Principal Project Manager - Telecommunications, Media, and Technology

Drive project initiation and planning for large, complex customer projects by securing delivery resources, assigning them across workstreams, and creating detailed work breakdown structures in alignment with customer plans. Lead end-to-end project planning and execution with urgency to accelerate customer time to value, balancing scope, resources, schedule, quality, and security to deliver predictable outcomes for high-visibility engagements. Leverage artificial intelligence and AI-assisted development in project execution to responsibly scale output, accelerate delivery, and improve outcomes for customers. Proactively manage risks and issues across large, complex projects by evaluating trends, defining mitigation strategies, and ensuring completion of required information security risk assessments and related reviews. Lead customer and partner contracting processes, including onboarding partner resources, monitoring contract amendments, delivery acceptance, proof of delivery, and invoicing, while ensuring adherence to security and data governance standards. Establish clear expectations and accountabilities with project team members and stakeholders, leading internal and external kick-off meetings and engaging a broad set of internal and external stakeholders throughout the delivery lifecycle. Navigate ambiguous business challenges, make decisions that drive execution, and apply sound judgment to solve problems. Harvest existing IP for re-use, drive incremental improvement to delivery assets, and share learnings with peers. Bachelor's Degree in related field AND 5+ years experience in project management OR equivalent experience. 5+ years direct industry experience in Telecommunications, Media or Hyperscaler/ISVs. Bachelor's Degree in related field AND 12+ years experience in project management OR equivalent experience. 6+ years financial management experience. Agile certification, Scrum Master, Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or Professional Scrum Master One (PSM1) certification. 2+ years technical program management and hypervelocity engineering experience #J-18808-Ljbffr Microsoft