Leads AI infrastructure technology strategy by translating customer roadmaps into network architecture, capacity, interconnection, investment, and infrastructure strategies. Advises executives and customers on DCI, optical networking, dark fiber, IRUs, and advanced transport. Shapes hyperscaler and data center opportunities, aligns ecosystem partners and internal teams, influences capital priorities, and ensures strategic technical continuity through sales engineering handoffs. Requires extensive network architecture and fiber infrastructure experience, executive influence, and up to 50% travel.
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
Do you thrive at the intersection of advanced technology and executive influence? Spectrum seeks a forward-thinking leader to drive AI infrastructure strategy, engage key stakeholders and guide the evolution of our network solutions. In this pivotal role, you'll connect customer vision to innovative architecture, ensuring Spectrum's AI Infrastructure business delivers lasting impact.
How You'll Make an Impact
Working Conditions
What You'll Bring to Spectrum
Required Qualifications
Education
Experience
Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Education
Experience
Skills
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Get to Know Us Spectrum is a suite of advanced communications services offered by Charter Communications, the leading broadband and video company in the nation and the fastest growing mobile provider in its footprint, with services available to more than 70 million homes and small to large businesses across 45 states. When you join our team, you'll be keeping customers connected to Seamless Connectivity and Entertainment with Spectrum Internet®, Mobile, TV and Voice products.
Grow Your Career Here We're committed to growing a workforce that reflects the customers and communities we serve - providing opportunities for employment and advancement to all team members. Spectrum is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including job seekers with disabilities and veterans.
Do you thrive at the intersection of advanced technology and executive influence? Spectrum seeks a forward-thinking leader to drive AI infrastructure strategy, engage key stakeholders and guide the evolution of our network solutions. In this pivotal role, you'll connect customer vision to innovative architecture, ensuring Spectrum's AI Infrastructure business delivers lasting impact.
How You'll Make an Impact
- Lead high-level technical discussions with senior executives and customers, representing Spectrum's infrastructure vision
- Translate multi-year customer roadmaps into actionable network, capacity, interconnection and investment strategies
- Identify and shape opportunities before formal proposals, strengthening technical confidence and supporting business growth
- Develop customer-driven strategies for DCI, optical networking, dark fiber, IRUs and advanced transport solutions
- Collaborate with Strategic Ecosystem Partners to anticipate emerging requirements and priority markets
- Aggregate customer demand to influence backbone, capacity and capital priorities, including shared and third-party infrastructure models
- Serve as senior technical advisor, converting complex needs into clear Spectrum strategies and ensuring technical continuity throughout pursuits
- Guide alignment across internal teams, documenting strategic architecture and business requirements for seamless handoff to Sales Engineering
Working Conditions
- Office environment
- Travel up to 50%
- Exposure to moderate noise levels
What You'll Bring to Spectrum
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Experience
- 8+ years in network architecture, technical strategy, solutions engineering or customer-facing infrastructure consulting
- 5+ years of cross-functional leadership and executive influence
- 5+ years supporting fiber infrastructure, dark fiber, IRU or capital-intensive network programs
Skills
- Expert knowledge of IP, DCI, optical and DWDM networking, wavelength services, dark fiber, IRUs, advanced transport, peering and interconnection
- Executive presence with ability to lead consultative discussions with senior technical and business stakeholders
- Ability to translate customer roadmaps and market intelligence into network architecture and investment strategy tied to business growth
- Ability to influence and align complex teams without direct authority
Preferred Qualifications
Education
- Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications or Business Administration
Experience
- 3+ years supporting Hyperscaler, Neocloud or large data center infrastructure programs
Skills
- Experience shaping technical strategy and customer confidence for hyperscaler-scale or AI data center network opportunities
- Experience evaluating corridor demand, co-build models and multi-year network capacity requirements
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Here, our employees don't just have jobs, they're building careers. That's why we offer a comprehensive package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supporting all aspects of their well-being at every stage of life.
A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.
Get to Know Us Spectrum is a suite of advanced communications services offered by Charter Communications, the leading broadband and video company in the nation and the fastest growing mobile provider in its footprint, with services available to more than 70 million homes and small to large businesses across 45 states. When you join our team, you'll be keeping customers connected to Seamless Connectivity and Entertainment with Spectrum Internet®, Mobile, TV and Voice products.
Grow Your Career Here We're committed to growing a workforce that reflects the customers and communities we serve - providing opportunities for employment and advancement to all team members. Spectrum is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including job seekers with disabilities and veterans.
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