Spearhead complex telecom technology projects from inception to completion. This role demands leadership in project governance, financial oversight, stakeholder engagement, and risk mitigation to ensure successful delivery aligned with business objectives, all while meticulously managing schedule, budget, and quality.

As a Technical Project Manager, you will be instrumental in driving the end-to-end delivery of critical telecom transformation and technology initiatives. Your expertise will guide projects through business case development, funding approval, planning, execution, deployment, and post-launch support.

You will collaborate closely with business, technology, operations, and vendor teams to guarantee projects meet deadlines, stay within budget, and adhere to quality standards. This position is pivotal for project success, encompassing governance, financial management, risk mitigation, and comprehensive stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle.

Lead the complete lifecycle of telecom projects, from initiation through closure and transition to operational support.

Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, milestones, deliverables, and success criteria, ensuring alignment with strategic business outcomes.

Oversee project shaping, planning, estimation, funding approvals, execution, deployment, and post-production stabilization activities.

Drive robust project governance, facilitating steering committee meetings, status updates, and critical decision-making forums.

Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, resource forecasts, and delivery roadmaps.

Manage project budgets, conduct financial tracking, forecasting, variance analysis, and ensure overall commercial performance.

Implement Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies as appropriate for project needs.

Proactively monitor project health by tracking milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and critical path activities.

Manage risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies (RAID), ensuring timely mitigation and resolution of delivery challenges.

Control scope changes through formal processes, analyzing impacts on timelines, costs, and resources.

Coordinate internal teams, managed service providers, third-party suppliers, and external partners for delivery alignment.

Ensure adherence to quality standards, testing readiness, deployment criteria, and business acceptance requirements before project sign-off.

Provide clear executive reporting, dashboards, and communications on project status, risks, and key decisions.

Conduct project retrospectives, capture lessons learned, and champion continuous improvement initiatives.

Facilitate smooth transitions of solutions to operations and support teams, including hypercare and early life support post-go-live.

Demonstrated experience managing complex technology projects across their entire lifecycle.

Solid understanding of project delivery frameworks, governance models, and project management methodologies.

Proven experience with Agile (Scrum/Kanban), Waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.

Expertise in project planning, scheduling, dependency management, and critical path analysis.

Strong financial management skills, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and variance reporting.

Hands-on proficiency with project management and reporting tools like Azure DevOps (ADO), SAP financial tools, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities across all organizational levels.

Proven capacity to manage risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations in complex delivery environments.

Experience in preparing executive-level presentations, dashboards, and status reports.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in fast-paced, ambiguous settings.

Experience working with geographically dispersed teams, suppliers, and business stakeholders.