Sunday, May 24, 2009

[itroundtable] LEAD: Sr PM - NJ - Telecordia



 
Job Title:  Senior Project Manager
 Job ID:  27449
 Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
 Full/Part Time: Full-Time
 Regular/Temporary:  Regular
   
About Telcordia
Telcordia Technologies is a leading global provider of telecommunications software and services for IP, wireline, wireless, and cable networks.  The company delivers flexible, standards-based solutions that optimize complex network and business support systems, enabling customers to manage, transform and grow their businesses.
 
General Responsibilities
Manages moderately complex projects from inception to completion, across several business units, matching customer needs with Telcordia resources to achieve project profit and loss objectives. Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.  Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.  Exhibits functional expertise, works on complex problems requiring a high level of ingenuity and creativity gained through years of practical experience.  Frequently contributes to the development of new principles, theories and methods.  Often self initiated, work is usually performed independently with minimal direction from manager. May provide technical leadership to less experienced professional staff, as either a generalist or specialist within area of expertise.  Typically requires 6+ years related experience with a BS; 4-6 years experience with an MS.
 
Major Duties & Functions
Telcordia is managing a central database system for India that supports number portability for operators and the regulator.  We are also anticipating arrangements with operators to assist in their gateway connections to the central database.  These will involve managing a moderately complex project from inception to completion, across several product units, matching customer needs with Telcordia resources to achieve project profit and loss objectives. Working on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.  Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.  Exhibits functional expertise, works on complex problems requiring a high level of ingenuity and creativity gained through years of practical experience.  Frequently contributes to the development of new principles, theories and methods.  Often self initiated, work is usually performed independently with minimal direction from manager. May provide technical leadership to less experienced professional staff, as either a generalist or specialist within area of expertise.
 
Responsibilities include project management of select contracts within the Interconnection suite of projects for Indian number portability, including clearinghouse, gateway and network elements. The contracts will be product deliveries and managed services arrangements in the deployment of the number portability solution, including system deployment, industry testing and integration, data center set-up and operations and help desk.  Required skills include strong project management practices, strong oral and written communications skills, and demonstrated ability to interface with both the customer and internal stakeholders.  The candidate should have knowledge and experience with contract risk management processes and program reviews.  This includes contract compliance tracking, financial assessments and project schedule management.
 
The Telcordia Project Manager will support the following services as directed by the Telcordia Executive Director of Interconnections Program Management.
¿ Overseeing implementation efforts of the Service
¿ Serve as customer¿s single point of contact for Telcordia during the project plan period
¿ With customer, create, define and track major milestones in the project plan, including
     o Development of specifications for the licensed software ¿ interface and work flow
     o Procuring, installing and configuring of third party equipment and software
     o Acceptance test development and performance
     o Installation and deployment of Licensed Software at the main data center and at a chosen disaster recovery/test site
     o Training ¿ end user and system operation and maintenance
¿ Conduct and attend status meetings with customer¿s Program Manager at a frequency to be mutually agreed to by customer and Telcordia.
¿ Oversee establishment of the system in the customer data centers
¿ Oversee the networking implementation within and across the data centers
¿ Assist the customer¿s user community to interconnect with the number portability (MNP) system.
¿ Manage budgets, schedules and any personnel selected to work in-country to perform projects tasks
¿ Develop and execute communication plans with the customer and local carriers providing status reports as required
¿ Identifying and creating opportunities for follow-on work identifying customer needs and developing value propositions and make recommendation to Telcordia
 
Qualifications You Must Have
 - Direct customer interface for dispute resolution/discussi on
- Project management skills to organize, track, refine and execute project activities
- Enough technical experience to understand high level technical terms and impacts of service and SLA terms, such as system outage, unavailability, timer violations, etc.  Basic system operations terms and behaviors that would result in actions affecting system service.
- Ability to understand customer contracts and project requirements and how to develop plans to meet them
- Excellent communications skills with customers who are not usually engineers
- Problem solving skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word software
 Additional Qualifications
 - PMI/PMP certification would be a plus, but is not essential.
- Working knowledge of numbering and number portability
- Local knowledge of the Indian industry and the telecom environment in India
 
Relocation Benefits
 This position is not eligible for relocation assistance
 
 Equal Employment Opportunity
 Telcordia Technologies is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.
 
How To Apply 
 Apply @ https://careers. telcordia. com/psp/TELCORDI A/APPLICANT_ PORTAL/HRMS/ c/HRS_HRAM. HRS_CE.GBL? Page=HRS_ CE_JOB_DTL&Action=ASiteId= 1&JobOpeningId= 27449

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