Senior Product Manager of Network Infrastructure

Company: EDWARD JONES
Location: Jefferson City
Posted on: September 15, 2022

Job Description:

At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 15,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and a typical branch office, a financial advisor meets with clients and receives branch office support, so they can focus on building deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis, Tempe and Mississauga provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. We continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.The?Senior Product Manager (Department Leader) of Network Infrastructure?will lead the strategy, architecture, planning, performance & design of the organization's secure Network. This leadership role will provide the vision & strategy for designing, developing, implementing, & executing on the organizations Network Infrastructure ensuring key business strategies & processes to enable enterprise growth & flexibility. This role will manage a team responsible for strategy, architecture, planning, coordinating, directing & designing all strategic engineering activities of the network infrastructure organization, as well as provide direction & support for Digital solutions that enhance business operations. The candidate will be responsible for leading the Network strategy for Core - Campus, Data Center, Vendor, Cloud, SaaS & the Branch Network - One of the largest broadband branch Networks in North America comprising 15000+ branches in US & Canada.??As a Senior Product Manager, you will play a crucial role in the strategy, prioritization, & communication of network technologies & architecture that enable our business to succeed. Network Infrastructure Management The candidate should have deep experience in driving network infrastructure technology Strategy, Engineering & Automation of Core Network & Branch Network technologies that include: Core Network? Core Connectivity of our enterprise Data Centers, SaaS, Cloud, Vendors & remote workers. Wide Area Network private MPLS Network Backbone, Vendor WAN, Firewalls, & co-locations. HQ Campus & Data Center Networks routing, switching, performance & security including, Data Center switches, Wi-Fi, Load Balancers, campus switching & firewalls. Branch Network Network Engineering & Automation, SDWAN, Branch Wi-Fi, Voice & Data Branch Connectivity - Voice (UCaaS, VoIP & legacy solutions) & Data (Broadband & 5G) Branch Network Projects delivering automation & efficient operations Branch Network Capacity & Performance Strategic Network Product Leadership? ?Product Ownership Mindset, Architecture & Strategy?? Lead & coordinate development of Network infrastructure architecture, design & performance ensuring key business strategies & processes are supported by systems enabling enterprise growth & flexibility. Translate the firm vision into Digital systems & procedures, articulating this critical link to the company stakeholders including the Executive Team, Technology staff & associates. Participate actively with Application Development, Software Infrastructure, Compute, Security, & Operations teams to ensure our systems environment addresses the needs of the business. Ensure the technology selection, architecture, engineering & automation lead to optimal operation, support & maintenance of our Network infrastructure (i.e., Circuits, vendors, hardware & peripherals). Ensure operational resiliency & availability of the firm's networks through design principles & periodic testing. Establish & measure performance relative to cost, value creation & customer satisfaction with network performance & availability for our key systems.?? Lead & assist in building relationships with vendors & creating cost-efficient contracts. Manage project delivery efforts of a team of infrastructure engineers. Leverage skills, knowledge & expertise to provide suggestions, business cases, recommendations, & improvements to existing technical platform solutions & physically develop solutions that leverage technologies. Stay well-informed of current, new, & emerging secure technology as well as best practices in the Network infrastructure field. Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or related field, with equivalent work experience. Knowledge of contemporary Network infrastructure - Core, Branch, cloud, hybrid & SaaS. Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking & leadership with strong abilities in relationship management. Proven ability to lead by motivating, inspiring & supporting team, leaders & management. Demonstrated strength in strategic thinking, identifying key business issues & opportunities, creating business strategies & driving results across internal teams & external partners. Knowledge of general principles of finance, budget, project management & IT. Exceptional verbal & written communication skills. Ability to question any existing technology, architecture, design of solutions with a keen sense of the Art of the Possible & business value proposition. 2021 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For-- - By Great Place to Work-- - and FORTUNE Magazine - Edward Jones was named No. 20 on the list. From FORTUNE -- -2021 FORTUNE Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license. FORTUNE and FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For are registered trademarks of Fortune Media IP Limited and are used under license. FORTUNE and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of, Edward Jones Investments.2021 Corporate Equality Index - Edward Jones joins the ranks of 767 major U.S. businesses that received top marks in the Foundation's 19th annual scorecard on LGBTQ workplace equality.From The Human Rights Campaign. All Rights Reserved2021 Training Top 100 list - Edward Jones ranked No. 19, up six spots from last year in its 21st consecutive year on this prestigious list.J.D. Power, 2021 - Edward Jones has ranked "highest in Employee Advisor Satisfaction among Financial Investment Firms" in the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study. Edward Jones received the highest score among employee advisors in the J.D. Power 2007,2008, 2010, 2012-2015, 2017-2021 Financial Advisor Satisfaction Studies of employee advisors' satisfaction among those who are employed by an investment services firm. Visit awards for more information.Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:Salary: $128299 - $218456Category: Headquarters

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