Skills and Qualifications ? Bachelor’s / University degree ? Engineering or Computer Science / Technical degree (good to have) ? Total 8+ Years in IT Industry ? 5+ years of work experience in equivalent project management role for technology organization(s) ? Strong communication skills – both oral and written ? Excellent judgement and negotiation abilities to deal with project and Customer change requests.
Certifications: ? Project Management certification (Any of the following Prince 2, PMP)
Technology: ? Infrastructure experience ? Background of IP Network background and managed Networking Projects: o routing public and private networks o LAN switching o transport operations o network surveillance o central office equipment installation o network monitoring and control o Wireless Access o IP telephony
? General knowledge areas include: o contract management o vendor management o provisioning o maintenance o billing o database management and design operations o administration and management of associated Network Operating systems and interfaces required to respond to internal and external service requests. Detailed Job Description:
? Managed Services PM support differs from typical PM support as PMs are linked to supporting contract deliverables through the lifecycle of the agreement. ? Management skills certification o Risk Management o Negotiation Skills o Interpersonal Communications o Time Management o Change Management o Quality Management
Job duties shall be as more fully set forth within the descriptions of this SOW and may include, but not be limited to, the following:
● Prepare and deliver Customer program plan to ensure accurate expectations are set and advise Customers of any critical project Milestones. ● Provide and arrange support across regions for global programs. ● Lead the project team (as the overall primary point of contact) throughout a Customer Program lifecycle and ensure that all key Milestones are met. ● Ensure that project delivery activities are coordinated between the Customer, Sales account team, and internal groups (e.g. Service Delivery, Billing, and Service Management) ● Ensure that a clean hand-over to the Customer & Service Management team at the close of each project is facilitated. ● Capture Customer business priorities, critical information & agree project plan. ● Ensure that service activations are scheduled & facilitated with the Customer. ● Coordinate, host and attend virtual team meetings with Customers, account teams, and internal groups. ● Proactively provide the Customer, Sales Rep(s) & Service Manager with frequent project progress reports, highlighting Risks, Actions, Issues &/or Dependencies (written & verbal as appropriate) ● Provide project dashboard reports to key internal & Customer stakeholders. ● Assess, record & mitigate risks / dependencies against project on-time delivery, quality &/or budget. ● Lead cross functional teams to take preventative (& corrective) action on any project related issues and escalate as required to ensure Customer requirements and due dates are met. ● Ensure that programs are documented to a high standard, communicated and agreed with the Customer according to the Project Management standards and the contract. ● Ensure that Customer surveys are initiated at the completion of each project. ● As required by Customer agreements, attend in-person face-to-face meetings