Principal Engineer - Project Manager

Company Description

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at scale — across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (19000+ experts across 33 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in!

Job Description

• Plan, organize, secure, and manage resources to bring about the successful completion of the client's goals and objectives.
• Projects are time sensitive with ambiguous content.
• Partner with Product, Technology, Engineering, and Operations project stakeholders to deliver across cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate meetings to execute strategic deliverables to drive key decisions.
• Common deliverables include executive presentations, strategic governance, meeting agendas, meeting minutes, key performance dashboards, project schedules, communication plans, risk management plans, status updates, project budget, reporting, and tracking.
• Use network terminology, as well as business acumen in addition to industry recognized/generally accepted PM knowledge to achieve a project's stated objectives.
• Typically, this individual does not independently deliver content or decisions which define final project deliverables.
• Major Tasks
• Manage multiple complex and strategic projects under minimal supervision.
• May also lead large multi-year programs, such as device launches, which can include multiple projects across a variety of functional areas.
• Manage roadmaps and program deliverables under minimal supervision. Serves as the liaison between Technology, Engineering and Product and Operations teams.
• Facilitate discussions to drive directional alignment of program roadmap.
• Manage budget including tracking of status, variance explanations and resolving cost issues against the approved Earmark.
• May provide guidance and direction to more junior project management staff, including resource onboarding and execution support.
• Develop detailed project schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports; tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans and/or resources to meet needs of customers.
• Coordinate the resources to successfully complete the project.
• Establish and implement project management processes and methodologies to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, adhere to high-quality standards, and meet customer expectations.
• Communicate major milestones and reports on project progress throughout the project lifecycle or specific phases within the Solutions Delivery Life cycle (SDLC).
• Identify potential program/project dependencies and risks; conducts regular status meetings to review activities; manage prioritization across multiple projects.
• Set and manage client expectations, managing and escalating issues and changes.
• Measure progress toward goals and review project objectives; document and apply change control procedures.
• Evaluate the impacts and risks of changes from multiple perspectives, assign tasks that are necessary to reduce or eliminate those considerations.
• Create and deliver Executive level presentations as needed. 
• Manage the creation and tracking of processes, procedures, and documentation that improve program governance.
• Serve as champion of the client's EPMO Governance Methodology.
• Partner with other PMs in the portfolio to share best practices and key project information.
• Lead project teams across two product portfolios.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in related field (i.e., Change management, process improvement, project management,) or academic equivalent training or projects.
• BA/BS degree. 
• Demonstrated analytic, strategic and tactical planning skills.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills with a demonstrated ability to execute against multiple projects and excel in a fast-paced, cross-functional and results-oriented work environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to work with all levels and functions within the organization.
• Experience with Technology and Engineering development activities.
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Executive Presentation.
• Meeting Facilitation.
• Working knowledge of a Telecommunications network is a plus.
• PMP certification is good to have.
• Working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence is a pus.