Lumen Technologies - Cheyenne, WY

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Cheyenne, WY
Telecommunications

About the position

The Senior Lead Product Development Manager for the Public Sector at Lumen is a high-impact individual contributor role focused on developing new products and enhancing existing platforms to meet the specific needs of the Public Sector market. This position requires close collaboration with Public Sector and Enterprise Product Management Leaders, as well as effective communication with Director and VP-level leaders. The role involves working alongside various teams, including Product, Technology, Sales, and Operations, to successfully introduce solutions to the market that generate profitable revenue through new product lines and platforms. Additionally, the manager will drive capital efficiencies through technological advancements and operational efficiencies through process improvements and automation. A key aspect of this role is to ensure an ideal end-to-end customer journey, identifying and leading efforts to improve the customer experience. The position demands strong project management skills, political and financial acumen, and the ability to collaborate and influence across functions. The ideal candidate will have a strong bias for action, a sense of urgency, and a passion for delivering a differentiated customer experience. This role is critical in shaping the future of Lumen's offerings in the Public Sector, ensuring that products not only meet market demands but also exceed customer expectations.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Product Manager to define new products and complete necessary steps towards an approved business case.
  • Support Product Management in business case development to evaluate product concepts and secure funding approval.
  • Manage Product Platform Lifecycle Process Projects for Public Sector Markets, including Introduction, Growth, Maturity, Decline, and Retirement phases.
  • Define Key Performance Metrics for each capability to ensure proper business prioritization and measure success using a data-driven approach.
  • Facilitate defining and documenting the target customer experience.
  • Use voice of the customer feedback for continuous improvement.
  • Assess and adjust product deployment schedule and priority to maximize revenue and improve margins.
  • Develop project plans and maintain a prioritized backlog of features.
  • Partner with Development teams to drive toward planned dates.
  • Participate and contribute to Planning Cycle reviews and various Agile ceremonies.
  • Work with Quality Leads to identify Business test cases and confirm Done work in review.
  • Spearhead cross-functional teams to achieve results and effectively influence and delegate to achieve objectives.
  • Identify and develop key partner and vendor relationships.
  • Assess the product portfolio's financial health in partnership with Product Management.
  • Develop resolutions to complex problems requiring creativity and judgment within broadly defined policies and practices.
  • Communicate skillfully and appropriately with stakeholders and executives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and relevant experience.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Product Development Manager in telecommunications or technology platforms and services provider.
  • Experience with software and platform development.
  • Experience with Scrum Agile Project Management methodology.
  • Experience with Project Management Institute PMI Project Management Professional PMP or Portfolio Program and Project Offices P3O methodology.
  • Experience with Atlassian JIRA toolsets.
  • Agile or project management certification.
  • Obsessed with creating an outstanding customer experience.
  • Demonstrates experience with agile development and lean practices.
  • Highly organized Project Management expertise.
  • Ability to manage complex issues end-to-end.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills with strong copywriting and design skills.
  • Exhibits a growth mindset and the ability to take risks and question norms.
  • Proven experience managing conflicting priorities.
  • Demonstrates bravery to effect change and challenge the status quo.
  • Takes initiative to develop new strategies and elicit creative solutions from project stakeholders.
  • Works well independently and with a distributed responsibility team.
  • Great at building and maintaining relationships across various organizations.
  • Strong within cross-organizational teams using exceptional problem-solving skills.
  • Adept at using all Microsoft Office products and collaboration tools.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life insurance coverage
  • Dental insurance coverage
  • Vision insurance coverage
  • 401k retirement savings plan
  • 401k matching contributions
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Flexible scheduling options
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Employee discount programs
  • Wellness programs
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