Director, Field Operation

At Brightspeed, we are reimagining how people live, work, play and connect by providing fast, reliable internet connections and an awesome customer experience in twenty states throughout the Midwest and South.

Backed by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, our vision is to accelerate the upgrade of copper to fiber optic technologies, bringing faster and more reliable internet service to many rural markets traditionally underserved by broadband providers, while delivering best-in-class customer experience.  

Be a part of the team that will make this vision a reality….designing and building a world class fiber network and creating a customer experience second to none.

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Brightspeed is looking for an experienced Director Field Operations to join our team! The Director Field Operations is accountable for leading all installation and repair efforts to residential customers, enterprise business products and services, as well as network maintenance and repair to the core and local network. Role will be the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) POC for large events such as outages, marketing, and local knowledge for engineering project.  Strong leadership and collaboration skills are required as this position is responsible for the results from multiple organizations in both direct and indirect reporting structures. This position is also actively involved as the Regional Field ambassador for community and organizations that help strengthen communities and the Brightspeed brand. 
  
Internally, as a Director Field Operations, you will be in contact with all division departments to coordinate input and completion of projects. Assist in Strategic planning to deliver the company’s goals, both short term and long range. The role must keep an open line of communications and resolve employee relations issues; and to deal with any other matters that need attention. 
  
Externally, you will be in contact with customers and outside contractors to answer questions and resolve problems; with community representatives to promote the Company; and with other telecommunications companies to share information.  

As a Director Field Operations you will be responsible for: 

• Oversee a regional, multi state, field force of ~600 technicians and ~30 supervisors, ~6 Managers, responsible for internet and telephony service provisioning and network maintenance, ensuring quality, efficiency, and safety. 
• Reporting to the VP Field Operations and working independently on day-to-day operations. 
• Primary Regional Field Operations POC in all union negotiations, acting in partnership with corporate labor teams to negotiate new contracts, enabling the best financial and long-term interest of the company. 
• Motivating all employees to give the absolute best service at the lowest cost while keeping up with modern technology and determining the best long-term solution for the Company while staying within the budget. 
• Arranging for adequate personnel training while maintaining an effective installation and maintenance schedule. 
• Managing multiple activities in a rapidly changing technological environment, at the same time, maintaining. positive relationships with customers, community organizations, service groups and government entities. Must work within the framework of the overall operation by blending department responsibilities into an efficient, effective result. 
• Selecting competent leaders in accordance with legal, corporate and department hiring guidelines.  
• Developing an effective staff by motivating, training, performance managing and evaluating employees. 
• Contributing to the Company's financial objectives through efficient administration of sales marketing programs within the district and providing input to sales on new products for service area. 
• Ensuring that customer service by all employees within the region is conducted in an exemplary manner by seeing that maintenance and installation of telecommunications equipment is in accordance with Company standards and objectives. 
• Directing implementation of new procedures or modifications to existing procedures to reflect changes in regulation, service provision, technical standards, consolidation, etc. by ensuring that all work groups or affected customers are notified in an appropriate and timely manner. 
• Contributing to the development of the annual capital plan by working closely with the Engineering Department to ensure District needs are being addressed. 
• Partners internally with network build teams (engineering), network management (NOC), and other departments for bilateral support and alignment in delivering the best possible customer experience.  
• Implementing and monitoring the Corporate Safety Program within the Region. 
• Serving as the leader of special projects across the company, regions, and products and service and other duties as assigned.  
• Overseeing outage management with a sense of ownership, urgency, focus, and applying learnings to improve process/mitigate customer impacted durations. 
• Conducting recurring results analysis, develop action plans, and drive initiatives to improve and maintain excellent performance metrics. 
• Frequent travel within region, and beyond. 
• Active Member of the company Senior Leadership Team (SLT). 
• This position is hybrid, but you must live in one of the following states (OH, MI, IN, IL, MO, KS, WI)

WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH OUR EYE: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience.  Typically, 10+ years related experience and 4+ years previous manager level leadership experience preferred. 
• Ability to pro-actively seek new opportunities to increase operational efficiency 
• Ability to live with the Region they will oversee. 
• Proven strong oral and written communication skills and ability to successfully deliver presentations to executive level 
• Demonstrated ability to self-manage and self-motivate without oversight to achieve results. 
• Deadline driven with strong organizational, time management and analytical skills 
• Ability to analyze and manage financial data and capital and expense budgets 
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, demands with competing priorities, all while making timely decisions 
• A desire to work in a fast-paced, results driven organization 
• Ability to understand strategic and tactical priorities with capability of explaining at all levels, the vision and why decisions are being made and how we contribute to the overall success of the business 
• Ability to prepare presentations and clearly articulate the position being taken in the presentations 
• Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills acquired through previous experience in a supervisory or managerial role 
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute short- and long-term objectives in a team environment 
• Ability to lead and operate in a represented environment, understanding, interpreting, and influencing contract language and executing on labor relation agreements 
• Strong conflict resolution skills 
• Strong level of skillset with data analysis including spreadsheet management of raw data conversions, pivot tables and other analytical toolsets 
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills that allow you to meet results working with other departments, internal and external customers 

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WHY JOIN US?

We aspire to contemporary ways of working.

We are committed to being a leader in defining a new way to work because we recognize the changing mindset of today's workforce. We meet you where you are...wherever you are, by providing sensible remote and hybrid work arrangements. Why? Because our purpose is to reimagine how people work, learn, play and connect!

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Our benefits and paid time off programs reflect our underlying belief in promoting overall wellness through physical, emotional and financial health. We are committed to building a team as diverse as the customers we serve.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the center of our grounding belief in Being Real. 

When we bring our authentic selves to work, everyone is better as a result. A diverse team helps us be fierce advocates for more accessible, inclusive and high-quality internet, because we believe doing so promotes equity in the communities we serve.

Brightspeed is an Equal Opportunity Employer

WHY JOIN US?

We aspire to contemporary ways of working.

Recognized as a Top Workplace by the Charlotte Observer, Brightspeed HQ is located on the 7th floor of the new Vantage South End - East Tower in Charlotte, NC. We prioritize hiring talent in the Charlotte area, whenever possible, to make it a truly vibrant destination for our hybrid workforce. At Brightspeed, we have roles that are designated as remote, hybrid, office or field-based, depending on the position, business needs and individual circumstances. We also invest in technology that enables our entire team to stay connected. Why? Because Brightspeed recognizes the value of finding the best talent for the job, wherever they may be.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Our benefits and paid time off programs reflect our underlying belief in promoting overall wellness through physical, emotional and financial health. Brightspeed offers a comprehensive benefit program, including competitive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; an employee assistance program; a 401K plan with company match and a host of voluntary benefits. 

Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the center of our grounding belief in Being Real. 

When we bring our authentic selves to work, everyone is better as a result. A diverse team helps us be fierce advocates for more accessible, inclusive and high-quality internet, because we believe doing so promotes equity in the communities we serve.

Brightspeed is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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