Senior Program Manager - WAN (Wide Area Networking)

We're looking for a Senior Program Manager (WAN) to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of our wide-area networking initiatives. This role is critical to ensuring Nscale's backbone, interconnects, and regional expansions are delivered on time, at scale, and with high reliability. You will drive complex, cross-functional programs spanning network engineering, data center operations, vendors, and commercial teams.

What You'll Do

• Drive end-to-end WAN program delivery

Lead large-scale initiatives such as backbone expansion, new region bring-up, capacity upgrades, and network optimization.

• Coordinate cross-functional execution

Align network engineering, infrastructure, SRE, procurement, and external vendors to deliver against timelines and milestones.

• Build and manage program plans

Develop detailed project plans, track dependencies, identify risks, and ensure on-time delivery.

• Manage vendors and partners

Coordinate with carriers, IXPs, and hardware providers to ensure timely provisioning and issue resolution.

• Track performance and readiness

Ensure WAN deployments meet performance, reliability, and scalability requirements before production rollout.

• Drive operational excellence

Implement processes, tools, and reporting to improve execution, visibility, and predictability.

• Communicate with stakeholders

Provide clear, regular updates to leadership and stakeholders on progress, risks, and outcomes.

• Experience5-10+ years in program or project management, ideally in networking or infrastructure

• Experience delivering large-scale WAN, telecom, or data center programs

• Background working with cross-functional technical teams

• Networking familiaritySolid understanding of WAN concepts (e.g., BGP, routing, capacity planning, fiber, peering)

• Ability to work effectively with network engineers and vendors

• Execution excellenceProven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder programs

• Strong planning, risk management, and dependency tracking skills

• Vendor managementExperience working with carriers, ISPs, or infrastructure vendors

• CommunicationStrong stakeholder management and executive communication skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with hyperscale or cloud infrastructure environments
• Familiarity with AI/ML or HPC infrastructure requirements
• Experience with network deployment at global scale
• PMP, PgMP, or similar certifications