Ciena

IT Project/Program Manager

Ciena

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • United States

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Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

PMP

About the role

  • responsible for the overall management of strategic projects focused on Accounting and Financial Planning
  • Oversee the ongoing review of projects(s) status; closely monitor project resources tasks, risks, and milestones
  • Partner with Business Functional Leads to prioritize requirements, and estimate effort and resources
  • Able to collaborate with other project managers and serve as a technical lead to support the delivery of technical functions and tasks across all work products
  • Responsible for overseeing the daily project activities of a team of individual contributors across multiple sites and global locations
  • Provide input into vendor negotiations and manage vendor within defined contract parameters
  • Manage projects using different methodologies as needed by the project (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid, FastFail, etc)
  • Coordinate with IT directors, Business Managers, Resource Managers and IT PMO Manager for resource assignments and issue resolution.

Requirements

  • 10+ years' experience as a Project Manager with a variety of finance related systems or solutions
  • Experience with Finance Planning functions and processes
  • Experience executing highly matrixed global projects with team members including Developers, Business Analysts, Business Owners and Service Owners
  • Experience managing projects with both onshore and offshore teams as part of the engagement
  • Ability to provide leadership to business analysts and collaborate with customers and develop strategies and solutions of high business value
  • Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Practitioner or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
  • Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
  • Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools: Agile Project Management tools such as Jira, Rally or equivalent. Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Microsoft Office Tools.
Benefits
  • medical, dental, and vision plans
  • participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • company-paid holidays
  • paid sick leave
  • vacation time
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
Project ManagementFinance PlanningAgile MethodologyWaterfall MethodologyHybrid MethodologyFastFail MethodologyVendor ManagementResource ManagementRisk ManagementMilestone Tracking
Soft Skills
LeadershipCollaborationAnalytical SkillsPlanning SkillsOrganizational SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingStrategic ThinkingNegotiation SkillsTeam Management
Certifications
Professional Scrum Master (PSM)Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) PractitionerProject Management Professional (PMP)