Senior Manager, Business Strategy - Public Sector Strategic Pursuits

Cellco Partnership; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon in Ashburn, VA seeks a senior manager to lead Public Sector strategic pursuits, aligning sales operations, product development, and data management to secure revenue and expand contracts.

You will manage a team of consultants and analysts, apply design thinking, and ensure programs meet enterprise standards while coordinating with cross-functional partners to drive large-scale initiatives. This role also emphasizes stakeholder management and FAR/GSA framework familiarity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or four+ years of work experience.
• Six+ years of relevant work experience.
• Five+ years of experience working in a presales role or directly with sales teams.
• Three+ years of people management experience.
• In-depth knowledge of B2B wireline and wireless portfolios.
• Experience with enterprise data architecture, analytics, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple programs and establish governance, KPIs and reporting structures.
• Manage a team of consultants/analysts to deliver projects on time.
• Lead high performing teams and manage performance.
• Apply design thinking to translate problems into executable programs.
• Operationalize and sustain processes from center priorities.
• Maintain a standard reporting, review and communication mechanism.
• Collaborate with partners from multiple functions to drive initiatives.

Skills

Program management

People leadership

Design thinking

Stakeholder management

Presales experience

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ordering systems

Analytics software

Job description

When you join Verizon You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely - even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love - driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together - lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

Position Overview Reporting directly to the Associate Director of Business Strategy - Public Sector Strategic Pursuits, you will play a highly visible role in securing, protecting, and expanding Verizon's Public Sector revenue. As a key leader on the Public Sector Business Strategy Team, you will focus on contract enablement across both Wireline (WLN) and Wireless (WLS) portfolios, ensuring custom solutions are understood by stakeholders, fully compliant, and seamlessly orderable. You will navigate the complex Verizon ecosystem to align sales operations, product development, and strategic data management.

What you'll be doing...

• As a manager in the Central Transformation Office, you'll be leading multiple programs and providing insights to achieve operational excellence. You'll be designing and implementing center priorities by setting up program management frameworks, governance and reporting structures, measurement KPIs, review cadence etc.
• Managing a team of consultants/ specialists/ analysts to define program scope and deliver projects on time against expectations.
• Leading high performing teams and managing their performance based on the organization's requirements and their individual aspirations.
• Utilizing design thinking capability to translate abstract problem statements into meaningful programs that can be executed to achieve the organization's goals.
• Operationalizing and sustaining processes that emerge out of center priorities and other initiatives.
• Arriving at and adhering to a standard reporting, review and communication mechanism.
• Collaborating with partners from multiple functions to drive org-wide initiatives.

What we're looking for...

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant work experience.
• Five or more years of experience working in a presales role or directly with sales teams.
• Three or more years of people management experience, leading directly or indirectly.
• In-depth working knowledge of B2B portfolio across wireline (Dedicated Internet, Optical, SD-WAN, MPLS) and wireless (Fixed Wireless Access, 5G Business Broadband, IoT, and Private Wireless Networks).
• Hands-on experience navigating internal ordering, provisioning, and service delivery systems, with a strong understanding of enterprise data architecture, analytics, and reporting capabilities.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Master's in Business Administration (MBA).
• Program management certifications (e.g., PMP).
• Experience handling multiple complex projects at one time.
• Successful experience in moderating forums of cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder expectations without direct authority.
• Federal contract exposure and a robust working knowledge of public sector procurement frameworks (e.g., FAR, GSA Schedules, SLED cooperative purchasing).
• Experience with Price-to-Win (PTW) strategies, competitive assessments, and managing catalog orderability.

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Why Verizon?

Verizon is committed to maintaining a Total Rewards package which is competitive, valued by our employees, and differentiates us as an Employer of Choice.

We are a 'pay for performance' company and your contribution is rewarded through competitive salaries and performance-based incentives. We create an opportunity for us all to share in the success of Verizon and the value we help to create through this broad-based discretionary equity award program.

Your benefits are market competitive and delivered by some of the best providers.

You are provided with a full