Strategic Sourcing and AI Transformation Project Manager

Lumen is the trusted network for the AI-powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through our expansive fiber network and connected ecosystem. We enable secure, high-performance connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads for enterprises, governments, and communities.

At Lumen, you'll work on infrastructure customers rely on today and build for what's next, where performance, security, and resilience matter.

This is a high accountability environment where bold ideas drive real innovation for our customers, partners, and industry. The work is challenging, expectations are clear, and trust is built into how we operate. If you're ready to take ownership, deliver meaningful impact, and help shape the future of AI-ready connectivity, join us today.

The Role

The Senior Lead Project Manager, Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain is responsible for leading high-impact, cross-functional projects that drive modernization, operational efficiency, and business value across the Global Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain organization. This role will manage a portfolio of initiatives, including artificial intelligence (AI) projects, process optimization, system implementations, and policy execution.

This position serves as the end-to-end delivery owner, accountable for planning, execution, governance, stakeholder alignment, and value realization. For AI initiatives, the Senior Lead Project Manager will act as the AI Project Owner, ensuring projects progress through required intake, risk assessment, and governance processes while delivering measurable outcomes

Work Location

This position has been designated as fully remote in the U.S.

The Main Responsibilities

• Develop, plan and manage implementation of activities for highly complex projects/programs for external/internal customers.

• Accountable for timely project completion and delivery.

• Analyzes work plans and schedules.

• Responsible for resource requirements/allocation.

• Develops project progress and status reports.

• Coordinate and facilitate project meetings. Develop and distribute timely meeting minutes, to include track/manage action items and verify they are incorporated into the program schedule and that deliverables are met on time.

• Lead efforts to Assess/Manage risk, impacts and potential alternatives and escalate as required to the appropriate level of management.

• Set program objectives and establish clear measures to successfully define and meet project deliverables and timelines. Utilize the change control process to track schedule changes.

• Acts as project team leader, accountable for successful overall project completion.

• Through partnership with other staff organizations, define Key Performance Indicators (KPI), training, process standards, policies, and procedures. Associated with complex projects.

• Provide executive level status updates.

• Ensure adherence to project related policies and processes

• Lifecycle management of critical or multiple site deployments

• Reiterate scope, roles/responsibilities and schedule on a regular basis and provide team members a single point of contact for all project issues

• Employs judgment to make business decisions about things that will impact the project, customer or company. Has the authority to stop activities from proceeding when continuing to move forward would have a negative impact

• Responsible for identifying and ensuring participation of all required internal and vendor resources to ensure the on-time delivery of sold services within budgetary guidelines.

• Negotiates due dates based on resource/network availability to maintain Lumen's profitability and to meet requirements.

• Acts as single point of contact during the life of the project.

• Coordinate project intake, assessments, and approvals throughout the project, inclusive of enterprise governance tools processes and policies (e.g., AI governance, IT systems, ect).

• Partner with AI Governance, Security, Privacy, Legal, Procurement, and Technology teams to ensure compliance with ethical, regulatory, and risk management standards.

• Understands project goals and objectives as it relates to customer's business strategies and long term needs. Deliverables include project assessment, team formation, schedule preparation, status/jeopardy reports, risk analysis, project status reports, and post implementation analysis.

• Acts as mentor and team leader to peers

• Has the authority to drive work and escalate to the senior levels of the company to ensure projects are completed within specified due dates.

• Uses creative approach in negotiating & problem solving

• Works with leadership to provide input on strategic and complex projects

• Manages programs across multiple complex pillars

• Participates in business case developement, ensures alignment to budget and north star tech stack across Lumen

What We Look For in a Candidate

Minimum:

• 5+ years of related project or program management experience, delivering cross-functional initiatives.

• Proven expertise in managing cross-functional budgets and fostering confidentiality throughout the organization, while precisely forecasting the effects of any changes.

• Demonstrated capability to lead complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and interdependent tasks.

• Strong communication, facilitation, and executive-level presentation skills.

• Experience working with process, systems, or technology-enabled transformation efforts.

• Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving structure in evolving environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading multiple complex projects in the technology industry

• 5+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain and P2P functions and systems

• Experience leading or supporting AI, automation, analytics, or advanced technology initiatives.

• Familiarity with AI governance concepts such as risk assessments, privacy impacts, security reviews and AI principles.

• Experience working in large, matrixed organizations.

• PMP, Agile, or similar project management certification and/or experience

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges

$105,786 - $141,047 in these states: AL AR AZ FL GA IA ID IN KS KY LA ME MO MS MT ND NE NM OH OK PA SC SD TN UT VT WI WV WY

$111,074 - $148,099 in these states: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI

$116,364 - $155,152 in these states: AK CA CT DC DE IL MA MD NJ NY TX VA WA

Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

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Life at Lumen

Life at Lumen is human and connected, even in a fast moving, AI-focused organization. We set clear expectations and trust people to meet them. With real support and shared accountability, teams collaborate better, move faster, and deliver meaningful outcomes.

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