Director, FDC Reporting

• Department Name Fiber Design Construction
• Industry Telecommunications
• Remote Job

We’re building the fiber network you deserve. Consistently fast, refreshingly straightforward and giving you control. From our home base in Kirkland, Washington, we’re connecting over one million homes and businesses across the states we serve with fiber internet that works the way it should. No gimmicks, no gotchas. Internet shouldn’t get in the way of life: it should make it better.

This is a remote position.

Position Title:
Director, Fiber Design & Construction (FDC) Reporting

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and education reimbursement programs.

Ziply Fiber is a local internet service provider dedicated to elevating the connected lives of the communities we serve. We offer the fastest home internet in the nation, are freshingly great customer experience, and affordable plans that put customers in charge.

As our state‑of‑the‑art fiber network expands, so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.

• Genuinely Caring: We treat customers and colleagues like neighbors, with empathy and full attention.
• Empowering You: We help customers choose what is best for them, and we support employees in implementing new ideas and solutions.
• Innovation and Improvement: We constantly seek ways to improve how we serve customers and each other.
• Earning Your Trust: We build trust through clear, honest, human communication.

The Director, FDC Budget & Vertical Reporting drives financial alignment, operational reporting, and lifecycle management across all fiber deployment programs at Ziply Fiber. The role connects financial planning, budget performance, scorecards, and operational data to ensure predictable execution aligned with company goals. This leader partners with Finance, Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, and Program Execution to turn operational realities into accurate forecasts and actionable reporting.

The position strengthens decision‑making by surfacing insights, streamlining approvals, and enforcing operating rhythms that improve visibility and execution.

• Own financial planning and performance alignment for all FDC work streams; ensuring budgets, forecasts & operational capacity are synchronized.
• Drive strategic budget decisions through clear financial modeling, scenario planning and operational insight.
• Partner with Finance to ensure forecasts reflect true WIP conditions, allowing backlogs & construction progress.
• Deliver executive‑ready reporting that contextualizes financial performance against build milestones & readiness.
• Establish rhythm of the business processes that tie operational performance directly to budget accountability.

• Manage WIP health, with a focus on reducing aging work that drives IDC and delays service‑ready dates.
• Establish clear SLAs & interval expectations for each build milestone, creating predictable lifecycle movement.
• Identify & decompose aging WIP—especially permitting—to surface specific blockers, owners & required next steps.
• Drive cross‑functional accountability to ensure work progresses within defined intervals and escalations trigger timely corrective action.

• Lead development of clear, accurate & actionable reporting that improves visibility into FDC performance.
• Build & maintain dashboards analytics that surface trends, risks & operational insights for executive stakeholders.
• Improve data quality and integration across Site Tracker, IQGeo, GIS tools & address management systems.
• Translate complex operational & financial data into simple insights leadership can act on.

• Establish & enforce financial compliance standards including cost package review, approval workflows & accounting guideline adherence.
• Support audit requirements by ensuring FDC processes & reporting meet internal/external compliance.
• Monitor vendor financial performance across contracts, invoices, and unit‑cost models to ensure…