Network Implementation Program Manager

About Lumen

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 Role

This position partners in a team environment or be able to independently manage and document all aspects of one or more technical project(s) that are tactical or strategic in nature and involve one functional area.

Location and Schedule

This is a full time work from home position. The schedule is Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

The Main Responsibilities

• Provides technical direction to engineering projects and services in an assigned area, from design to start-up.
• Ensure that the project is on schedule, is high quality, is within determined budget, and meets the measures of success (MOS) and the high-level achievements (HLA).
• Maintain knowledge in several of the following: mainframe development, midrange development, builds software development lifecycle management, software testing methodology, production deployment, technical architecture development, and requirements management.
• Accountable for timely project completion and delivery.
• Input into scope packages, identify roles/responsibilities, and deliverables for day to day projects.
• Develop the project delivery schedule which includes identification and logical sequencing of activities needed to complete deliverables and to identify critical paths. Identifies risks and develops mitigation plans.
• Input to and communication of project plans, project status and issues to all stakeholders (including executive management and project team. Engage guidance from mentors as appropriate.
• Perform monitoring and controlling functions - monitors and acts upon project metrics, develops and manages the project plan, business case, resource plan, etc. Oversees project from beginning to end, includes all documentation and communication with stakeholders, inter-team coordination and/or multi-discipline or multi-business unit coordination
• Manages the project team by providing leadership and coordination of all engaged functional groups, including analysts, developers, testers, production support teams, business clients, etc.
• Manages project risks, issues and escalations by identifying and escalating to leadership for assistance in applying mitigation strategies to project plan to ensure overall project success.
• Lead and organize cross functional teams
• Input all necessary data for project tracking and planning
• Utilize appropriate project management tools, e.g., MS Project, Excel, etc.
• Manages process compliance and provides input to incremental process improvements with the use of lessons learned and other project process tools
• Knowledge and development of Microsoft SharePoint
• Other duties as assigned

What We Look For in a Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and related experience
• 5+ years related experience

Preferred:

• Master’s degree
• 3+ years related 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:

$66,375 - $88,500 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.
$69,694 - $92,925 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI.
$73,013 - $97,350 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and 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 compe