Lead-Prog & Proj Mgmt

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You will be a Verizon Project Management contact for a key Federal customer, interfacing at multiple levels to help to drive service implementation, issue resolution, project & program requirements, and service improvements. You'll be managing strategic Federal customer projects that will ultimately drive outstanding customer satisfaction for our customer. You'll bring together cross-functional teams across geographic regions to work together to implement service effectively and on time.

• Supporting high visibility strategic project & service implementation
• interfacing directly with Federal customers & management
• Forging cross-functional partnerships to get to the work done.
• Crafting detailed project plans and presenting business updates.
• Providing ongoing status and action reporting
• Identifying global resource requirements and pulling in the right people.
• Planning, anticipating issues, and adjusting to meet objectives.
• Developing, reviewing, and continuously improving processes.
• Driving the project and keeping team members on track.
• Helping to drive service excellence for the customer

What we're looking for...

You are a highly effective communicator and listen with both your eyes and ears. You have experience dealing professionally with key customers at frontline & management levels. You value diverse perspectives and seek out different points of view when trying to solve a complex problem. Obstacles are puzzles you'd like to solve. You are effective at managing external partners to get things done. You're not afraid to speak your mind and know it's better to call attention to something before it gets out of hand. You have a sense of urgency and deliver on-time, on-budget results. You keep the big picture in focus as you handle the details on the way to the finish line. You have experience in driving complex telecommunications implementation projects successfully. despite challenges & changes.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of direct work experience.

• Working knowledge of the local number portability process
• Managed complex projects involving multiple work streams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated Vendor management experience
• Strong demonstrated communications skills
• Experience in dealing with key customers at both front line & management levels
• Working ability with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Powerpoint, etc)
• Motivated and influenced teams to deliver outcomes and results.
• Demonstrated flexibility in handling situations and activities
• The ability to get a government Public Trust clearance at a minimum

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

• Degree in project management.
• Experience in working with Federal customers at various levels
• Strong familiarity with Verizon tools, processes and products
• PMP Certification
• Practical knowledge of PPM tools.
• Tableau application experience

• Exceptional organizational and time management 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.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.