Diligence : Consistent and timely site and market connectivity assessments to inform land, customer and development decisions.

• OSP Planning: Diverse, scalable and executable fiber and conduit strategies aligned to customer and campus requirements.

• Stakeholder Alignment : Early collaboration with internal teams to reduce delivery risk, rework and late-stage connectivity gaps.

• Governance & Reporting : Accurate tracking, standard documentation, clear escalation paths and leadership-ready reporting.

Job Requirements

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