Lead Technical Program Manager

The Role

As a Lead Technical Program Manager, you will be a key member of the Project Management Office (PMO) leadership team and will influence the broader strategic and operational needs within the PMO. This position provides skilled Program and Project leadership to plan, manage and deliver all aspects of one or more large, technical and complex Program(s) / Project(s), crossing multiple disciplines.  Key success factors for this role are a track record and passion for leading and delivering Program(s) and Project(s) on-time, on-budget and to scope specifications.  This is a lead PM role in a matirx management environment where strong leadership, training and mentoring of less expereinced PM’s is required.

Location

This is a remote opportunity open to candidates located anywhere in the U.S.

The Main Responsibilities

• Collaborating with directors, and leads within the PMO and across groups.
• Manage Jira rollout and portfolio.
• Synthesize disparate information into clear recommendations, actions and decisions.
• Provides technical direction to engineering projects and services in an assigned area, from design to start-up. 
• Lead to ensure that the project is on schedule, is high quality, is within budget, and meets the measures of success (MOS) and the high-level achievements (HLA). 
• Oversee and mitigate risks across technical functional lanes to ensure that project meets agreed upon MOS and HLAs. 
• Lead and maintain client/stakeholder partnership to ensure overall satisfaction. 
• Responsible for resource requirements/allocation.
• Develops methodologies, procedures, and systems to produce financial reporting.
• Acts as project team leader.
• Maintain knowledge in several of the following: technical architecture and solution creation, software development lifecycle management in mainframe, midrange and three tier architecture, software testing methodology, production deployment, development, and requirements management.

What We Look For in a Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and related experience.
• Expertise and training in program and project management methods (waterfall & agile), and a strong business acumen.
• 4+ years of experience as a Project/Program manager implementing and executing large scale, complex technical projects.
• Experience implementing and executing Jira.

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges:

$103,711 - $138,281 in these states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, and WY.
$108,896 - $145,195 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI.
$114,082 - $152,109 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and WA.

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Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

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