Director, Emerging Markets & Launch Strategy

National Technologies (NTI), a Network Connex Company; United States; On-site; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

National Technologies (NTI), a Network Connex Company, is seeking a Director, Emerging Markets to lead the planning, launch, and stabilization of new geographic markets. This role drives cross-functional launch execution, ensures operational readiness and governance, and supports successful transition to long-term operational ownership.

The Director, Emerging Markets partners closely with Executive Leadership, HR, Recruiting, Finance, PMO, Safety, Quality, IT, Procurement, Fleet, Legal, and

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 related industry.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects, programs, market launches, or large-scale initiatives.
• 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, escalation 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.
• Document lessons learned from market launches and convert findings into practical process improvements.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical capability

Communication skills

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Construction Management degree

Engineering degree

Operations degree

Finance degree

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

National Technologies (NTI), a Network Connex Company, is seeking a Director, Emerging Markets to lead the planning, launch, and stabilization of new geographic markets. This role drives cross-functional launch execution, ensures operational readiness and governance, and supports successful transition to long-term operational ownership.

The Director, Emerging Markets partners closely with Executive Leadership, HR, Recruiting, Finance, PMO, Safety, Quality, IT, Procurement, Fleet, Legal, and