Project Lead – Program Management
March Networks
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Own end-to-end project lifecycle for a portfolio of concurrent initiatives, typically managing 2–4 large, complex projects and 10–12 smaller projects simultaneously.
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success criteria aligned with business priorities.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and resource coordination.
- Lead project kickoff meetings and ongoing execution reviews to ensure progress against plan.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies; drive corrective actions to resolution.
- Evaluate and manage scope changes to ensure impact to timelines, cost, and resources is clearly understood and approved.
- Ensure project documentation, artifacts, and approvals are complete, accurate, and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
- Balance competing priorities across multiple projects to meet delivery commitments and operational objectives.
- Provide clear, consistent project status reporting with focus on milestones, risks, blockers, and outcomes.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across Operations, Engineering, IT, Sales, Finance, and Managed Services to ensure successful project delivery.
- Serve as a decision-making authority within assigned projects, resolving issues and driving alignment across stakeholders.
- Escalate risks, issues, and decisions as appropriate, with regular exposure and reporting to executive and senior leadership.
- Ensure alignment between project execution and Managed Services Program standards, objectives, and strategic priorities.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to program-level optimization initiatives.
- Provide project oversight for initiatives involving Network Video Surveillance systems, cloud-based platforms, and managed services offerings.
- Ensure technical deliverables related to system deployments, configurations, migrations, and integrations meet defined project requirements.
- Validate installation plans, architecture documentation, and configuration standards as part of project governance.
- Coordinate technical resources and facilitate issue resolution without acting as hands-on technical support.
- Track and report on project performance metrics including timelines, milestones, delivery status, and resource utilization.
- Prepare executive-ready project reports, dashboards, and presentations.
- Support program-level initiatives, planning, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Assist the Sr. Manager, Program Development with strategic initiatives and special projects as assigned.
- Some travel required (can be up to 25% at peak times)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and extensive relevant professional experience.
- Proven experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a technology, SaaS, managed services, or similar operational environment.
- Strong working knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
project managementrisk managementscope managementresource coordinationproject schedulingperformance metrics trackingsystem deploymentsconfigurationsmigrationsintegrations
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingdecision-makingorganizational skillscross-functional collaborationtime managementadaptabilitystrategic thinkingprocess improvement
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)Bachelor’s degree