Remote Lead Project Manager - AI-Ready Connectivity

Lumen; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 85,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen is seeking a Lead Project Manager to guide large-scale, complex customer deployments from planning through completion. You will serve as the primary point of contact, coordinating customers, internal teams, and vendors to deliver solutions on time, within scope, and within budget.

This work-from-home role within the U.S. emphasizes managing project scope, schedules, and executive-level updates while mentoring teammates and identifying opportunities for future sales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or at least five years of related experience.
• Experience managing complex customer-facing technology implementations.
• Experience managing or supporting fiber delivery projects, with working knowledge of Outside Plant (OSP) and/or Inside Plant (ISP) infrastructure, construction, and implementation activities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, schedules, resources, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level project updates.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and work effectively with customers and internal partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead highly complex customer implementation projects and programs throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, resource requirements, deliverables, and success measures.
• Serve as the primary customer contact, providing clear updates and maintaining alignment on scope, responsibilities, timelines, and expectations.
• Analyze project progress and deliver concise status, risk, jeopardy, and executive-level reports.
• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and schedule changes, escalating issues and recommending alternatives when appropriate.
• Coordinate internal teams and external vendors to support the timely delivery of contracted services.
• Facilitate project meetings, document decisions, and track action items through completion.
• Mentor team members, promote consistent project management practices, and identify additional customer needs that may create future sales opportunities.

Skills

Complex customer-facing tech

Fiber delivery projects

Cross-functional leadership

Executive-level updates

Stakeholder management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP/PRINCE2 certification

Job description

Lumen is seeking a Lead Project Manager to guide large-scale, complex customer deployments from planning through completion. You will serve as the primary point of contact, coordinating customers, internal teams, and vendors to deliver solutions on time, within scope, and within budget.

This work-from-home role within the U.S. emphasizes managing project scope, schedules, and executive-level updates while mentoring teammates and identifying opportunities for future sales.