Network Project Manager – Data Center Builds

About the role

Telnyx is seeking a Network Project Manager to lead the end‑to‑end delivery of new Point‑of‑Presence (PoP) and data‑center builds worldwide. You will act as the central coordinator, working with vendors, data‑center providers, procurement, smart‑hands teams and network engineers to move sites from contract signing to operational handover.

Key responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of new data‑center builds, from site selection through network validation and handover.
• Negotiate rack space, power, PDUs, cross‑connects and cage setups with providers such as Equinix, Flexential and Digital Realty.
• Collaborate with Procurement to track hardware and optics orders, lead times and delivery schedules.
• Organise and direct smart‑hands/remote‑hands for racking, stacking, cabling and console access.
• Ensure out‑of‑band management and console access are ready before engineering validation.
• Monitor build timelines, dependencies and risks, providing clear status updates to stakeholders.
• Manage secondary network projects, including capacity upgrades, new ports and service rollouts.

Required profile

• Proven experience delivering data‑center or PoP projects end‑to‑end.
• Strong vendor‑management and procurement coordination skills.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with network engineering, vendor relations and procurement teams.
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools daily to improve efficiency.

Required skills

• Routers
• Switches
• Optics
• Cabling
• Out‑of‑band management
• AI‑enabled productivity tools