Lead Project Manager

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We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're on the hunt for enthusiastic professionals to join our team! We understand that connectivity isn't just a luxury anymore - it's a necessity that empowers lives, fuels businesses, and drives innovation. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected. We owe our success to our amazing product, commitment to our people and the connections we make in every community.
If you are resourceful, collaborative, team-oriented and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is the Company for you!
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Job Summary
The Lead Project Manager will be responsible for directing one or more medium or complex projects from ideation through implementation for the Network Services organization. Projects may include the development of new internal products, new/improved processes aimed to improve the customer experience, implementation of strategic imperatives to change our cost structure, or employee engagement initiatives. The key focus of this position is overall management of projects across multiple business groups to ensure delivery of specific business/customer functionality that is on-time and on-budget.
Responsibilities

• Responsible for defining and leading projects: scope, cost, schedule, risk, human resources, communications, procurement, change management and methods for measuring benefits.
• Assembles and coordinates project team members; assigns individual responsibilities.
• Creates and owns the project plan- develops milestones, timelines, and critical steps for implementation.
• Serves as a liaison between the project team and DnA and/or CTIO resources to procure data and analytics.
• Provides exception management role by declaring jeopardy conditions to project timelines and accountability of timely remediation steps.
• Leads the team through collective problems solving or gap management.
• Coordinates with the Strategic Program Office as appropriate for resource allocation.
• Coordinates IT and non-IT resources to consistently deliver high quality products and services on-time and within budget.
• Prepares requests for proposals and conducts all necessary meetings to facilitate selection of project services/products.
• Owns projects through the transformation life cycle.
• Knowledge of the techniques for managing cross-functional teams.
• Skilled in planning and preparing effective written communications.
• Skilled in presenting ideas and concepts.
• Skilled in business case/ROI development.
• Ability to synthesize project information and establish the appropriate scope of a project.
• Ability to apply strong project management skills and methodologies.
• Ability to collaborate, communicate and manage team members at all levels effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of project management responsibility, demonstrating leadership skills and managing technical and non-technical resources through various life-cycle phases.
• A bachelor's degree in business (or Management), Computer Science, or related discipline preferred.
• Consistent record of accomplishing short term business objectives. Portfolio of accomplished projects for review.
• Formal project management training/certification required; Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent.
• Experience with Agile software development structure
• Effective experience with design thinking principles
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications- MS Project or equivalent PM application
• Strong understanding of broadband industry, customer relationship management, and financial acumen.
• Remedial knowledge of field operations, plant operations, construction, engineering design, dispatch, and direct support operations.
• Ability to interpret data analyses for operational insights. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Effective experience with Executive level presentation creation and delivery.
• Effective experience with professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and efficient ways.
• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders outside own area of expertise.
• Ability to work independently and with others at all levels within the organization.
• Demonstrated facilitation skills and ability to manage meetings with project team members.

At Optimum, we're fueled by our four core pillars: Taking Ownership, Upholding Transparency, Creating Community, and Demonstrating Expertise. Our commitment to empowering employees to take responsibility and embrace proactive problem-solving underpins Taking Ownership. Upholding Transparency is at the core of our culture, with open and honest communication fostering trust among our dedicated team and loyal customers. Creating Community is more than a goal; it's our daily commitment to fostering an environment of collaboration, innovation, and positivity. Demonstrating expertise is a promise we uphold through continuous learning and engagement with our customers to consistently deliver top-quality products and services. These pillars not only shape our culture but define Optimum as a place of excellence, trustworthiness, and thriving community, and we invite you to be a part of our journey.
If you have the drive to succeed and are ready to embark on a thrilling career, seize this opportunity today, and join our winning team, so together, we'll shape the future of connectivity.
All job descriptions and required skills, qualifications and responsibilities for a particular position are subject to modification by the Company from time to time, in the Company's discretion based on business necessity.
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This position is identified as being performed in/or reporting to company operations in New York State. Salary ranges are supplied in compliance with New York State law. Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is $102,816.00 - $168,912.00 / year. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and does not reflect future job opportunity.
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Nearest Secondary Market: New York CIty