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What you’ll be doing...

You will be a Verizon Project Management contact for various Federal customers, interfacing at multiple levels to help drive service implementation, issue resolution, project & program requirements, contractual compliance, and service improvements and post implementation support. You’ll be managing strategic Federal customer projects that will ultimately drive outstanding customer satisfaction for our customer. You’ll bring together cross-functional teams across geographic regions to work together to implement service effectively and on time.

• interfacing directly with Federal customers & management

• Forging cross-functional partnerships to get to the work done.

• Crafting detailed project plans and presenting business updates.

• Providing ongoing status and action reporting

• Identifying global resource requirements and pulling in the right people.

• Planning, anticipating issues, and adjusting to meet objectives.

• Developing, reviewing, and continuously improving processes.

• Driving the project and keeping team members on track.

• Helping to drive service excellence for the customer

What we’re looking for...

You are a highly effective communicator and listen with both your eyes and ears. Communication is the key to success. You have experience dealing professionally with customers at frontline & management levels. You value diverse perspectives and seek out different points of view when trying to solve a complex problem. Obstacles are puzzles you’d like to solve. You are effective at managing external partners to get things done. You’re not afraid to speak your mind and know it’s better to call attention to something before it gets out of hand. You have a sense of urgency and organization, and deliver on-time, on-budget results. You keep the big picture in focus as you handle the details on the way to the finish line. You have experience in driving complex telecommunications implementation projects successfully. despite challenges & changes.

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of direct work experience.

• Working knowledge of local telecommunications networks

• Managed projects involving multiple work streams and stakeholders.

• Proven organizational skills to manage multiple milestones and deliverables

• Demonstrated Vendor management experience

• Strong demonstrated communications skills

• Experience in dealing with key customers at both front line & management levels

• Working ability with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Powerpoint, etc)

• Motivated and influenced teams to deliver outcomes and results.

• The ability to get a government Public Trust clearance at a minimum

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Degree in project management.

• Experience in working with Federal customers at various levels

• Strong familiarity with Verizon tools, processes and products

• PMP Certification

• Basic CCNA / Local Networking knowledge

• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely. We power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what matters most. If that inspires you, start the next chapter of your career here.