Senior Lead Project 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.

Lumen’s commitment to workplace inclusion and employee support shines bright. We’ve made the Newsweek 2024 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity list and achieved a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the fifth consecutive year. Plus, we’re the top employer in the communications and telecom industry, ranking 12th overall across all industries in The American Opportunity Index.

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

The Project Manager is the primary single point of contact for large-scale deployments with significant complexity and unique requirements. The Project Manager is responsible for planning, organizing and managing the customer's implementation to meet scope, timing and budget expectations and overall project outcomes. This role participates in and leads the completion of complex solutions to address copper utilization and management utilizing PMO criteria and standards.

Location and Schedule

This is a Work From Home Position in the United States.

The Main Responsibilities

• Operational experience with Telecommunication transport methodology, including copper and fiber products and variations of outside plant deployments. 
• 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,and 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 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. 
• Provide executive level status updates.
• 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
• Acts as customer facing single point of contact during the life of the project. 
• Understands project goals and objectives as it relates to business strategies and long term needs. Deliverables include project assessment, team formation, schedule preparation, status reports, risk analysis, project status reports, and post implementation analysis.
• Manages programs across multiple complex pillars and collaborate with other project managers across organizations from pre-delivery (e.g. Product) through delivery organizations, and into post-delivery (e.g., Service Assurance)

What We Look For in a Candidate

Minimum:

• Bachelor's Degree and/or 5+ years of related experience
• Operational experience with Telecommunication transport methodology, including copper and fiber products and variations of outside plant deployments. 
• PMP Certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading multiple complex projects in the telecom industry and any of the following technologies: DWDM, Transport/Waves, MPLS, Mana