Project Manager

Sand Cherry

Project Manager leading product releases for a telecommunications organization, overseeing product lifecycle management and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Posted 5/5/2026contractStamford • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $95 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Daily program/project management throughout the program life cycle
Own overall project plan and manage cross-functional resources, ensuring on-time delivery, meeting of budgetary demands, and achievement of business goals.
Work with management to review, optimize and document effective solutions
Work with Smartsheet and SharePoint tools to provide tracking, updates and advanced reporting
Liaison between cross functional teams such as product development, IT, engineering, operations, data teams, etc
Build program documentation such as Program Charter, Risk Log, Trackability Matrix, Status Reports, Project Plans, Budget/Forecast or KPI Dashboard
Integrate business policies and governance processes into project planning
Manage the program’s budget and forecast
Manage risks and issues and taking corrective measurements
Identify, track and report program KPIs to assess impact
Coordinate, manage and monitor workflow of the cross-functional teams
Facilitate and lead project meetings and discussions with stakeholders at all levels

Requirements

What you’ll need

Candidates must have strong experience in project or program management, process optimization, and executive level communication gained through managing large and complex projects including the following:
Minimum of 5-7 years project and/or program management expertise
Strong practical experience building project budgets/forecasts and KPIs, and analyzing processes to identify areas of optimization and improvement
Experience in the one or more of the following areas is necessary: IT, software development, engineering, operations or product
Industry experience either in telecommunications or large technology organizations is required
Direct hands-on experience with Smartsheet, SharePoint, and PowerPoint are required
Proven knowledge of Scrum, Agile & Product Development is necessary
Ability to collaborate successfully with a wide range of cross functional stakeholders
Strong leadership and management skills, coupled with ability to individually contribute and deliver on all role expectations
Ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems and communicate ideas effectively
Ability to process information quickly and present it in a succinct and insightful format for executives.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries.
We recognize our employees for their contributions.
Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry.
Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization.
We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce.
Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace.
Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients.
Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementprogram managementprocess optimizationbudgetingKPI analysisScrumAgileproduct developmentrisk managementworkflow management

Soft Skills

executive communicationleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingstakeholder managementorganizational skillseffective communicationanalytical thinkinginnovationfacilitation