Project Manager (Deployment & Migration NCS5K)

Millennium Technology Services; Manila; On-site; PHP 669,600 - 1,116,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in the Philippines is seeking a skilled Project Manager to oversee the deployment and migration of advanced technologies. You will lead various customer-facing projects, ensuring effective resource management and risk control. Ideal candidates should have experience in complex project environments and possess strong leadership and negotiation skills. This role offers a unique opportunity to work with innovative technology while managing diverse project teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in the deployment of leading-edge technologies in complex commercial environments.
• Experience in complex integration and migration environments for telco operators.
• Strong ownership and commitment to project success.

Responsibilities

• Manage medium to large customer-facing projects for deployment and migration.
• Create project schedules with resource and material requirements.
• Lead risk assessments and maintain control over identified risks.
• Oversee project staff including engineers, vendors, and partners.

Skills

Project Management experience

Leadership skills

Negotiation skills

Network architecture knowledge

Education

Formal Project Management training

Job description

Project Manager (Deployment & Migration NCS5K)

About the job Project Manager (Deployment & Migration NCS5K)

Responsibilities

• Manages medium to large customer facing projects – deployment, integration, and migration of TE(CISCO) equipment to new/existing Telco network infrastructure.
• Correlate deployment, integration, and migration plan into a project implementation plan from Scope in the Statement of Work.
• Creation of a project schedule and plan with resource and material requirements.
• Lead the risk assessment, maintain control over identified risks and mitigations.
• Participate in the preparation of proposals and agreements at customer level as well as with vendors.
• Oversees project staff including project engineers, vendors, partners, and subcontractors.
• Manages the project from start to completion including the resolution of project issues.
• Presents service business value to customers for new or existing business.
• May manage internal projects/programs within Cisco.
• May manage ongoing optimization service to deployed customer network.
• Present detailed status reports on a weekly basis, both internally in Cisco and towards customer.

Qualifications

• Project Management experience in the deployment of leading‑edge technologies in a complex commercial environment.
• Project management experience in a complex integration and migration environment, preferably for service provider/telco operator.
• Experience working with both onsite and virtual team, with ranges of skillsets and seniority level.
• Strong ownership/commitment on a project.
• Completed significant part of formal Project Management training program.
• Basic knowledge of routing, routing protocols, switching, internet and general network architecture.
• Leadership skills and experience working with large project teams and strategic account teams.
• Working knowledge of the sales process including risk assessment and scoping.
• Good understanding of the legal issues with contracts.
• Advanced negotiation and presentation skills.