New Era Technology is a global technology solutions provider with 4,500 employees and offices around the world. New Era offers Cloud, Managed, Professional, and Security services, and delivers Collaboration, Data Networking, Digital Transformation, and Physical & Life Safety solutions to more than 14,500 customers worldwide.

We are looking for team members to contribute to and deliver our mission: “To deliver and support technology solutions that securely connect people, places, and information.” New Era Technology is a community of like-minded, like-hearted people who share the same vision and values.

Work alongside the finest team of highly skilled and industry-certified professionals who are encouraged to drive change and think outside of the box. As a team member, you will receive competitive benefits, industry training, and certifications. New Era Technology empowers businesses to embrace the future workplace. As customers shift their perspectives on where and how work happens, we are there to meet them with flexible, resilient, and productive solutions.

New Era Technology provides a team-oriented culture, a positive environment filled with an incredible staff, and a genuine passion for providing the best service to our customers worldwide. We believe that investing in our employees is the key to professional growth, delivering exceptional experiences for our customers, and setting the standard for excellence in our field.

We offer a growth-orientated, high-tech environment for employees. Along with our many benefits, you can expect a corporate culture that promotes personal and professional development. Our customer-focused teams are built on our core values: Community, Integrity, Agile, and Committed.

We currently have a need for a Project Manager to deliver the network upgrades and client connectivity for global financial services clients. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years’ experience as a Project Manager. Global Financial Services experience is required.

Responsibilities: 

• Project manager dedicated to providing support to the bank's client connectivity technology infrastructure
• Manage SDWAN and cloud connectivity projects
• Track & report project activities, including but not limited to project management/reporting
• Oversee & manage day to day activities of Network Engineer(s)
• Work with External Vendors for extranet connectivity
• Manage collaboration with Network Design Engineer(s) throughout implementation
• Manage vendor staging of new network equipment
• Provide timely and accurate publication of all project deliverables owed by network deployment engineer, which include but are not limited to the following:
• Manage coordination and delivery of all project services, as described by Project Description.
• Coordinate with service and application testers to certify new network before, during and after each change
• Comply with all standard network deployment practices while implementing this project
• Represent all network implementation activities that involve the production network that are performed throughout this project at weekly change review meetings
• Conduct weekly project status meetings, publish weekly status reports and provide accurate and timely status updates to the stakeholders
• Meet all target dates as detailed in the project schedule

Skills required:

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills and the ability to forge effective business partnerships within IT.
• Extensive experience with managing client expectations and communicating effectively with senior management and executive management.
• Prior experience managing strategic and/or cross-organizational projects and planning and tracking multiple complex projects or programs required
• Strong financial/budgetary management skills are a must
• Advanced Degree preferred, PMP or equivalent certifications desired
• History of deep technical experience utilizing network latency management solutions
• Previous experience managing Cisco Network Engineering projects
• Familiarity with Cloud based technologies. Managing new implementations and builds a plus
• Proficient in routing protocols: TCP/IP, MPLS, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, HSRP/GLBP, Multicast, IP CEF
• Through understanding of IP concepts including routing, VLAN's, QoS, tuning and capacity management concepts
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems, including stack and driver protocol optimizations and their interaction with the network
• Ability to analyze and design network systems to achieve efficient and secure operation

This position is onsite 5 days a week in NYC and pays a salary up to $135,000 annually.