Senior Manager Program/Project Management

Role Description

The Senior Manager Program/Project Management contributes to the overall strategic vision of the Custom Networks organization and integrates a broad range of ideas regarding Custom Networks Analytics. You will collaborate with teams across the Enterprise Ops team and other business units such as finance, product, strategy, and sales to establish both deployment and spend forecasting and measurement. As a Senior Manager, you will evaluate network architecture design, in addition to feasibility and cost studies. The team will be responsible for defined business values delivered on time and on budget, and with stable operation. You will also be responsible for project execution over numerous projects or complex programs and ensure solutions meet business needs. Lastly, in this role, you will consult and collaborate with leadership, subject matter experts, and others as needed to drive successful end-to-end delivery.

Location

This is a work from home position within the U.S.

Main Responsibilities

• Develops, plans, and manages development and implementation activities for highly complex programs for external and internal customers to ensure success of business objectives.
• Manage scope definition, stakeholder expectations, project plan, milestones and associated deliverables, project financials and business case, stakeholder relationships and deliverables.
• Development and management of cross program delivery teams composed of cross-functional internal and external resources.
• Assesses project plans and progress, collects, consolidates, and reviews status reports as needed, as well as reviews status with project leaders on a continuous basis.
• Support end-to-end project planning, risk identification, dependency tracking, issue identification, and change management on projects.
• Sets and controls standards and mentors the team to improve delivery of projects on time and within budget, given scope and known risks.
• Continually identifies opportunities for innovation and improvement within projects as well as across Infrastructure Shared Services.
• Lead both Project Control Specialists and Project Specialists to measure EVM, CPI, SPI for each project or sites.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in the Telecom industry (wireless, wireline, transport).
• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent education and experience.
• 5+ years’ people management experience.
• Experience leading multiple complex projects in the technology industry.
• Strong skills with MS Project Plan, Visio, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Master’s preferred.

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.

• $129,639 - $172,852 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, and WY.
• $136,121 - $181,494 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI.
• $142,603 - $190,137 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and WA.

Benefits

• 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.