Program ManagerEngagement Lead

K&K Global Talent Solutions Inc. is an international recruiting agency that has been providing technical resources in the Canada and the USA region since 1993.

This position is with one of our clients in USA who is actively hiring candidates to expand their teams.

Role: Program Manager/Engagement Lead (global circuit ordering and carrier management)

Location: Menlo Park CA (Onsite)

THE ROLE

You will lead Tenarais delivery of a global circuit ordering and carrier management engagement for a large-scale hyperscale infrastructure client. You are the primary client contact delivery owner and escalation authority for a team of specialists managing circuits across backbone leased line and internet access workstreams.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Own the end-to-end client relationship with senior engineering and commercial stakeholders. Maintain clear communication delivery confidence and trust throughout the engagement.

Drive weekly and monthly reporting cycles translating portfolio data into clear status updates risk assessments and actionable recommendations.

Manage delivery accountability across the team ensuring circuit orders carrier escalations and program milestones stay on track and that risks are surfaced early.

Coordinate with the clients internal teams across network engineering data center operations and commercial sourcing.

Manage the engagements commercial model: the hybrid retainer and per-circuit pricing structure SLA commitments and proactive risk management.

Provide technical oversight across both backbone leased line and internet access workstreams supporting design and acceptance decisions where required.

Lead active infrastructure programs including 100G backbone upgrade planning hub expansion and new data center build circuit design.

WHAT YOU BRING

Required

12 or more years in network delivery managed services or telecom program management with direct client accountability.

Hands-on experience managing circuit ordering or carrier delivery programs at scale in a data center or large enterprise environment.

Technical fluency across carrier Ethernet leased line and DIA services. You engage credibly with engineers and can support informed delivery and acceptance decisions.

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional specialist teams in high-paced delivery-focused environments.

Good to Have

Prior experience in a hyperscaler or large-scale data center delivery program.

Familiarity with enterprise network delivery workflows internal approval processes and carrier management at a global scale.