Program Manager

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Atlanta, GA / Seattle, WA / Texas (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Eligibility

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead and drive strategic technology and business initiatives for a large-scale telecommunications environment. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing complex programs, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful delivery of projects aligned with organizational goals. Experience working with enterprise-scale clients and telecommunications organizations is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program management activities across multiple projects and workstreams.
• Define program scope, objectives, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, engineering teams, and executive leadership.
• Manage program risks, dependencies, issues, and mitigation plans.
• Drive Agile and Waterfall project execution methodologies as required.
• Monitor project health, budgets, resource allocation, and delivery schedules.
• Facilitate executive-level status reporting, governance meetings, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure alignment between business objectives and technology delivery.
• Coordinate vendor and third-party engagements where applicable.
• Support organizational transformation, process improvement, and operational excellence initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of Program Management experience leading large-scale enterprise initiatives.
• Strong experience managing cross-functional teams and multiple concurrent projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, and traditional project management methodologies.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, risks, and dependencies.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in Telecommunications environments (T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, etc.).
• PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or related certifications.
• Experience with digital transformation, cloud migration, network modernization, or enterprise technology programs.
• Experience working with large system integrators or consulting organizations.

Required Skills

• Program Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk & Issue Management
• Budget & Resource Planning
• Agile/Scrum
• Project Governance
• Executive Reporting
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Jira / Confluence
• Telecommunications Domain (Preferred)