Job Title: Project Manager
Location: 2055 S Stearman Dr, Chandler, AZ 85286(remotely on Friday)
Duration: 12 Months

Job Description:

• Telecom experience is ideal
• Responsible for managing regional projects and innovation initiatives while implementing and maintaining standards for Network Implementation and Operations (NI&O) teams across regions and districts.
• Serve as liaison between NI&O organization, district teams, and cross-functional partners.
• Coordinate implementation and training efforts to ensure consistent usage across all regions.
• Develop project plans, report performance against KPIs and OKRs, identify best practices, and drive consistency.
• Collaborate with multiple business partners to achieve corporate objectives focused on Ease, Speed, and Predictability (ESP), improving processes, deliverables, and customer experience.
• Proactively manage ambiguity and demonstrate agility in anticipating and adjusting to change quickly.
• Lead regional reporting on initiatives, applying LEAN/PDCA processes for district adoption.
• Maintain open communication across functional teams and support regional NI&O organization in fostering vision and values.
• This role ensures innovation and operations initiatives meet or exceed expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead regional projects and innovation, ensuring smooth execution.
• Serve as a liaison between NI&O, districts, and cross-functional partners.
• Coordinate implementation and provide training for uniformity.
• Develop detailed project plans and monitor KPIs and OKRs closely.
• Identify and implement standards and best practices for efficiency.
• Collaborate with district teams to enhance processes and customer experience.
• Utilize LEAN/PDCA methods for district improvement.
• Generate reports to analyze and improve process efficiencies and performance.
• Proactively solve problems and manage ambiguity for success.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of telecommunications experience required
• Minimum five (5) years of project management experience with measured results
• Certification in Six Sigma, Lean Principles, or PMP is advantageous.
• Experience working with Microsoft products, especially Excel and Power BI

Other Skills/Abilities:

• The ideal candidate will possess both an expertise in reporting and analytics as well as an understanding of workflows, customer needs, and underlying technology
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Strong project planning and management skills
• Strong agenda facilitation and team development skills
• Strong presentation skills – must possess strong public speaking skills
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Must have strong cross-functional collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to successfully influence other cross-functional teams from managers to individual contributors
• The candidate must have strong analytical skills and proven ability in determining the root cause of problems and the base set of conditions for their occurrence.
• He/she must exhibit the ability to assess the priority and severity of issues by understanding business objectives, technical costs, and user needs as well as weigh alternatives for resolution.
• Curiosity, initiative, and drive, along with the ability to quickly learn new technology, and a willingness to think strategically and tactically will be critical to success in this position
• Ability to diagnose workflow problems and institute remedies
• The individual must possess and employ the highest ethical and business standards and always conduct himself/herself with the greatest degree of professional integrity.

Working Conditions:

• Works in a normal office setting with no exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $38.00 - $42.00 per hour

Experience level:

• 5 years
• 6 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Experience:

• Project management: 5 years (Required)
• Telecommunication: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Chandler, AZ: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person