Director, Emerging Markets & Global Launch Strategy

Network Connex; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

National Technologies (NTI), a Network Connex Company, leads the planning, launch, and stabilization of new geographic markets to drive scalable growth and operational readiness. This role collaborates with executive leadership, HR, Finance, IT, and Operations to deliver consistent market launches and governance.

The Director, Emerging Markets manages cross-functional teams, ensures risk mitigation, and delivers dashboards and reports to support strategic expansion decisions and long-term

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or related field required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of leadership experience in construction, telecommunications, infrastructure, technology, operations, or a related industry.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects, programs, market launches, operational startups, or large-scale initiatives.
• Experience in data centers, telecommunications, fiber, infrastructure, market expansion, or operational launch environments preferred.
• Experience with dashboard reporting, analytics, resource planning, or formal program management methodologies preferred.
• Experience working in union labor environments or supporting labor market assessments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of new market launch activities, including planning, scheduling, readiness reviews, launch milestones, and cross-functional coordination.
• Drive launch planning and execution across HR, Recruiting, Finance, PMO, Safety, Quality, IT, Procurement, Fleet, Legal, and Operations.
• Track launch deliverables across support organizations, elevate risks, and resolve execution challenges to maintain launch momentum.
• Maintain launch governance documentation, readiness reporting, and executive updates.
• Lead transition planning and handoff to the in-market operations team following launch.
• Support new markets through stabilization phases and assist operational leadership during early market growth.
• Facilitate transition planning, operating handoff, and post-launch support until long-term ownership is established.
• Partner with operational leaders to identify stabilization needs, remove barriers, and reinforce launch objectives.
• Support development of market assessments, labor studies including union engagement, competitive analyses, growth opportunity evaluations, and customer intelligence reports.
• Translate market intelligence into data-driven recommendations that support strategic expansion decisions.
• Maintain launch dashboards that provide visibility into readiness, risks, KPIs, resource needs, and performance trends.
• Develop readiness reports and prepare executive updates to support decision-making and launch governance.
• Assist in forecasting launch resource requirements and tracking expansion KPIs.
• Support development of the Emerging Markets Playbook and strengthen launch processes, governance standards, and execution templates.
• Document lessons learned from market launches and convert findings into practical process improvements.
• Recommend continuous improvement opportunities to executive leadership and promote standardization across startup markets.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Operations, Finance, or related field

MBA or other advanced degree preferred

Job description

National Technologies (NTI), a Network Connex Company, leads the planning, launch, and stabilization of new geographic markets to drive scalable growth and operational readiness. This role collaborates with executive leadership, HR, Finance, IT, and Operations to deliver consistent market launches and governance.

The Director, Emerging Markets manages cross-functional teams, ensures risk mitigation, and delivers dashboards and reports to support strategic expansion decisions and long-term