Head of Network Services

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Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.

Role Summary

This is a senior leadership role within Global Technology Engineering and Operations with accountability for the global network spanning on-premises, co-location, cloud, and third-party environments.

This leader is regarded as the authoritative expert for network infrastructure at T. Rowe Price and plays a critical role in shaping and executing multi-year platform strategy, while leading teams responsible for day-to-day operations and transformation initiatives.

The role combines technical depth with enterprise leadership, owning the strategy, architecture, reliability, modernization, and operations of the firm’s global network estate. This role ensures that the network platform is secure, resilient, scalable, cost-efficient, and aligned to the firm’s long-term technology strategy.

Key Leadership Expectations

• Recognized authority in network and connectivity infrastructure within the firm

• Solves highly complex, ambiguous problems with broad enterprise impact

• Defines and executes multi-year network platform strategy and roadmap aligned to Global Technology and cloud-first objectives

• Leads through other leaders; accountable for outcomes across multiple teams and disciplines

• Influences senior technology and business leaders on investment, prioritization, and risk decisions

Responsibilities

Strategy, Architecture, and Transformation:

• Owns and executes the global network and connectivity strategy, spanning LAN, WAN, wireless, voice, cloud networking, and third-party integrations

• Contributes to target-state architecture and drives modernization initiatives aligned to cloud, co-location, and data center exit strategies

• Leads network platform transformation initiatives, including:

  • Cloud and hybrid-cloud networking
  • Automation and infrastructure-as-code where applicable
  • Simplification, standardization, and technical debt reduction

• Partners with architecture, platform, SRE, security, and application leaders to ensure seamless integration of network services across the enterprise

Reliability, Availability, and Operational Excellence:

• Accountable for network availability, performance, resilience, and recoverability globally

• Oversees design and operation of solutions that prevent or minimize technology service disruptions

• Establishes and monitors KPIs, reliability metrics, and service health indicators

• Leads cross-functional efforts to analyze incidents, identify root cause, and drive durable corrective actions

• Ensures disaster recovery, redundancy, and resiliency strategies are designed, tested, and continuously improved

Automation, Efficiency, and Continuous Improvement:

• Drives adoption of automation, tooling, and telemetry to reduce manual effort and increase reliability

• Leverages data and metrics to guide decisions, prioritize investments, and improve operational outcomes

• Champions modern operating practices and continuous improvement across Network Infrastructure Operations

Leadership, Talent, and Operating Model:

• Leads an organization of managers, senior engineers, and technical specialists

• Accountable for organizational design, capacity planning, and sustainability of the network function

• Provides coaching, mentoring, and development for subordinate leaders and high-potential engineers

• Responsible for recruiting, performance management, and succession planning

Vendor, Financial, and Stakeholder Management:

• Owns strategic vendor relationships, including contract negotiation, performance management, and cost optimization

• Manages budgets, vendor spend, and investment trade-offs for the network portfolio

• Represents the Network Infrastructure community in internal and external forums

• Serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on network risk, investment, and roadmap decisions

Business & Industry Knowledge

• Demonstrates exceptional understanding of:

  • Global Technology operating models
  • Financial services and asset management technology requirements
  • Enterprise risk, resiliency, and regulatory considerations

• Expertly navigates internal stakeholders and cross-functional dependencies

Qualifications

Required:

Experience & Leadership

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in modernizing and operating in large-scale enterprise network infrastructure

• Demonstrated success leading complex, global technology initiatives with enterprise impact including data center migrations, cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, always-on infrastructure

• Proven experience deploying / supporting cloud platforms at scale; AWS preferred.

• Proven ability to define, communicate and execute multi-year platform and modernization strategies

• Experience leading organization through significant change and overseeing

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across teams.

Technical Expertise

• Deep expertise implementing and transforming LAN, WAN, MPLS, Metropolitan Ethernet, wireless, and voice networks within highly regulated financial services or trading environments preferred.

• Proven experience designing and operating hybrid-cloud connectivity solutions across AWS and Azure including technologies such as direct connect and express route

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale network security modernization including zero trust enablement, network segmentation, colo and cloud security transformation

• Established success implementing and scaling DevOps practices, tools, and frameworks. (i.e. IaC, CI/CD, Agile)

• Proven experience operating networks across:

  • Corporate data centers
  • Co-location facilities
  • Cloud providers (AWS and/or Azure)
  • Distributed global office locations and third-party providers

• Proven expertise across enterprise, cloud and data center networking technologies such as WAN/SD-WAN, network segmentation, zero trust architecture, wireless and remote access, DDoS mitigation, next-generation firewalls

• Strong understanding of network security principles and best practices in AWS

• Experience integrating third-party and partner networks into corporate environments

• Proven expertise implementing observability, telemetry and AI Ops capabilities within a larger enterprise environment

Preferred:

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology or Engineering or equivalent experience

• Cisco CCIE / CISSP / AWS Security preferred

• AWS Advanced Networking certification preferred

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to one day per week from home.

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

$201,000.00 - $342,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers $221,000.00 - $350,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C. $251,000.00 - $350,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.

Benefits

We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.

Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:

• Competitive compensation

• Annual bonus eligibility

• A generous retirement plan

• Hybrid work schedule

• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy

• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days

• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits

Learn more about our benefits.

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.