Program & Project Management- Contracts

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Basking Ridge, NJ

Telecommunications

About the position

The Program & Project Management role at Verizon focuses on leading strategic initiatives within the VVO Channel Development team, specifically in managing contracts with leaders and vendor partners. The position aims to challenge and re-engineer conventional business processes to drive large-scale transformational change, ensuring that contracts align with the company's strategic vision and operational needs.

Responsibilities

• Evolve how contracts are managed for leaders and vendor partners.
• Challenge and re-engineer conventional business processes and policies.
• Build trusted relationships with partners and work internally across teams.
• Construct the strategic vision for overall partner contracts.
• Lead verbiage updates and optimize contract structure/design.
• Partner with legal and compliance departments to review, draft, and revise contract agreements.
• Negotiate with vendors and clients on various contracts.
• Ensure appropriate materials and services are obtained from suppliers consistent with cost, quality, and statement of work (SOW).
• Facilitate internal contract approval processes.
• Analyze change requests to existing contracts and approve changes or revisions.
• Collaborate with the planning team and broader VVO team to ensure contracts support strategy and operations.
• Partner with Finance to ensure contracts align with financial targets.
• Process SOW and POs to ensure timely payments to partners.
• Follow up on inquiries from leadership and partners regarding contracts.
• Ensure timely planning ahead of contract renewals.
• Communicate proactively with VVO leadership and partners regarding contracts.
• Monitor market trends around vendor pay structures that drive targets and performance.
• Convert data into meaningful storyboard presentations.
• Showcase opportunities and pain points through market research and analysis.
• Operationalize and sustain processes emerging from center priorities and initiatives.
• Establish a standard reporting, review, and communication mechanism.
• Utilize design thinking to translate abstract problem statements into actionable programs.
• Collaborate with partners from multiple functions to drive organization-wide initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with contracts and/or legal documents.
• Proficiency with Google Suite.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% (including International travel).

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated competency in developing processes and managing relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience designing, developing, and implementing methods and strategies to improve processes.
• Experience presenting and communicating to all levels of the business.
• Customer Service Experience.
• High degree of analytical capability with proven ability to structure business cases around a strategic vision.
• Strong strategic skills with the ability to identify and assess key points, implications, and recommendations.

Benefits

• Health and wellness benefits
• Short term incentives
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Stock incentive programs
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition assistance
• Other incentives