Senior Project Manager- Reliability Team

Sand Cherry; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Sand Cherry Associates in Stamford, CT (hybrid) is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead strategic, cross-functional broadband initiatives and an outage management program. This role combines project leadership with business analysis, requiring strong stakeholder management and BRD development to deliver customer communications improvements.

The position focuses 80-90% on project/program leadership with 10-20% on business analysis, and demands experience in governance, risk management, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project and/or program management experience leading complex enterprise initiatives.
• Direct experience in broadband, telecommunications, cable, or connectivity services.
• Proven ability to manage large cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and governance.
• Experience developing project plans, timelines, risks, and execution.
• Ability to translate business requirements and collaborate with BAs and technical teams.
• Experience creating BRDs and process flows.
• Certifications: PMP, PgMP or Agile preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale, cross-functional broadband programs from initiation through implementation.
• Drive outage management initiatives to improve customer communications during service interruptions.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Design end-to-end business workflows and operational processes.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; connect issues across workstreams.
• Collaborate with BAs to review requirements and validate solutions.
• Facilitate governance, status reporting, and executive decision forums.
• Manage stakeholder communications and ensure delivery of business objectives.
• Navigate matrixed environments to maintain momentum.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Business requirements analysis

Education

PMP

PgMP

Agile certifications

Job description

Company Profile

At Sand Cherry Associates,we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives throughdigitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered onexceptionallyskilled,high-energytalent workingwith thesupportofthe full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match forthis role is a critical aspect ofcontinuingthat success.

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Manager to lead strategic, cross-functional initiatives within our client's broadband organization. This role will primarily focus on driving a critical outage management program aimed at improving how service disruptions are identified, managed, and communicated to customers across the enterprise footprint. The ideal candidate is a seasoned project/program management professional who excels at coordinating complex initiatives, aligning stakeholders, managing risks, and delivering business outcomes. While the role is heavily focused on project and program leadership (80-90%), the successful candidate must also possess enough business analysis and requirements experience (10-20%) to partner effectively with Business Analysts, validate requirements, identify process gaps, and contribute to business requirements documentation. This is a hybrid role that requires 4 days per week in the Stamford, CT or Denver, CO office. All qualified candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship or visa transfers. Please note that we do not work C2C.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale, cross-functional broadband programs from initiation through implementation.
• Manage an outage management initiative focused on developing processes and systems that improve customer communication during service interruptions.
• Build and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Develop end-to-end business workflows and operational processes.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, proactively connecting related issues across workstreams and stakeholders.
• Partner with Business Analysts to review requirements, identify process gaps, validate solutions, and contribute to Business Requirements Documents (BRDs).
• Facilitate collaboration across business, technology, operations, product, and customer experience teams.
• Establish and manage stakeholder communication plans, ensuring alignment at all organizational levels.
• Drive program governance activities, status reporting, executive presentations, and decision-making forums.
• Track project health, manage escalations, and ensure successful delivery of business objectives.
• Influence stakeholders and navigate complex organizational dynamics to maintain momentum and achieve results.

Requirements

• 7+ years of project and/or program management experience leading complex enterprise initiatives.
• Direct experience within the broadband, telecommunications, cable, or connectivity services industry.
• Proven ability to manage large, cross-functional programs involving multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and program governance practices.
• Experience developing project plans, managing timelines, tracking risks, and driving execution.
• Ability to understand business requirements and collaborate effectively with Business Analysts and technical teams.
• Experience creating or reviewing process flows, workflow documentation, and BRDs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify upstream/downstream impacts across a program.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with outage management, service assurance, network operations, customer communications, or related broadband operational programs preferred.
• Experience leading process improvement and operational transformation initiatives preferred.
• PMP, PgMP, Agile, or related project management certifications preferred.
• Experience working in highly matrixed enterprise environments preferred.

Compensation

Sand Cherry Associates is required by Colorado law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range considers a wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This is a long-term W-2, consulting engagement with an expected salary rate of $125,000-$135,000. Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.

Benefits

Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.