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Job Description:
Oversees ambulatory operations for medical and surgical specialties across the Network Ambulatory footprint, encompassing 11 sites and more than 20 specialties. Provides leadership and oversight through four Administrative Directors and their respective management teams and is accountable for operational, financial, workforce, access, patient experience, and performance outcomes across the portfolio.
Leads the integration and alignment of medical and surgical specialty operations across the network, establishing consistent operating structures, processes, performance expectations, and accountability. Partners with clinical, physician, and organizational leaders to advance strategic priorities, optimize resources, and support growth and integration with the broader health system.
Department Overview:
Network Ambulatory provides operational leadership and support for ambulatory services across the health system's geographic footprint. This position provides administrative leadership for medical and surgical specialties, supporting integrated operations, consistent performance, and alignment across the network.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent combination of experience / training
- Previous ambulatory health management experience in a complex, multi-specialty health care setting (7-10 years)
- Extensive knowledge of healthcare clinic / center operations and professional standards for multidisciplinary clinicians
- Advanced administrative leadership skills in successfully developing and overseeing clinic / center administration functions
- In-depth knowledge of a broad scope of relevant regulatory requirements, as well as legislative, accreditation, licensing, and compliance environments
- Advanced experience leading complex, multi-specialty ambulatory operations across multiple locations and through subordinate leaders
- Advanced leadership, fiscal, and operations management skills
- Advanced communications and interpersonal skills to promote an effective model of shared governance among multiple disciplines
- Skills for developing long and short range strategic plans, integrating systems and fiscal management
- Ability to develop clinic / center practice leaders in their adoption and promotion of a shared governance model of collaboration
- Ability to motivate and engage all levels of staff in regards to clinic services and patient care programs, strategies, and organizational mission and values
- Ability to develop a systems strategic plan and implement a vision across a large, complex organization
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree in related area
Job Description:
Oversees ambulatory operations for medical and surgical specialties across the Network Ambulatory footprint, encompassing 11 sites and more than 20 specialties. Provides leadership and oversight through four Administrative Directors and their respective management teams and is accountable for operational, financial, workforce, access, patient experience, and performance outcomes across the portfolio.
Leads the integration and alignment of medical and surgical specialty operations across the network, establishing consistent operating structures, processes, performance expectations, and accountability. Partners with clinical, physician, and organizational leaders to advance strategic priorities, optimize resources, and support growth and integration with the broader health system.
Department Overview:
Network Ambulatory provides operational leadership and support for ambulatory services across the health system's geographic footprint. This position provides administrative leadership for medical and surgical specialties, supporting integrated operations, consistent performance, and alignment across the network.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent combination of experience / training
- Previous ambulatory health management experience in a complex, multi-specialty health care setting (7-10 years)
- Extensive knowledge of healthcare clinic / center operations and professional standards for multidisciplinary clinicians
- Advanced administrative leadership skills in successfully developing and overseeing clinic / center administration functions
- In-depth knowledge of a broad scope of relevant regulatory requirements, as well as legislative, accreditation, licensing, and compliance environments
- Advanced experience leading complex, multi-specialty ambulatory operations across multiple locations and through subordinate leaders
- Advanced leadership, fiscal, and operations management skills
- Advanced communications and interpersonal skills to promote an effective model of shared governance among multiple disciplines
- Skills for developing long and short range strategic plans, integrating systems and fiscal management
- Ability to develop clinic / center practice leaders in their adoption and promotion of a shared governance model of collaboration
- Ability to motivate and engage all levels of staff in regards to clinic services and patient care programs, strategies, and organizational mission and values
- Ability to develop a systems strategic plan and implement a vision across a large, complex organization
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree in related area
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Who's Hiring
- Capital One14
- PacificSource Health Plans8
- Information Technology Senior Management Forum5
- Principal Financial4
- Chewy3
Top Industries Hiring
- Insurance
- Food & Beverage
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in network director jobs.
- Ten or more years of progressive network engineering and leadership experience
- Deep expertise in routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, and MPLS
- Experience designing and managing enterprise WAN, LAN, and cloud network architectures
- Active certifications such as CCIE, CCNP, or equivalent vendor credentials
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team of network engineers
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field
Tips for Your Network Director Job Search
Quantify network scale on your resume
Hiring managers for network director roles want to see the size and complexity of what you've managed. Call out the number of sites, devices under management, and uptime percentages you've owned. Generic descriptions of 'overseeing network operations' won't differentiate you.
Highlight your vendor negotiation experience
Network directors are expected to manage contracts with hardware vendors, ISPs, and managed service providers. If you've led renewal negotiations, consolidated vendor relationships, or reduced costs through competitive bidding, name those outcomes explicitly on your resume and in cover letters.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists network director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by infrastructure environment
Filter your search by keywords like 'SD-WAN,' 'zero trust,' 'hybrid cloud,' or 'campus networking' to find roles that match your actual stack. Applying to openings aligned with your environment means your resume speaks directly to what the team needs day one.
Prepare a business case narrative for interviews
Network director interviews frequently include a scenario question about justifying a capital investment to non-technical leadership. Practice framing a past infrastructure decision as a business problem first, then a technical solution, with outcomes in uptime or cost terms.
Negotiate scope before accepting an offer
Before signing, clarify whether the role owns budget authority, headcount decisions, and vendor contracts outright, or whether those sit with a VP above you. Directors who discover they have a director title but manager-level authority after starting have little leverage to renegotiate later.
Network Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most network directors?
Capital One, PacificSource Health Plans, and Information Technology Senior Management Forum are hiring the most network directors right now, with openings concentrated in Virginia, California, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Healthcare systems, large financial institutions, and enterprise technology firms consistently maintain the highest sustained demand for this role.
How many network director jobs are remote?
About 89% of network director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though fully on-site roles remain common given the hands-on infrastructure oversight this position requires. Roles focused on network strategy, vendor management, and cloud architecture tend to offer the most remote flexibility compared to positions tied to physical data center operations.
How do you become a network director?
Start by building deep hands-on experience as a network engineer across routing, switching, and security disciplines. Move into a team lead or senior engineer role to demonstrate people management. Earn advanced certifications to validate architectural knowledge. Seek out project ownership over major infrastructure builds or migrations, then apply to network manager roles before targeting director-level positions.
Can you get hired as a network director without prior director experience?
Yes, candidates who have managed a team of engineers and led at least one large-scale infrastructure project, such as a data center migration or WAN redesign, regularly make the transition. Emphasize budget ownership, vendor relationships you managed, and any situations where you represented the network function to senior leadership, even informally, as evidence of director-level readiness.
What does the network director interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial screening with HR or a talent partner, a technical deep-dive with the VP of infrastructure or CTO, a scenario-based panel with peers and direct reports, and a final conversation focused on leadership philosophy and business alignment. Some organizations ask candidates to complete a brief infrastructure assessment or present a sample network strategy for a hypothetical environment.
Where can I find and apply to network director jobs?
You can find and apply to network director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your background and target environment, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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