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Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up – committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress. We’re looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.
The Sr. Lead Project Manager will oversee and manage the lifecycle delivery and support of services and products provided under state contracts. This may include but it is not limited to NG911, IT, Cloud, Security, Voice and Data Services. The Program Manager will work with the Lumen ecosystem to ensure products and services provided to government customers comply to the terms of the contracts, especially SLAs.
WFH position - Travel Required
- Leads cross functional teams to develop, plan and deliver telecom, security, cloud, IT and NG911 solutions.
- Reviews RFPs and understands state and government contracts.
- Works with the account team to gather and assess customer requirements.
- Negotiates with third party vendors to ensure their products and services satisfies state requirements, technology needs, and SLAs/remedies.
- Develops project plans that define schedules, funding, staffing requirements, risks, and management approach to achieve program/project goals.
- Presents and reviews project management plans with government clients.
- Manages customer requirements and expectations.
- Manages client service review meetings covering performance reports, service level agreements, process improvements, quality, and other reporting metrics and KPIs as required.
- Assess and takes action to ensure SLAs meet contract requirements.
- Ensures that systems, processes, and methodologies are followed to ensure effective monitoring, control, and support of service delivery.
- Identifies areas of process and system improvement driven by data and reporting
- Provides accurate weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on accounts and escalates major or critical issues to management.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, or project or program management along with 5 to 7 years of experience in the telecommunications industry
- 5+ years’ direct customer management experience with increasing responsibilities with an emphasis on technical capabilities preferred.
- Self-starter
- Experience in leading and managing schedule and tasks of cross-functional teams and implementing multiple strategic, complex projects with successful results.
- Must be articulate and willing to present status and reports to customers and internal teams.
- Experience in defining and documenting processes and driving continuous improvement.
- PMP Certification desired
- ITIL Certification desired
- Proficient with Microsoft Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and Word
$94,420 - $157,370 in these states: AR KY LA ME MS NE SC SD
$99,390 - $165,640 in these states: AL AZ FL GA IA IN KS MO MT ND NM OH OK PA TN UT VT WI WV WY
$104,360 - $173,930 in these states: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI
$109,330 - $182,220 in these states: AK CA CT DC DE IL MA MD NJ NY TX VA WA
As with the pay range variety that's based on the region of a country, specific offers are determined by various factors such as experience, education, skills, certifications and other business needs.
Requisition #: 332157
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Disclaimer
The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.
