Manager, Market & Network Planning

About Accelecom Accelecom is a leading provider of high-speed fiber optic network solutions, delivering reliable, high-performance connectivity to enterprise, government, and industrial customers across Georgia, Kentucky, and the broader Southeast. We build and operate the fiber - and we decide where to build it next based on hard market intelligence. That’s where this role comes in.

The Opportunity We’re looking for a Manager, Market & Network Planning to determine where our fiber network should grow next - and to build the market intelligence behind those decisions. You’ll pair outside-plant (OSP) network planning - fiber routes, build-versus-buy, and capacity - with market planning: sizing the total addressable market (TAM), assessing competitive density, mapping which providers serve each street today, and understanding what they offer and charge. It’s an analytical, high-visibility role for someone who has planned, built, or competed in carrier networks.

Read This First This is a telecom carrier planning role - not an IT role. This position is not a corporate/enterprise IT, help-desk, system administration, cloud, cybersecurity, or enterprise network-engineering role. Here, “network” means a service-provider outside-plant fiber network - feeder and distribution routes, homes and businesses passed, serviceable addresses - not LAN/WAN, routers and switches, or datacenter/cloud infrastructure.

We’re specifically seeking candidates from telecommunications carriers and service providers - LEC, CLEC, ISP, or MSO. If your experience is primarily in corporate/enterprise IT, this role will not be a match.

Requirements

Market Planning - Perform geo-market assessments to size the total addressable market (TAM) and evaluate competitive density across target areas. - Build TAM analysis spanning both brownfield and greenfield customer prospects (businesses and locations). - Determine which carriers and service providers are serving each target at the street level. - Capture competitors’ current offerings and pricing to inform positioning and go/no-go decisions. - Create and manage pro forma financial models that weigh the cost to build into a market against the implied revenue from its TAM over time, and the resulting return on investment (ROI). - Translate market and competitive intelligence into a prioritized network-expansion opportunity pipeline. Network Planning - Plan and design fiber network expansion - routes, feeder and distribution - for greenfield and brownfield builds. - Drive build-versus-buy decisions using IRU/lease economics and construction cost. - Support IRU and off-net (Type 2) arrangements across their life cycle. - Maintain a full dashboard tracking all IRU and colocation (Colo) contracts, plus forward-looking financials. - Perform capacity analysis and forecasting to stay ahead of demand. - Keep designs and market data current and accurate in fiber GIS/planning tools such as 3GIS. What You Bring - Telecom carrier / service provider experience (LEC, CLEC, ISP, or MSO) in network and/or market planning - this is required; enterprise IT experience alone will not qualify. - Working knowledge of outside-plant (OSP) fiber networks: routes, feeder/distribution, and serviceability. - Experience with market sizing / TAM, competitive density, or street-level serviceability and pricing analysis. - Understanding of build-versus-buy economics, IRU/leasing, and carrier interconnection. - Strong analytical and data skills across GIS and spreadsheet/market data, with the ability to turn analysis into clear recommendations. - 5+ years in telecom network and/or market planning.

Nice to Have - Hands-on experience with 3GIS, Connected2Fiber, ArcGIS, or similar fiber GIS / market-intelligence platforms. - Familiarity with FTTX, DWDM, and access/transport technologies. - Knowledge of the southeastern U.S. fiber and carrier landscape. - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent telecom experience and/or industry certifications. Highlights This position is not a corporate/enterprise IT, help-desk, system administration, cloud, cybersecurity, or enterprise network-engineering role. Apply directly on RemoteJobs.org: https://remotejobs.org/remote-jobs/manager-market-network-planning-accelecom