Principal Infrastructure Demand Planner

About the role

As the Principal Infrastructure Demand Planner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping OCI's network capacity strategy. Your primary responsibility is to own and manage capacity forecasting and planning for a specific segment of OCI's global network, ensuring optimal performance and future-proofing our infrastructure. This role demands a deep understanding of network capacity planning, fiber infrastructure, and capital approval processes, with a focus on backbone, metro, and POP capacity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain accurate capacity forecasts for a defined portion of OCI's global network footprint.
• Partner closely with fiber sourcing teams to secure dark fiber IRUs and plan DWDM/lit wavelength requirements.
• Navigate OCI's capital approval process, including PAQ, CAR, PR, and PO, to secure funding for capacity enhancements.
• Collaborate with site design teams on OAD/3AD/POP/Hub site planning, ensuring alignment with capacity needs.
• Stay updated on industry trends and technologies to identify opportunities for network optimization and cost efficiency.
• Conduct regular capacity reviews and provide insights to stakeholders, ensuring proactive capacity management.
• Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and finance, to align capacity planning with business goals.
• Document and communicate capacity planning processes, ensuring a consistent and efficient approach across the organization.
• Mentor and guide junior capacity planners, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of network capacity planning, fiber infrastructure, and capital approval processes.
• Experience with backbone, metro, and POP capacity planning.
• Familiarity with PAQ, CAR, PR, and PO processes.
• Strong analytical and forecasting skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Pay

US: Hiring range in USD from $90,100 – $209,500 per year. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Flexible Vacation (for salaried employees) or accrued vacation (for non-salaried) with 13 days annually for the first three years and 18 days annually thereafter
• 11 paid holidays
• 72 hours of paid sick leave upon hire, refreshing annually up to a 112-hour cap
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal services
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance