Program Manager, FDC – Integration & Expansion

Program Manager, FDC – Integration & Expansion

Base Salary
: $105,000 – $155,000 annually (DOE).
Benefits
:
Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), flexible spending account, paid sick leave and paid time off, parental leave, quarterly performance bonus, training, career growth and education reimbursement programs.

At Ziply Fiber, our mission is to elevate the connected lives of our communities every day. We are delivering the fastest home internet in the Northwest, with a focus on areas traditionally underserved by mainstream internet companies. As our state‑of‑the‑art fiber network expands in WA, OR,  MT, so does our need for team members who can help us grow and realize our goals.

We may be building internet, but we are reaching real people. We strive to build relationships and provide customers and communities with refreshingly great experiences.

• Genuinely Caring: Our customers and colleagues are people, and quite possibly our neighbors. We put ourselves in their shoes and give them our full attention.
• Empowering You: We empower our customers to choose the products that best meet their needs, and we support our employees to implement solutions that elevate the experiences of our customers and coworkers.
• Innovation and Improvement: We always look for ways to make the experiences of our customers— and each other—better.
• Earning Your Trust: We earn trust by communicating simply and transparently as real people, not as a corporation.

The Program Manager, Fiber Design & Construction (FDC) – Integration & Expansion role serves as a central operational leader driving market expansion, M&A readiness, integration, and post-transaction stabilization for Ziply Fiber’s growth initiatives. This PMO leader will work at the intersection of network engineering, finance, legal, regulatory, construction, product, and executive leadership to ensure rapid and sustainable expansion while meeting increased governance expectations that come with evolving ownership structures.

It is a hands‑on PMO role requiring strong business acumen, comfort with ambiguity, structured thinking, and the ability to orchestrate complex, multi‑functional work streams under tight timelines.

• Lead the operational & financial transition work required as Ziply moves into its new holding company structure, ensuring reporting, controls and governance expectations are established and stable.
• Coordinate cross‑functional alignment across FDC, Legal, Finance and Regulatory to support entity changes, compliance obligations and updated operating requirements.
• Drive integration & stabilization including systems alignment, workflow adjustments & governance standards.
• Maintain clear visibility into risks tied to the transition, execute mitigation plans & provide structured updates.
• Support updates to contracts, permits & third‑party agreements needed to operate under the new entity framework.

• Drive the heavy internal coordination required to evaluate expansion viability across engineering, construction, permitting, finance, product, regulatory and operations.
• Lead detailed market assessments including density modeling, cost‑to‑build projections, competitive analysis, regulatory constraints, and infrastructure readiness.
• Manage a structured go/no‑go framework ensuring all functional inputs are captured, risks surfaced, and decisions are grounded in data‑driven analysis.
• Partner closely with engineering and construction to validate feasibility, resource availability and timeline implications for each expansion scenario.

• Support evaluation of potential acquisition opportunities through subscriber metrics, market penetration, infrastructure viability and operational considerations.
• Participate in due diligence activities including engineering assessments, permitting reviews and operational readiness checks.
• Lead integration planning before and after close ensuring functional alignment on timelines, milestones, and execution plans.

• Provide product requirements ensuring…