CEO - Telecommunications

Ready to take the lead in driving growth and shaping the future of connectivity?

Join a forward-looking telecommunications provider with a strong legacy of delivering reliable connectivity and advancing digital inclusion for communities. With a proven track record of innovation, investment in modern infrastructure, and a commitment to customer service, the organization continues to play a vital role in bridging the digital divide and empowering sustainable progress.

The team is hiring a CEO to lead the business into its next chapter of expansion and innovation. This pivotal role will shape strategic direction, drive operational excellence, foster key partnerships, and ensure the delivery of high-quality services that meet the evolving needs of customers and stakeholders.

Excited to shape the future of a growing telecommunications leader? Apply now!

Responsibilities:

• Providers leadership for all aspects and activities directly and through management staff.
• Plans, directs, coordinates, and controls all lines of business.
• Determines objectives, establishes operating procedures, and ensures the success of each company within the guidelines and authority approved by the Board of Directors that elevate the company's financial and operational performance.
• Ensure that all operations comply with applicable federal, state and local regulations.
• Evaluate new business opportunities and recommend new services to the Board.
• Foster a positive, inspiring and collaborative work environment, inclusive of culture of the Community for all employees to actively work toward company-wide goals.
• Carry out the duties and strategic plans/policies.
• Ensures the Board of Directors is kept well-informed of all subsidiary developments so it may actively participate in company planning.
• Establishes an effective means of gathering and relaying appropriate financial and other control information to the Board, Managers, Supervisors, and subscribers.
• Act as a strategic partner by providing effective, fair, consistent, and forward-thinking leadership by developing and implementing the company's plans and programs.
• Supervises and holds all department managers and management staff accountable for achieving the mission and business objectives of us and its subsidiary companies and business units.
• Holds all department managers and management staff accountable for managing the performance and development of their employees, and for responding effectively to employee issues and concerns.
• Understands, respects and implements strategies and actions that support Indian Hiring Preference initiatives and results.
• Directs all telco financial affairs, including investment strategies and the review of new financing sources; keeps abreast of general funds level, cash flow, and other fiscal developments.
• Develops rate, structures and tariff filings, and ensures that all company financial operations and subsidiary operations comply with FCC, RUS, NECA and other federal/state and local requirements.
• Directs all activities associated with access-charge pooling, and other compensations arrangements; maintains adequate access tariffs, carrier access billing, and settlements from various pools and ensures that all forms and requirements are filed with the FCC, NECA interexchange carriers and the Tribal Council.
• Manages all short- and long-range planning for operations, financial and commercial affairs, property management, regulated and non-regulated services, market status and customer demand, personnel and organization, subscriber information and community relations, local economic development and diversification potential.
• Develops and sustains a complete organizational structure, through thorough recruitment and selection of telco and subsidiary employees, and provides guidance and direction to employees through the application of effective training programs,
• Establishes the telcos and subsidiary compensation and benefits program.
• Ensures that all operations comply with established policy and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Represents the telco and subsidiaries before regulatory agencies, legislative bodies, legal forums and industry associations.
• Processes sensitive Federal, State and Local Subpoenas.
• Crafts comprehensive public relations and subscriber information programs to maintain customer identification and to promote telco's position as a prominent member of the community.
• Actively involved in local economic development and is visible at local fairs, parades and other opportunities that help build relationships with the Community.
• Reviews potential services and evaluates market demand, including the possibility of expanding into wireless communications; maintains knowledge of technological developments affecting operations and provisions of service; ensures that plant and office personnel are up to date on technical, regulatory, and accounting changes.
• Develops diversification strategies, including planning, organizing and managing subsidiary/affiliated organizations.
• Designs the telcos and subsidiary disaster recovery plan, ensuring that all employees are adequately prepared to respond appropriately in any emergency situation.
• Provides overall direction for all activities required to meet company standards.

Requirements:

• Senior level experience in Telecommunication.
• C level and SVP level experience.
• Required experience with daily ILEC, business operations and CLEC business operations.
• Desire experience with low voltage business operations, and broadcast business operations and consulting services business operations.
• Knowledge and experience in wireless telecommunications.
• Complete understanding of regulated telephone and deregulated CLEC organization, administration, and equipment.
• Familiarity with standards, rules, and regulations governing telephone and CLEC utility operations.
• Knowledge of settlements, separation and access-charge compensation procedures.
• Grasp of personnel and business management, marketing and sales, public and subscriber relations, business law and employee rights, and developments in the tribal/rural telecommunications and CLEC industry.
• Experience in managing telecommunications and CLEC businesses or related businesses involving tribal and/or rural telecommunications is desired.
• Must be knowledgeable of, and current, regarding legislation and rulemaking affecting tribal/rural telecommunications.
• Accepts responsibility for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with telco and subsidiary staff, the Board of Directors and the Tribal Council.
• Recognizes and rewards the diverse contributions of all team members.
• Utilizes the cultural backgrounds, thought processes and wisdom of talent to support business and employee success.
• Initiates company activity and makes independent decisions affecting all operations of the telco and subsidiary business units.
• Communicates operating philosophy to all employees.
• Make recommendations to and develop strategies for the Board of Directors.
• Works with a telco attorney on all matters requiring legal counsel.
• Keeps subscribers informed of company activities and promotes telco and subsidiary reputation in all community affairs.
• Represents organization before federal and state regulatory agencies, RUS, NECA and other industry and professional associations, and financial and lending sources. Establishes productive ties with manufacturers, suppliers, and vendors.
• Ensures auditors are provided with all records and financial information.
• Represents the telco CLEC and subsidiaries in all industry, community and public forums, as applicable.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related field
• Master's degree in Business, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related field.
• A minimum of eight to ten (8 -10) years previous experience in the telecommunications industry, with ten plus (10+) years of experience in a senior/ executive level management role.
• Strong 'people' skills and demonstrated leadership of people throughout all functions and levels of an organization
• Strong financial and business acumen
• Technologically astute
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; active listening skills
• Excellent strategic and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to use hands, sit, lift to 20 lbs., stoop, bend, reach with hands/arms.
• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
• Requires the ability to speak, read, write, see, and hear to perform essential duties of the job.
• Must communicate clearly in English.
• Must be able to perform and complete multiple tasks.
• Federal Background Check is mandatory.
• Financial Background Disclosure may be required for Subsidiaries.
• Will be asked to provide 39 months driving record. Position requires insurability under GRTI insurer requirements.
• Will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Salary:

• 250k