Global Network Director

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Dallas / $220000 - $250000 annum

INFO

Salary
SALARY:

$220000 - $250000

Location

LOCATION

Dallas

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Global Network Director



Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on, high-impact Global Network Director to lead, align, and deliver across a large, distributed global organization.

This leader will operate with a builder mindset - architecting, modernizing, and scaling a global network ecosystem that supports enterprise offices, hyperscale data centers, and private cloud infrastructure.

The role requires a rare combination of deep technical credibility, strategic alignment with executive leadership, and the ability to execute at speed. This is not a maintenance role - it is a transformation mandate.

Scope of Responsibility

Oversight includes:

  • Enterprise administration offices
  • Global sales offices
  • Design offices
  • Enterprise data centers
  • Hyperscale data center environments
  • Private cloud infrastructure with AWS and Azure footprint

You will lead approximately 40-55 professionals across global teams, including internal engineers, support functions, and managed service partners.

Budget ownership and operational accountability are expected at scale.

Core Mandate

  • Lead and deliver a global network transformation
  • Treat Network as a Product / Network as a Service
  • Drive an automation-first infrastructure strategy
  • Align network strategy tightly with enterprise vision and business objectives
  • Build and evolve teams end-to-end (hire, mentor, scale, optimize)
  • Execute both strategic roadmap creation and hands-on architectural oversight

Technical Requirements

Network Architecture

  • Deep expertise in spine-leaf architecture (strong preference)
  • Experience with Arista or Cisco (leading or participating in Cisco-to-Arista transformation preferred)
  • Design and build enterprise and hyperscale data centers from scratch
  • Modern network design principles and scalable architectures

Network Engineering & Automation

  • Network engineering leadership at enterprise scale
  • Strong automation mindset (Terraform / DevOps frameworks)
  • Infrastructure-as-Code expertise
  • SRE / NRE operational philosophy
  • VPN technologies

Network Security

Hands-on experience with:

  • Palo Alto
  • Fortinet
  • CIS Controller or similar security governance platforms

Security architecture must be integrated into network design from day one.

Data Center & Cloud Strategy

  • Build and operate modern private cloud infrastructure
  • Maintain strong AWS and Azure footprint
  • Cloud-agnostic mindset with modern cloud-native mentality
  • Lead investments in private data centers as GPU costs and scale requirements increase
  • Balance on-prem infrastructure with evolving Software-as-a-Service models

Ideal Background

  • Experience in high-growth technology environments preferred
  • Proven track record delivering large-scale network and data center transformations
  • Experience treating the network as a product rather than a utility
  • Strong execution history - not just strategic oversight
  • Experience managing significant budgets and large global teams

Candidates from highly traditional environments (e.g., purely finance or healthcare legacy infrastructures) may be less aligned with the transformation mandate.

Leadership Profile

  • Builder mentality - energized by creating from scratch
  • High energy, delivery-oriented, and hands-on
  • Capable of learning, teaching, and scaling teams A-Z
  • Strong alignment with executive leadership on strategy and execution
  • Long-term ownership mindset

What Success Looks Like

  • Fully modernized, automation-first global network
  • Successful Cisco-to-Arista transformation
  • Scalable private cloud and hyperscale data center capability
  • Network operating as a product with strong internal service delivery
  • High-performing global team aligned to strategy and execution


CONTACT

Mitchell Vaughn

Recruitment Consultant

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