Remote Senior Project Manager, AI-Ready Connectivity

Lumen; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 89,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life benefits

Voluntary lifestyle benefits

Job summary

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

This remote US-based role requires a track record in managing complex technology implementations, strong communication, and ability to lead cross-functional teams with a focus on reliability and executive-level updates.

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 OSP/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

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Fiber delivery projects

Education

Bachelor's degree or 5+ years experience

Tools

PMP certification

PRINCE2 certification

Job description

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

This remote US-based role requires a track record in managing complex technology implementations, strong communication, and ability to lead cross-functional teams with a focus on reliability and executive-level updates.