The Project Foundry Hiring for Telecommunications Project Manager at Remote Full Time

We are looking for experienced Network Project Manager to lead delivery changes to network impacted teams and applications, including coordination of Ericsson delivery. You will be responsible for creating and managing a detailed delivery plan, resource plan, financial plan, status reporting, risk and issue management. This is part of a multi-year program of work for a globally expanding organisation.

The Project Foundry has substantially grown its portfolio of clients across the finance and technology, telecoms, and aviation sectors. We bring a fresh and creative approach to Project Management; this approach resonates with existing and potential clients.

Our culture is founded on 5 Key Pillars- Excellence in Delivery, Accountability and Ownership, Communication and Collaboration, Innovation and Community, and Connecting our Business, and we deliver this through a one-team approach. We continuously promote diversity, collaboration, and innovation. If you are interested in building something special and want the opportunity to work with a like-minded team, we here at The Project Foundry want to work with you.

Our ideal colleague will have an understanding or experience in Openet or AMDOCS BSS and/or Ericsson IMS or an equivalent charging system and experience with Prepaid Mobile.

Responsibilities:

· Manage the successful execution of large, complex, cross functional projects/programs simultaneously on-time, within scope and on budget, in a fluid fast-paced environment

· Direct the Implementation Planning, Execution and Closure of Technology projects dealing with the introduction of new services, lifecycle changes of existing services, new platforms, capacity augmentations, software & hardware upgrades, Network Function Virtualization deployments, optimization, and redundancy enhancements

· Based on the project requirements, identify & govern overall scope, deliverables, and interdependencies to deliver on the project objectives and in-service targets.

· Expertly manage project cost estimating, budgeting, and control activities to meet budgetary objectives

· Managing Channel readiness, including marketing, communications, and call centre readiness to ensure a great customer experience and timely products and services launch

· Build strong collaborative relationships with project Sponsors, Business, IT and Network stakeholders, to successfully deliver project milestones

· Proactively monitor, track and control project outcomes by mitigating risks and resolving issues to ensure overall business readiness of the solution

· Proactive vendor management to deliver based on contracted goods and/or services, to meet project requirements and timelines

· Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress of all tasks, spend, dependencies and deliverables in compliance with the Technology/Engineering specifications and Statements of Work

· Set and manage project expectations while maintaining accountabilities with Demand Management, Development, Quality Assurance teams and others, to ensure deliverables are met

· Create and maintain comprehensive documentation including Project Charter, Project Plan, Issue and Action Log, Risk Management Plan and Status reports to the sponsor, project team and senior management as required

· Schedule regular Project status review meetings and Steering committee meetings with the sponsor, management and required project stakeholders

· Manage and oversee Release activities to successfully deploy application changes into production with quality

· Work creatively, collaboratively, and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and delivery excellence.

Qualifications:

· Experience with Telco IMS/IP MSC CORE switching

· Ideally Openet or AMDOCS BSS and/or Ericsson IMS (or similar equivalent)

· 5-12+ years of project management/program management experience delivering large, complex programs, preferably in the telecommunications industry.

· PMP certification

· Strong project financial forecasting and cost management

· Must possess strong negotiation, influencing, stakeholder management, communication, and conflict management skills

· Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

· Advanced skills in MS Office suite, SharePoint, BI tools and highly proficient in MS Project & JIRA

· Experience in the project delivery of advanced technologies including Voice, IMS, Advanced Services, Data, IP Networks, Security Requirements, NFV (Network function Virtualization) deployments, Cloud Computing and Unified Communications

· Post-Secondary degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related technical discipline

· Strategic thinker who can make decisions and plan, develop, and implement innovative solutions

· Ability to effectively communicate project scope, cost, schedule to senior and C-level leadership team

· A highly motivated individual with strong leadership, organizational, analytical, troubleshooting and conflict resolution skills

Job Types: Full-time, Freelance

Salary: From $60.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Have you worked on openet or AMDOCS BSS and/or Ericsson IMS or an equivalent?