Remote Lead Project Manager for AI Connectivity Deployments

Lumen; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 85,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen, a trusted network provider, seeks a Lead Project Manager to guide large-scale customer deployments from planning through completion. You will coordinate customers, internal teams, and vendors to deliver solutions on time, within scope, and within budget.

This role is ideal for an experienced project leader who can navigate competing priorities, anticipate risks, and communicate confidently with both technical teams and senior stakeholders while working remotely across the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or five years of related experience.
• Experience managing complex customer-facing technology implementations.
• Experience managing or supporting fiber delivery projects with OSP/ISP knowledge.

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 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

Bachelor's degree

Complex deployments

OSP/ISP knowledge

Stakeholder management

Executive updates

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Lumen, a trusted network provider, seeks a Lead Project Manager to guide large-scale customer deployments from planning through completion. You will coordinate customers, internal teams, and vendors to deliver solutions on time, within scope, and within budget.

This role is ideal for an experienced project leader who can navigate competing priorities, anticipate risks, and communicate confidently with both technical teams and senior stakeholders while working remotely across the United States.