Strategic Principal PM, Outbound Programs (Remote)

Lumen; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 167,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumen, a trusted network for the AI-powered world, is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead complex programs on the Outbound Product team. You will turn strategic priorities into executable work across Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance, driving measurable outcomes with ownership and governance.

This senior IC role requires strong program leadership, business judgment, analytical thinking, and the ability to influence without direct authority, while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 10+ years in program management, product management, product operations, technology leadership, or related roles.
• Proven experience leading large, complex programs across multiple teams and workstreams.
• Ability to define program structure, ownership, governance, and success measures.
• Strong analytical and business skills with data-driven decision making.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of enterprise networking and routing concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional programs tied to product, customer, and business priorities.
• Turn broad objectives into defined programs with milestones and owners.
• Establish governance and operating rhythm across product, engineering, sales, marketing, operations, and finance.
• Identify risks and dependencies; drive resolution with clear leadership visibility.
• Lead programs supporting product launches, commercialization, and customer adoption.
• Partner with Product leaders to align roadmaps with business workstreams and decisions.
• Use data to measure progress and inform decisions; build repeatable program execution approaches.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Enterprise networking fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Databricks

Palantir

Job description

Lumen, a trusted network for the AI-powered world, is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead complex programs on the Outbound Product team. You will turn strategic priorities into executable work across Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance, driving measurable outcomes with ownership and governance.

This senior IC role requires strong program leadership, business judgment, analytical thinking, and the ability to influence without direct authority, while ensuring