.Direct message the job poster from Intellectt IncRole: Program Management services for NAM ProjectsRequirements for Customer Project Managers for CNS S&C MS NAM:Strong skills in English are required.Qualifications:Hands on and detail-oriented Project Manager with telecom background and 5 to 10 years of experience in customer delivery and SW development projects.Individuals with a "PM DNA" who take ownership and responsibility for their projects, work with minimal supervision, and can represent Nokia in front of the customer.Good communication skills including English fluency is a must.The focus on this position is on managing project work, creating schedules, defining resource plans, tracking project costs, tracking deliverables, reporting status, reviewing statement of work, creating presentations, setting meetings, and leading the engineers, technical managers, and architects in the project team.Tracking and scheduling activities in both non-production and production environments.Knowledge of SW development lifecycle is a plus as well as managing the quality of the SW delivered by the R&D organizations.
Other activities include managing Maintenance Windows, creating Maintenance Window documentation, creating PowerPoint Decks for status reporting, and being the single point of escalation for project issues.
Good proficiency in MS-Office tools, especially MS-Project, is desired.Expert level technical knowledge is not a requirement but a willingness to learn and keep up with new technology is a must.A technical background and experience especially in telecommunications is valued.Projects may involve high-level knowledge of Packet Core, VNF concepts, 5G, Cloud migration, and AWS integration and deployment as well as knowledge of IMS/SDL concepts and architecture, with a strong preference for 5G and Cloud deployments.Special focus might include:Messaging services including MMSC, SMS-GW, and MSA platforms.
Projects might include lab testing in Nokia or in customer labs, green field deployments, expansion, migration, virtualization, upgrades, and Care work.Experience with hardware deployments and managing hardware inventory and shipments may also be required for specific projects.Experience with Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning projects could be a requirement for specific projects.We are looking for PMs who could take leadership after the onboarding period and grow in the role technically and with soft skills.PMI PMP certification is a plus.
Previous Nokia experience in either project management or technical roles is a plus.
(Construction, RF, Pure RAN, non-telecom IT such as Health or Financial industry applications experienced PMs might not be a good fit for this position.
)Engineers or technical managers who want to remain very technical will not be a good fit for this position