Global Director of Network Services
Global Director of Network Services
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JOIN THE TEAM THATS POWERING PROGRESS
Building cities. Driving commerce. Saving lives. For over 100 years Allison Transmission has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward.
What powers us Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in 1915 to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today were driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide.
Learn more about this role and how you can begindriving your career forward!
Benefits:
The below list features some of the benefits currently available. Eligibility may be subject to the terms and conditions of governing documents and available benefits may be subject to change at the companys discretion.
Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage
Employer HSA contribution
Dental & Vision Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Short & Long-Term Disability
Other voluntary benefits including: Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance
401K with generous Company match & contribution
Accrued Paid Time Off
12 Paid Holidays
8 hours paid volunteer time per year
Robust employee wellness program
Tuition assistance program & Dependent scholarship program
On-site blood drives
Voluntary employee groups open to all who wish to participate including: Global Womens Network Emerging Professionals ERG Multicultural ERG Veterans ERG Toastmasters Club and more.
Job Description:
Position Summary
The Global Director of Network Services is responsible for the strategic direction architecture and operational excellence of the enterprise network supporting cloud environments manufacturing facilities engineering centers and corporate offices worldwide. This role will drive the transformation of the network environment delivering secure resilient and high-performance connectivity across all sites to support plant floor operations real-time data integration and smart manufacturing initiatives. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in enterprise networking experience in industrial and operational technology (OT) environments and strong leadership to modernize secure and optimize our global network footprint.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership:
Develop and execute the global network strategy aligned with business objectives IT modernization cybersecurity standards digital transformation and advanced manufacturing initiatives including IIoT and Industry 4.0. - Team Management & Development:
Lead and develop a high-performing team of internal staff and strategic partners. Drive accountability technical excellence and collaboration across global and regional teams. Promote a culture of technical excellence ownership and continuous improvement. - Manufacturing & Plant Connectivity:
Ensure high-performance resilient network connectivity for manufacturing sites including integration with OT systems SCADA MES and automated equipment. Drive consistent network standards across facilities. - Modernization & Architecture:
Lead the design and deployment of modern networking technologies including SD-WAN segmentation Zero Trust SASE and cloud connectivity. Build scalable secure and high-availability architectures for global operations. - Operations & Service Delivery:
Ensure 24/7 operational support of WAN LAN WLAN VPN and voice services. Drive improvements in uptime performance capacity SLAs and user experience across all locations. - Vendor & Partner Management:
Manage key network service providers and technology vendors ensuring performance cost-effectiveness and strategic alignment. - Security & Compliance:
Partner closely with Cybersecurity and Compliance teams to enforce policies harden infrastructure and support audit and regulatory requirements. - Cost Management & Optimization:
Lead cost-effective initiatives and uncover savings opportunities through consolidation process optimization and strategic sourcing. - M&A and Integration Support:
Lead network due diligence and integration planning for acquisitions divestitures and new site builds or expansions.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or related field; Masters degree preferred.
- 10 years of progressive experience in network engineering and infrastructure management with 5 years in a senior leadership role supporting manufacturing operations.
- Strong expertise in enterprise and industrial networking including SD-WAN MPLS VLAN/VXLAN DNS/DHCP/IPAM firewalling wireless and cloud connectivity and industrial protocols.
- Strong understanding of network security principles and experience partnering with Information Security.
- Proven experience designing and operating networks in industrial environments with high uptime requirements.
- Familiarity with plant floor systems including MES SCADA PLCs and IoT gateways.
- Experience managing global service delivery models including managed services and offshore resources.
- Strong understanding of network security and compliance standards relevant to manufacturing.
- Demonstrated success leading network transformation initiatives in large complex organizations.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
Preferred Certifications
- Cisco CCNP/CCIE
- Industrial Networking Certification (e.g. Cisco Industrial Ethernet Rockwell)
- AWS/GCP/OCI/Azure Networking Specialty
- ITIL Foundation or higher
- PMP (a plus)
Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age race color sex religion creed national origin disability sexual orientation gender identity/expression or veteran status.
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Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
