Project Manager

piworks; Fatih; On-site; TRY 4,405,000 - 6,363,000; Full time

Job summary

P.I.Works is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex Mobile Network Automation & Optimization projects for global customers in a challenging multinational and multicultural work environment.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Product, Integration, Support, Delivery, Sales and Finance, interfacing with customer project managers, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to contractual requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or IT field.
• 8+ years in mobile telecommunications with 5+ years in PM/delivery leadership.
• PMPCertification is a plus.
• Functional knowledge of Microsoft Project and PMBOK.
• Experience managing multi-country, multicultural customer-facing deployments.
• Fluent English; second language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for planning, coordinating, and executing mobile network projects including software, optimization, engineering, and managed services.
• Manage multiple large, complex projects simultaneously with strict deadlines.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Product, Integration, Support, Delivery, Sales, Finance and external partners.
• Act as primary interface with customer project managers, technical teams and senior stakeholders to build trust and structure in project management.
• Establish and maintain cooperation with Mobile Network Operator stakeholders and internal departments.
• Coordinate multi-vendor, multi-technology mobile networks (2G/3G/4G/5G, RAN, OSS/BSS, SON/AI).
• Interpret and analyze data to make decisions on complex operational issues.
• Maintain project risk and issue registers; mitigate risks proactively.
• Manage project finances, resources, acceptance, reporting and de-risk schedules and budgets.
• Support pre-sales phases and identify opportunities; contribute to proposals and solution design.
• Ensure deliverables meet contractual and technical requirements including KPI verification and handover.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Multinational teams

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

P.I.Worksisthefirstcompanyintheworldtoautomatethemanagementofacommercial5Gnetwork.

Our automated network management products and services empower mobile operators to accelerate network transformation and to drive network quality and efficiency on the path to 5G. These solutions have been successfully deployed by 87 mobile network operators across 60 countries worldwide.

WearelookingforanexperiencedProjectManagertoleadcomplexMobileNetworkAutomation&Optimizationprojectsforourglobalcustomers,inachallengingmulti-nationalandmulti-culturalworkenvironment.

JobDescription:

• Takeoverallresponsibilityforplanning,coordinating,andexecutingassignedmobilenetworkprojects,spanningnetworkautomationsoftware,optimization,engineering,professionalandmanagedservicesfrominitiationthroughcompletion.
• Managemultiplelarge,complexprojectssimultaneously,workingwithinstringentdeadlinestocompleteassignmentswithinarestrictedtimeperiod.
• Coordinatecross-functionalteamsincludingEngineering,Product,Integration,Support,Delivery,Sales,Finance,andexternalpartners,acrossgeographicallydistributedlocationsandtimezones.
• Actastheprimaryinterfacewithcustomerprojectmanagers,technicalteams,andseniorstakeholders,buildingcustomerconfidencethroughtransparentandstructuredprojectmanagement.
• EstablishandmaintaincooperationandrelationswithMobileNetworkOperatorstakeholdersandinternaldepartmentemployees.
• Coordinateactivitiesinvolvingmulti-vendor,multi-technologymobilenetworks,including2G/3G/4G/5G,RAN,networkautomation,andSON/AI-drivenoptimization.
• Interpret,analyzeandevaluateavailabledata,andmakedecisionsconcerningcomplexandcomprehensiveoperationalproblems.
• Establishandmaintainprojectriskandissueregisters,proactivelyidentifyingandmitigatingtechnical,commercial,resource,andoperationalrisks.
• Manageprojectfinancials,resourceplanning,customeracceptance,andreporting;estimate,manage,andde-riskprojectschedulesandbudgets.
• Activelytakepartincontractpreparationandpre-salesphasesoftheprojects;supportbusinessdevelopmentbyidentifyingnewopportunitiesandcontributingtoproposalsandsolutiondesign.
• Ensureprojectdeliverablesmeetcontractualandagreedtechnicalrequirements,coordinatingcustomeracceptance,KPIverification,andfinalhandoveractivities.
• Exercisegoodjudgmentinsafeguardingconfidentialorsensitiveinformation.
• Communicateeffectively,orallyandinwriting,atalllevels,includingwithC-levelstakeholders.
• SupportManagedServicesandProfessionalServicesengagements,includingservicemobilization,SLA/KPImonitoring,andsubcontractorcoordinationwhererequired.

RequiredQualifications:

• Bachelor’sdegreeinTelecommunications,Electrical/ElectronicsEngineering,ComputerEngineering,InformationTechnology,orarelatedtechnicaldiscipline.
• 8+yearsofexperienceinthemobiletelecommunicationsindustry,includingatleast5+yearsinproject/programmanagementoracomparablecustomer-facingdeliveryleadershiprole.
• PMPCertificationisaplus.
• FunctionalknowledgeofMicrosoftProjectandPMBOKmethodology.
• Provenprojectmanagementexperienceinmulti-country,multi-cultural,andcustomer-facingenvironments.
• Demonstratedteambuildingandleadershipskills,includingtheabilitytoleadteamswithoutdirecthierarchicalauthority.
• Goodunderstandingofmobilenetworktechnologiesincluding4G/5G,RAN,networkoptimization,automation,OSS/BSS,ormanagedservices.
• Solidunderstandingofengineeringtechnicalissues/needs,financial,sales,andmarketing.
• Excellentpresentationskills,withstrongstakeholdermanagementandnegotiationskills.
• Experiencecommunicatingeffectivelythroughallstagesofaproject’slifecycle,includingC-levelcommunication.
• Travelbetweenprojectlocationswillbeneeded.
• FluentEnglishisamust;asecondlanguageisaplus.
• Experience in Network Automation/SON, AI-driven optimization, RAN Optimization, Telecom Software Solutions, Professional and Managed Services, or System Integration is a plus.