Network Account Manager

Akamai Technologies, Inc. • Washington, DC • 1h ago

Would you like to manage and maintain relationships with Internet Service Providers and Fiber Providers?

Do you like to work across diverse geographies, environments, cultures and technologies?

Join our Network Strategy Team!

Partner with the best

As a Network Account Manager, you'll work with a team of global Account Managers to provide best possible outcomes with Internet Service Providers and Fiber Providers. You will define strategy and cost savings to improve performance while ensuring Akamai meets its targets for growth and environmental sustainability.

As a Network Account Manager, you will be responsible for:

Developing relationships with National and International Carriers and Service Providers to meet needs for deploying connectivity to and between Data Centers

Partnering alongside internal infrastructure groups to establish optimal technical, commercial, and contractual conditions for network expansions

Collaborating with the Akamai Data Center team to assist in identifying the right technical and commercial terms for fiber builds

Working closely with existing and new Partners and Vendors to identify cost-effective effective business relationships and then executing those agreements

Managing contract negotiations to ensure Akamai's platforms can scale efficiently and support our customers increasing demands

Ensuring capacity is upgraded in a timely/effective manner by working closely with internal and external provisioning teams

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

Have 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Business, Data Center Management or related field or its equivalent

Have excellent commercial and contractual negotiation skills, the ability to identify creative ideas for complex negotiation situations

Have a practical understanding of technologies and services such as IP Transit, Waves/DWDM, PNI, fiber connectivity, colocation and cross-connects.

Possess solid data analysis and financial skills, with the ability to evaluate pricing, total cost, savings opportunities and business cases

Demonstrate excellent organization and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities across vendors, projects and internal teams

Possess excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across functions and geographies

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.

Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:

Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.

Security : Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.

Content Delivery : Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.

AI : Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits. (https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm\source=akamai&utm\medium=social&utm_campaign=benefits)

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $88,900 - $160,100/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

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