Sr. Project Manager, Telecommunications

Sand Cherry; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sand Cherry Associates seeks an experienced Project Manager, Telecommunications to lead complex programs from planning through implementation and closeout, requiring strong project management and telecom industry expertise. You will turn data into actionable insights for leadership in a hybrid Denver setting.

The role emphasizes cross-functional coordination, risk management, and delivering executive communications, dashboards, and business cases with clarity and impact.

Qualifications

• Experience leading telecommunications projects.
• Ability to build and interpret data-driven project reports and dashboards.
• Hybrid role based in Denver, CO with on-site three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead telecommunications network projects from initiation through completion, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, and status reporting.
• Partner with network data teams, engineering, product and other stakeholders to drive project execution.
• Manage customer network data issues and workflows in Jira, including epics, stories, tasks, dependencies, and project status.
• Analyze project and operational data to identify trends, risks, gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Build and maintain data-driven project reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Translate complex data and technical information into clear, actionable insights for leadership.
• Create executive-level PowerPoint presentations for project updates, status reviews, business cases, risks, and recommendations.
• Prepare and deliver recurring project status reports and executive communications.
• Track project KPIs, milestones, deliverables, resource requirements, and financial or operational metrics.
• Identify project risks and issues, develop mitigation plans, and elevate appropriately.
• Facilitate project meetings, working sessions, stakeholder reviews, and executive presentations.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure accountability for project deliverables.
• Manage dependencies across multiple telecommunications initiatives and workstreams.
• Support process improvements, reporting automation, and standardization of project management practices.
• Ensure project documentation is accurate, current, and accessible to stakeholders

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Jira

Job description

Company Profile

At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager, Telecommunications to lead complex telecommunications projects from planning through implementation and closeout. This is a high-visibility role requiring strong project management, telecommunications industry expertise, and the ability to use data to drive customer resolutions, project decisions, identify risks, track performance, and communicate results to stakeholders. The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, and comfortable working across technical, business, and cross-functional teams.

This is a hybrid role located in the Denver, CO area requiring 3 days on site per week.

All qualified candidates must be authorized to work without visa sponsorship or visa transfers. Please note that we do not work C2C.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead telecommunications network projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery against scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, RAID logs, and status reporting.
• Partner with network data teams, engineering, product and other stakeholders to drive project execution.
• Manage customer network data issues and workflows in Jira, including epics, stories, tasks, dependencies, and project status.
• Analyze project and operational data to identify trends, risks, gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Build and maintain data-driven project reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Translate complex data and technical information into clear, actionable insights for leadership.
• Create executive-level PowerPoint presentations for project updates, status reviews, business cases, risks, and recommendations.
• Prepare and deliver recurring project status reports and executive communications.
• Track project KPIs, milestones, deliverables, resource requirements, and financial or operational metrics.
• Identify project risks and issues, develop mitigation plans, and elevate appropriately.
• Facilitate project meetings, working sessions, stakeholder reviews, and executive presentations.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure accountability for project deliverables.
• Manage dependencies across multiple telecommunications initiatives and workstreams.
• Support process improvements, reporting automation, and standardization of project management practices.
• Ensure project documentation is accurate, current, and accessible to stakeholders