Senior Submarine Operations Manager

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Submarine Operations Manager to oversee critical subsea projects. This role demands an experienced professional who can navigate the complexities of submarine network systems while ensuring operational excellence. You'll engage with diverse teams, manage significant budgets, and drive strategic initiatives that impact global connectivity. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess a strong background in submarine operations, this is an exciting opportunity to make a substantial impact in a leading technology firm.

Benefits

Industry leading healthcare

Educational resources

Discounts on products and services

Savings and investments

Maternity and paternity leave

Generous time away

Giving programs

Opportunities to network and connect

Qualifications

• Experience in submarine cable operations and maintenance programs.
• Strong executive communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage complex projects and stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage and drive execution across subsea investment portfolio.
• Align with network investment managers for system operations.
• Establish long-term relationships with key vendors.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

People Management

Collaboration Skills

Problem Solving

Strategic Thinking

Financial Acumen

Technical Skills

Education

B.S - Engineering

Communications Infrastructure Related

Tools

Project Management Software

Budgeting Tools

Job description

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Senior Submarine Operations Manager, London

Client:

Microsoft

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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6

Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

Overview

Over the past years, Microsoft has made significant 1st party investments into submarine network systems around the world to help drive industry innovation and ensure our global capacity demands are met. We hold our obligations in these investments, commitments with investment partners and host nations, as well as our duties to the end user customers in the highest standards. As such, Microsoft is seeking world class talents to drive the on-going success of these long-term projects from the operational angle. Projects which are highly strategic to our overall capability as a cloud provider and AI services used by millions of consumers and business around the world. We're looking for an experienced and courageous professional who can support, influence, and deliver network infrastructure in a fast-paced production environment—you must be agile and able to adapt to changing conditions and priorities. The successful candidate will need excellent analytical, communication, people management and collaboration skills. You will be working with people from many different teams and backgrounds requiring an open mind-set. You must be able to influence others and work cross-functionally to achieve broad goals. A proven track record of successfully managing projects, great talent and stakeholders are skillsets needed to be demonstrated resulting in measurable impact to be successful in this role.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

The Submarine Operations Manager will be responsible for managing, normalizing, and driving steady state execution across several aspects of our subsea investment portfolio. This position will hold deep submarine projects and operations responsibilities supporting several systems.

Qualifications

• B.S - Engineering, Communications Infrastructure Related
• Effective executive communication, organizational and presentation skills
• Executive level budgeting and strong financial acumen
• Demonstrated outstanding contracts organization skills, contractual risk and priority assessment skills and obligation evaluation acumen.
• Experience Planning, Budgeting and Executing subsea Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Programs and proven experience and deep understanding of the following types of agreements in the subsea communications industry on one or several major subsea cable systems as a first party owner:
• Cable Station
• Planning
• O&M
• NOC
• Commercial and operational experience in Subsea or Terrestrial Fiber Optical Networks, Optical Line Systems, and technologies - Carrier, Cloud/AI/Big Tech or OEM
• Proven experience managing Backhaul access planning, programs, and relationships - US & Global
• Ability to work with people in different time zones.

Ability to travel globally up to 30%

• Experience in submarine cable station, cable project planning and implementation
• Daily operation experience in submarine cable station. Solid working understanding of domestic and global carrier networks
• Experience in Network, Data Center/Colo sourcing/acquisition and contracting.
• Great problem solving, strategic thinking and technical skills.
• Business Acumen demonstrated through prior work or education.
• Self-driven and ability to work with minimal direction.
• Experience with a data driven/metrics-driven mindset and the ability to experiment, learn and improve.
• Familiarity with service catalog /workflow methodologies
• Previous direct work with a Telecom provider or/and OTT Subsea team
• Experience working with Telecom and Subsea providers.

Previous experience working with Microsoft telecom and network capacity planning teams

Responsibilities

• Aligning with Microsoft network investment and commercial managers bringing a system operators approach and outlook to engagements in and to the submarine consortium or joint investment community on a system-by-system basis.
• Active and key contributor at consortium/committee meetings, representing the needs of MSFT.
• Establish partnership strategies for long term relationships with key vendors and peers including pulling parties together into submarine cable projects with negotiating ITT, JBAs / C&MAas, Supply Contracts & Non-Supply Contracts.
• Internally responsible for planning, communicating, representing, and securing the ongoing funding year over year needed to meet and exceed our obligations to the system often as the Maintenance Authority.
• Responsible for ensuring billing milestones and payment are met with predictability and ease through proper long range & detailed budgeting across all Operations and Maintenance contracts. Heavy engagement with Microsoft Finance and Tax team
• Planning, communicating, and executing against budgets on system upgrade plans.
• Work with and across procurement organizations, planning annual purchase orders and executing contracts as needed, ensuring a predictable rhythm to this business.
• Serve as the escalation point and remediation expert for all matters related to MSFT owned Cable systems and Cable landing station infrastructure (access and related works), Network Operations (NOC) and Data Centre (DC) as needed across multiple systems. Works closely with Security, Facilities Management, External Service Providers and Vendors.
• Partner with global Microsoft Legal teams to ensure contract clarity, contract integrity, contract compliance in each country of operation or/and obligation.
• Ensure all MSFT contracted year over year obligations is clearly communicated to CO+I executive leadership, perform executive briefings on the status and health of the systems, cost reviews and the partnering relationships around the system.
• Ensures and develops internal repository and secure access and availability to information pertaining to all aspects of MSFT's involvement in MSFT contracted subsea programs.
• Works externally representing MSFT and / or a "system" to various environmental groups and 3rd party industry committees of which we are in deep cooperative efforts to ensure the health of our systems.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work. Industry leading healthcare, Educational resources, Discounts on products and services, Savings and investments, Maternity and paternity leave, Generous time away, Giving programs, Opportunities to network and connect