Director, AI Infrastructure Strategy & Architecture

Charter Communications; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 126,000 - 323,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectrum, a Charter Communications company, is seeking an executive-level leader to shape AI infrastructure strategy and align customer needs with network architecture. You will drive multi-year roadmaps, influence capacity and investment decisions, and guide cross-functional teams toward scalable, customer-centric solutions.

The role requires extensive experience in fiber and optical networking, executive communication, and a proven ability to translate complex requirements into strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in network architecture, strategy, solutions engineering or customer-facing infra consulting.
• 5+ years cross-functional leadership and executive influence.
• 5+ years supporting fiber infrastructure, dark fiber, IRU or capital-intensive programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-level technical discussions with senior executives and customers.
• Translate multi-year customer roadmaps into network and investment strategies.
• Identify opportunities before proposals to strengthen technical confidence.
• Develop customer-driven strategies for DCI, optical networking, dark fiber, IRUs.
• Collaborate with partners to anticipate requirements and priority markets.
• Aggregate customer demand to influence backbone capacity and infra models.
• Serve as senior technical advisor ensuring continuity across pursuits.
• Document strategic architecture for handoff to Sales Engineering.

Skills

Executive presence

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Client-facing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Telecommunications

Tools

DWDM networking

Job description

Spectrum, a Charter Communications company, is seeking an executive-level leader to shape AI infrastructure strategy and align customer needs with network architecture. You will drive multi-year roadmaps, influence capacity and investment decisions, and guide cross-functional teams toward scalable, customer-centric solutions.

The role requires extensive experience in fiber and optical networking, executive communication, and a proven ability to translate complex requirements into strategic