Lead Project Manager

Lumen Technologies is a company focused on connecting people, data, and applications to ignite business growth. The Lead Project Manager will be responsible for managing large-scale deployments, ensuring projects meet scope, timing, and budget expectations while leading complex solutions to meet customer needs.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, plan and manage implementation of activities for highly complex projects/programs for external/internal customers throughout their lifecycle
• Analyzes work plans and schedules and develops project progress and status reports (including executive status updates)
• Coordinate and facilitate project meetings
• Develop and distribute timely meeting minutes, to include track/manage action items and verify they are incorporated into the program schedule and that deliverables are met on time
• Assess/Manage risk, impacts and potential alternatives and escalate as required to the appropriate level of management
• Set program objectives and establish clear measures to successfully define and meet project deliverables and timelines. Utilize the change control process to track schedule changes
• Through partnership with other staff organizations, define Key Performance Indicators (KPI), training, process standards, policies, and procedures. Associated with complex projects
• Ensure adherence to project related policies and processes
• Responsible for identifying and ensuring participation of all required internal and vendor resources to ensure the on-time delivery of sold services within budgetary guidelines
• Understands project goals and objectives as it relates to customer’s business strategies and long-term needs. Deliverables include project assessment, team formation, schedule preparation, status/jeopardy reports, risk analysis, project status reports, and post implementation analysis
• Design and maintain automated data pipelines and reporting workflows, reducing manual effort and improving accuracy across project tracking, financials, and operational metrics
• Develop, publish, and continuously improve Power BI dashboards that provide real‑time visibility into project health, risks, dependencies, and performance for executive, customer, and delivery teams
• Drive continuous improvement in project management and reporting practices, identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve data quality, and increase transparency across programs

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree and/or 5+ years of related experience
• Implementation experience with multiple of the following technologies: Telecom platforms such as DWDM, NaaS, Transport, SD-Wan
• Power BI platform, automation initiatives, Google Sheets and Excel working knowledge
• Experience leading multiple complex projects in the technology industry
• Project Management Professional
• 6+ years in project management experience