Director, AI Connect Solutions Architecture & Delivery

Cellco Partnership; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking an Associate Director to lead architects who design end-to-end solutions for our largest strategic customers in AI Connect, Dark Fiber, Lit Fiber/Wave and Edge Data Centers. You will ensure design integrity, scope control, delivery readiness, and a superior customer experience from discovery through turn-up.

You will command a team of veterans, set the vision, manage complex bids, and drive bookings.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in engineering and architecting telecom, IT or network infra.
• 3+ years leading senior architects or sales engineers, including workforce planning and performance management.
• Experience owning complex customer solutions from design through delivery, including scope, change and contract management.
• Experience engaging senior executives and delivering effective customer presentations.
• Demonstrated financial analysis skills: P&L, ROI, cost analysis and business-case development.

Responsibilities

• Set vision for end-to-end customer design ownership in AI Connect, Dark Fiber, Lit Fiber/Wave and Edge Data Centers.
• Lead architects and sales engineers supporting Verizon's top strategic customers across a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, driving bookings and quota attainment.
• Own the customer design lifecycle from discovery through order, hand-off, build tracking and turn-up.
• Govern design and hand-off to keep scope, schedule and cost aligned with delivered scope and reduce rework.
• Run delivery readiness with a customer-health cadence and escalate early across involved groups.
• Build stakeholder alignment with cross-functional opportunity teams.
• Coach for executive influence with presentations and multi-stakeholder strategy.
• Build business cases, ROI and cost models aligned with pricing and delivery capabilities.
• Raise efficiency by introducing automation and off-loading low-value work.
• Develop talent and presence, recruit and retain top staff, maintain certifications, and advocate Verizon values.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Executive communication

Leadership of senior engineers

Financial analysis

End-to-end design ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or related equivalent

Job description

Verizon is seeking an Associate Director to lead architects who design end-to-end solutions for our largest strategic customers in AI Connect, Dark Fiber, Lit Fiber/Wave and Edge Data Centers. You will ensure design integrity, scope control, delivery readiness, and a superior customer experience from discovery through turn-up.

You will command a team of veterans, set the vision, manage complex bids, and drive bookings.