Principal Project/Program Manager (Government)

AT&T Mobility Services; Dallas (TX); In loco; USD 131.000 - 196.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Descrizione del lavoro

AT&T Global Public Sector seeks a Chief of Staff for the FirstNet Program to drive disciplined execution across business planning, leadership cadences, and executive communications. You will translate complex priorities into clear plans, timelines, ownership, and measurable actions while coordinating between functionally diverse teams.

The role requires advanced program management, strategic thinking, and stellar communication skills to influence prioritization, governance, and accountability.

Competenze

• 5+ years of professional program or project management experience.
• Experience driving complex, cross-functional initiatives to completion.
• Experience in large, matrixed organizations across multiple functions (Product, Sales, Finance, Tech, Ops, Marketing, Communications).
• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills; ability to translate complex topics into clear materials.
• Strong business and financial acumen; ability to manage budgets and forecast impacts.

Mansioni

• Serve as the central integrator for the FirstNet Program, aligning leaders, teams, priorities, and workstreams.
• Lead complex program management, translating priorities into clear workplans, milestones, owners, dependencies, and timelines.
• Orchestrate cross-functional execution, resolving ownership gaps and interdependencies.
• Drive executive communications and storytelling with concise leadership updates and decision materials.
• Own the program's operating cadence, including business planning, reviews, and accountability mechanisms.
• Apply financial acumen to support budget planning and expense management.
• Operate with pace and autonomy, escalating critical decisions when needed.
• Drive organizational effectiveness and change initiatives across culture and communications.

Conoscenze

Program and project management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Budget planning

Strategic planning

Strumenti

Power BI

Microsoft Copilot

Descrizione del lavoro

This is a full-time onsite role based in the location(s) posted and is performed from the designated work location two days per week. No relocation is offered.

AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government. We are dedicated to recruiting, developing and empowering a diverse, high-performing workforce that is passionate about what they do, committed to our shared values and dedicated to our customers' mission.

With First Responders. For First Responders.

FirstNet brings public safety their own, dedicated nationwide communications platform to help them save lives and protect communities. For AT&T, it was an opportunity to provide our unmatched network capabilities to help make our communities safer. Now, when disaster strikes, FirstNet will provide open lines of communication to first responders when they need it most.

The Chief of Staff, FirstNet Program is responsible for driving disciplined execution of key business, organizational, and leadership priorities across the program. The position requires advanced program and project management capabilities, strong executive communication skills, and the ability to rapidly translate complex priorities into clear plans, timelines, ownership, and measurable actions. Responsibilities span business planning, operational and leadership cadences, executive presentations and updates, organizational communications, employee culture, budget coordination, and other strategic or administrative priorities. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional agility, organization, judgment, and follow-through while effectively managing multiple high-priority initiatives in a dynamic environment.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Serve as the central integrator for the FirstNet Program , connecting leaders, teams, priorities, and workstreams to create alignment, clarify ownership, and ensure critical initiatives move forward with speed and discipline.


• Lead complex program and project management , translating strategic priorities into clear workplans, milestones, owners, dependencies, and timelines while relentlessly driving action-item closure, risk mitigation, and follow-through.


• Orchestrate cross-functional execution across competing priorities , bringing structure to ambiguity, resolving gaps in ownership, identifying interdependencies, and keeping multiple stakeholders aligned toward common business outcomes.


• Drive executive communications and storytelling , synthesizing complex information into concise leadership updates, executive presentations, organizational communications, decision materials, and actionable recommendations.


• Own and continuously strengthen the program's operating cadence , including business planning, leadership reviews, operational forums, executive updates, priority tracking, organizational initiatives, and mechanisms for accountability.


• Apply strong financial and business acumen to support budget planning, forecasting, expense management, connecting financial considerations to strategic priorities and business outcomes.


• Operate with exceptional pace, judgment, and autonomy , anticipating needs, rapidly assessing issues, mobilizing the right stakeholders, and moving work forward with limited direction while appropriately escalating critical decisions.


• Drive organizational effectiveness and change initiatives , including process improvement, culture, employee communications, task forces, and other priorities that strengthen alignment, engagement, and operating discipline.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional work experience.


• Proven program/project management experience driving complex, cross-functional initiatives to completion.


• Experience working within large, highly matrixed organizations where successful execution requires coordination across Product, Sales, Finance, Technology, Operations, Marketing, Communications, and other functions.


• Exceptional executive communication and presentation skills, including synthesizing complex topics into clear, decision-ready materials.


• Strong business and financial acumen.


• Demonstrated ability to operate with speed, autonomy, and sound judgment, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience using Power BI, Microsoft Copilot, or other analytics and productivity tools to improve executive reporting, decision-making, and organizational efficiency.

Our Principal Project/Program Manager's earn between $130,700 - $196,100. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage


• 401(k) plan


• Tuition reimbursement program


• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designate