Senior Manager, Video & Voice Network Engineering

When you join Verizon You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife. What you'll be doing... Verizon is in the process of modernizing our core networks to enable new, groundbreaking products and technologies. In this position, you will be responsible for Center Engineering and Vendor Management for various build initiatives across the voice and video networks. You will engineer and manage multiple simultaneous projects, maintaining involvement throughout the life cycle of a build, in particular to resolve technical issues as they present themselves. As a leader, you will be managing a team of Engineers and coordinating the design and deployment of management network components Managing a team of Engineers and providing mentorship through ongoing performance management. Maintaining established technical standards, providing accurate forecasting of deployment targets, and monitoring internal metrics. Overseeing the creation of detailed, complex technical installation instructions (I-SPECs) for new and existing technologies. Ensuring all engineering documentation is accurate and up-to-date while overseeing the creation of Shopping carts, Telephone Equipment Orders (TEOs), and Project Supplements. Interfacing with Center Engineering, Field Engineering, Operations, Project Managers, and other Implementation organizations to ensure early identification of issues. Negotiating and coordinating overall project schedules for Engineering activities, Construction start dates, and completion dates while maintaining relationships with service vendors. Managing multiple Capacity Creation Requests for new hardware deployments, reconfigurations, First Office Application (FOA) projects, and decommissioning activities. What we're looking for... You are self-driven with experience in design and implementation of complex and distributed systems. You have a passion for seeking engineering excellence and adopting new technologies. You are not afraid to drive for success by working with multi-functional teams. You'll need to have: Bachelor's degree or the equivalent experience. Experience communicating with and managing multiple stakeholders, while also delivering on own projects. Experience communicating complex technical ideas in a clear and concise manner. Experience solving complex issues. Even better if you have one or more of the following: Previous leadership experience in an engineering role. Knowledge of one or more of the following technical domains: SONET, DWDM and Long Haul Transport Systems. Backbone Routing and Switching systems. Physical Server Deployments. Voice Switching platforms. Telecom Installation Experience—hands-on or remotely directed. If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above. Where you'll be working In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager. Scheduled Weekly Hours 37.5 Equal Employment Opportunity Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics. You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life. Our credo is at the core of the V team culture View our benefits