Senior Technical Project Manager - Operational Design & Service Enablement

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

What you’ll be doing...

Our dynamic Operational Design & Service Enablement (OD&SE) team at Verizon is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Technical Project Manager to lead the design and implementation of innovative products and services. In this role, you will play a crucial part in shaping the customer experience by shepherding projects from concept to launch.
 

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing a portfolio of 6-8 high-impact projects simultaneously, ensuring timely and successful delivery within scope and budget.

• Collaborating closely with product teams throughout the product development lifecycle, providing input on requirements and development.

• Leveraging Agile and Project Management best practices to drive efficient project execution.

• Partnering effectively with cross-functional teams across Verizon Business Group (VBG), including Operations, Service Delivery, IT, and external vendors.

• Overseeing all project phases, including initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closure.

• Providing clear and concise project updates to stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.

What we’re looking for...

Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully managing complex projects, including those with executive visibility. You will posses a strong experience working in a matrixed organization and collaborating with diverse teams. You will have exceptional communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and effectively prioritize competing demands.

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience

• Six or more years of relevant work experience

• Experience leading and working with cross functional teams

• Experience in leading meetings (calls/Webex/in-person), state the project goals and objectives, drive team members to meet those goals and objectives and all open actions throughout the project lifecycle

• Strong organizational and project management skills 

• Strategic planning capability  

• Experience with Google Drive, MS Word, MS PPT, MS Project and MS Excel skills

• Willingness to travel

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A degree

• Eight or more years of project management experience, especially any experience in support of a Product Development organization

• PMP certification and/or VLSS.

• Experience in Engineering, Planning, and/or Operations, especially with Telecommunications networks (ie. Wireless - 4G/5G, Advance Communications, Network and Security)

• Technical and project leadership knowledge experience

• Ability to proactively identify needs and the willingness to take action

• Assertiveness and negotiation skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent presentation skills,

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

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