Director of Networking

Director of Networking £120,000 + Bonus Hybrid (Gloucester/London)

Large UK MSP Strategic Leadership Network Portfolio Ownership

A major UK technology services provider is undergoing a significant reorganisation of its Network & Connectivity function and is now hiring a Director of Networking to lead strategy, delivery, and product direction across its full network services portfolio.

This is a senior leadership role overseeing a multi-disciplinary organisation responsible for network product management, delivery, fulfilment, and technical oversight across complex customer environments. You'll report into UK executive leadership and shape the long-term roadmap for enterprise-grade connectivity services.

The Opportunity

As Director, you will take ownership of the entire Network & Connectivity practice, defining strategy, driving service excellence, leading senior managers, and ensuring services remain competitive, scalable, and aligned with customer needs.

You'll lead a team of 100 across multiple locations, covering:

• Network Delivery & Fulfilment
• Network Product Management
• Technical oversight of LAN/WAN, WiFi, SD-WAN/SASE, VPN, and Voice services
• Strategic vendor partnerships (Cisco, Fortinet, etc.)
• Commercial ownership of revenue, GP and staffing budgets

This is a 60% strategic, 40% operational leadership role, not hands-on engineering, but requires a strong technical grounding and a deep understanding of modern network architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the strategic roadmap for network and connectivity services
• Full commercial ownership: revenue, gross margin, headcount cost
• Lead multi-site teams across delivery, fulfilment, and product
• Senior escalation point for critical network incidents
• Shape the network services portfolio, roadmap and go-to-market direction
• Build strong relationships with vendors and internal/external stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, and service excellence
• Align customer solutions to group engineering, platforms and capacity plans
• Represent the organisation in customer meetings, forums and executive discussions

What You'll Bring

• 7+ years senior leadership across MSP, ISP or Telco environments
• Background in Network Product, Network Delivery, or Network Operations leadership
• Strong understanding of LAN/WAN, WiFi, SD-WAN/SASE, Voice and connectivity architectures
• Proven success leading large multi-disciplinary teams (50-150+)
• Experience managing P&L, budgets or commercial performance
• Comfortable operating in high-change, fast-paced environments
• Excellent stakeholder and customer engagement skills
• Eligibility for UK security clearance (BPSS as minimum)

Why This Role?

• Lead a major network organisation through a growth and modernisation period
• Direct influence over strategy, operations and product direction
• Opportunity to shape a nationally significant network portfolio
• Senior-level visibility and autonomy
• Backed by a large, well-established technology provider with strong customer base

Package & Location

• £120,000-£130,000 base depending on experience
• Annual bonus
• Hybrid: 3 days a week onsite, split between Gloucester and London depending on candidate
• Full senior leadership benefits package

Apply

If you're a Director or senior Head of Network/Connectivity Services ready to lead a large, complex network practice, or a high-performing Head looking for the next step, please apply with your CV.

RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.