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And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.\nSenior Network Product Manager\nGlobal Network Services | Platform Infrastructure\n\nRole Summary: Own the global network product portfolio across data centers and datarooms , route/switch, observability, automation, lifecycle, resiliency, and vendor governance.\n\nFunction\n\nPlatform Infrastructure / DC connect\n\nLevel\n\nSenior Product Manager\n\nPrimary Scope\n\nCisco, Arista, LAN/WAN, VXLAN, L2/L3 networking, monitoring, automation, lifecycle management\n\nKey Outcomes\n\nResilient network services, product roadmap execution, vendor accountability, reduced technical debt, improved observability\n\nThe Opportunity\nAt EY, network services are foundational to secure, resilient, and high-performing technology operations. As the firm modernizes infrastructure, strengthens cyber resilience, expands cloud connectivity, and improves global platform reliability, EY requires a senior product leader to provide end-to-end ownership of the global datacenter dataroom network product portfolio.\nThe Senior Network Product Manager will own network strategy, roadmap, lifecycle, standards, observability, service health, and vendor governance. This role requires deep technical credibility across Cisco and Arista route/switch platforms, VXLAN, L2/L3 networking, WAN, routing protocols, and network management tools, combined with practical product leadership and executive communication skills.\nKey Responsibilities\nProduct Strategy and Ownership\nOwn the global Network Product strategy, roadmap, standards, and lifecycle management.\nDefine multi-year modernization plans for network resiliency, security, automation, supportability, and simplification.\nAlign network capabilities with business priorities, cloud strategy, regulatory obligations, cyber requirements, and operational needs.\nDefine product KPIs, OKRs, service levels, technical debt plans, capacity trends, and platform health metrics.\nPartner with engineering, operations, security, procurement, and finance teams to support roadmap execution and investment planning.\nTechnical Product Leadership\nAct as the senior product owner and technical authority for enterprise route/switch networking across data centers, data rooms, campus, WAN, and cloud connectivity.\nProvide product direction for Cisco Catalyst 9000, Cisco Nexus, Arista switching, routers, load balancer connectivity, DCI, and network segmentation patterns.\nGuide architecture standards for VXLAN EVPN fabrics, L2/L3 designs, routing domains, high availability, resiliency, and failover patterns.\nEnsure network standards account for OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, route redistribution, multicast, QoS, network segmentation, and secure connectivity requirements.\nReview product risks, design gaps, lifecycle exposure, and operational friction points across the global network estate.\nNetwork Observability and Intelligence\nOwn product strategy for syslog, telemetry, packet visibility, network performance monitoring, configuration compliance, and network maps.\nImprove visibility into device health, topology, routing state, capacity, configuration drift, fault domains, and service impact.\nDrive adoption of proactive monitoring, event correlation, root cause analysis, and automated runbook capabilities.\nEstablish network health dashboards used by operations, engineering, security, and leadership teams.\nLifecycle, Risk, and Compliance\nMaintain product lifecycle plans for hardware, software, firmware, support contracts, end-of-life, end-of-support, and vulnerability exposure.\nPartner with cyber, risk, and operations teams to prioritize patching, remediation, modernization, and compensating controls.\nEnsure audit-ready documentation, ownership clarity, design traceability, and standard evidence for critical network products.\nDrive technical debt reduction and simplify non-standard designs, legacy connectivity, and unsupported platforms.\nVendor and Partner Governance\nGovern network delivery from strategic partners, managed service providers, telecom carriers, Cisco, Arista, and network tooling vendors.\nReview vendor designs, operational changes, implementation plans, support performance, and service quality against product standards.\nHold partners accountable for resiliency, documentation, standards compliance, operational readiness, and measurable outcomes.\nInfluence sourcing, contract renewals, support models, licensing, and platform investment decisions.\nAutomation and Continuous Improvement\nChampion network automation, configuration standardization, and infrastructure-as-code practices.\nDrive use of APIs, Ansible, Git-based network configuration, telemetry, and orchestration to reduce manual effort and improve control.\nPromote repeatable deployment models, self-service capabilities, automated compliance checks, and self-healing operations where practical.\nCore Technical Expertise\n\nDomain\n\nExpected Knowledge\n\nCisco Platforms\n\nCisco Catalyst 9000, Cisco Nexus, IOS-XE, NX-OS, route/switch, HA patterns, software lifecycle, Smart Licensing, TAC engagement\n\nArista Platforms\n\nArista data center and campus switching, EOS, CloudVision concepts, route/switch operations, lifecycle and support models\n\nNetwork Architecture\n\nL2/L3 enterprise networking, data center fabrics, VXLAN EVPN, DCI, LAN, campus, WAN, SD-WAN, cloud connectivity\n\nRouting and Switching\n\nOSPF, EIGRP, BGP, route redistribution, STP, VLANs, VRFs, multicast, QoS, HSRP/VRRP, ECMP, segmentation\n\nObservability and Tools\n\nNetBrain, SNMP, syslog, telemetry, packet capture, ThousandEyes, SolarWinds, LogicMonitor, Elastic.\n\nAutomation and Governance\n\nAnsible, APIs, templates, configuration compliance, drift monitoring, Git-based workflows, policy-based controls, runbook automation\n\nRisk and Lifecycle\n\nEOL/EOS, vulnerability remediation, firmware/software upgrades, capacity planning, resiliency testing, audit evidence, documentation standards\n\nSkills and Experience\n14+ years of progressive enterprise networking experience in large, global, highly regulated environments.\n5+ years of product ownership, platform ownership, architecture leadership, or senior network engineering leadership experience.\nProven experience managing network product roadmaps, lifecycle plans, budgets, vendor governance, and operational performance.\nDeep hands-on understanding of Cisco and Arista route/switch technologies with ability to challenge designs and guide standards.\nStrong understanding of LAN, WAN, data center, cloud connectivity, routing protocols, network segmentation, and resiliency engineering.\nExperience building product health dashboards, service metrics, technical debt plans, and leadership-facing executive updates.\nAbility to communicate clearly with executives, technical teams, security stakeholders, procurement, finance, and vendor partners.\nPreferred Qualifications\nCCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, CCNP Enterprise, Arista ACE, cloud networking, or equivalent practical expertise.\nExperience with network automation, telemetry, NPM/NCM tooling, and configuration compliance platforms.\nExperience operating global network services across multiple data centers, regions, business-critical sites, and cloud providers.\nITIL, product management, Agile, or service ownership experience.\nExperience modernizing legacy network estates and reducing vendor dependency through standards, automation, and better documentation.\nSuccess Measures\nClear product roadmap with measurable delivery milestones and funding alignment.\nReduced lifecycle risk across network hardware, software, firmware, and support contracts.\nImproved network availability, observability, configuration compliance, and incident response quality.\nStandardized designs and documentation across global data center, data room, WAN, and cloud connectivity services.\nMeasurable reduction in technical debt, non-standard patterns, vendor ambiguity, and operational handoff gaps.\nEY | Building a better working world\nEY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the 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