Global Manager, Network Operations & Delivery

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Date: Oct 15, 2026

Shape the Future with Us.

At Lubrizol, we’re bringing to life the chemistry behind clean water, efficient transportation, reliable infrastructure, critical medicines, and the products people rely on every day through science, sustainability, and a culture of inclusion.

As part of our global team, you’ll be empowered to make a real impact - on your career, your community, and the world around you.

Location: United Kingdom:
Hazelwood, Huddersfield, Blackley (Manchester), or London

Job Type: Permanent

Work schedule: 4 days in the office / 1 day flexible

As Global M anager,Network Operations & Delivery, you will lead the governance and execution of global network operations and network delivery services. You will guide internal employees and contractors, oversee a third-party managed service provider, and partner across Information Technology and the business to deliver reliable, secure, efficient, and continuously improving network services.

• Lead, develop, and mentor the Network Delivery team, including employees and contracted resources.
• Provide direction and governance for the third-party managed service provider responsible for global Network Operations.
• Define and monitor service-level agreements, operational key performance indicators, service quality measures, risks, and improvement commitments.
• Serve as the leadership escalation point for major incidents, recurring service issues, resource conflicts, and critical operational challenges.
• Plan, prioritize, resource, and oversee global network deployments, upgrades, lifecycle replacements, business integrations, and modernization initiatives.
• Ensure delivery work follows approved scope, schedule, budget, safety expectations, technical standards, and change controls.
• Partner with Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, project managers, infrastructure teams, site Information Technology, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Drive standardization, automation, observability, documentation, operational readiness, and continuous improvement across network services.
• Manage supplier relationships, support budgeting and forecasting, and communicate performance, delivery status, risks, constraints, and decisions to technical and leadership audiences.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Minimum eight years of progressive infrastructure or networking experience, preferably in a large enterprise environment.
• Minimum five years of leadership experience managing technical employees, contractors, or service delivery teams.
• Experience leading globally distributed teams across regions, time zones, cultures, and matrixed organizations.
• Experience governing a third-party managed service provider or outsourced technical support organization.
• Experience leading network project delivery, infrastructure modernization, lifecycle programs, integrations, or large-scale migrations.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise local area networks, wide area networks, wireless, internet, cloud connectivity, data center networking, and network security services.
• Clear communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, structured decision-making, financial awareness, and the ability to lead through change and operational pressure.

• Experience in a large enterprise manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or business integration activities.
• Familiarity with software-defined…