Program / Project Manager - IV

Job Location: Basking Ridge-NJ-USA

Manage new consumer product field trials. Responsibilities include:

• Contribute in developing Product Trial strategy and design for various Verizon Products
• Develop trial Processes: HW/SW distribution, Support, Participant feedback collection, Issue tracking, Reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functional team. Engineering, Product QA, Network, Recruiting of Trial Participants, Legal & HR clearance, Marketing, to launch the Trial
• Drive successful execution of programs and projects utilizing project management tools.
• Manage issues and open items, track progress and highlight areas of concern.
• Manage the delivery of the new releases to the field. Work with the development and QA team to fix the prioritize issues and deliver to the field.
• Co-ordinate communication, which includes scheduling meetings/establishing agendas, disseminating related project and reviewing with the executive team and senior management.
• Project status meetings ensuring all risks and issues are escalated and addressed in a timely manner
• Identify ways to improve current processes, procedures and reports including automation of manual processes
• Experience:
• Up to 10 years’ experience as a program/project management, operations, software development, Technology industry and Telecom.

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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong H/W and S/W development background
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Thorough understanding of MS Excel, PowerPoint and other MS office tools
• Ability to work under ambiguous situations and under pressure
• Ability to get things done with minimal or no supervision
• Strong Product and project Management skills.
• Deep understanding of customer impacting aspects of products, including marketing aspects (such as collateral, packaging, campaign) and operations (e.g support model).
• Deep understanding of Mobile, Video and the “realm” of possibilities
• Strong leader with highly collaborative working style and ability to drive consensus in a matrix organization.
• Excellent verbal and visual communications skills, with a particular emphasis on problem framing, concept development, visual storytelling and strong information design. Ability to clearly communicate ideas, decisions, and reasoning to a broad audience, including peers and leadership teams.
• Results oriented, with ability to work with urgency for quick turnaround.
• Education:

• BS or equivalent in Technology/Engineering.
• PMP Certification is plus.

Vivek Salvatore

vivek.salvatore(@)americanetworks.com

(973) 582-3458