Project Manager

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

.Responsibilities
•              Full Account Level management responsibilities of the Services Project Management team responsible for the successful implementation of customer projects, with high complexity, within a Customer network.
•              Ensure Service target margins are achieved, contributing to accurate revenue recognition, ensuring committed schedules and deliverables are met, and that projects meet Customer’s expectations for quality and service.
•              Analyze project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations and appropriate process for accomplishing projects.
•              Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones, and required activities and tasks.
•              Provide leadership and motivation to project team members throughout the project life cycle and confer with project staff to outline work plan.
•              Establish work plan and staffing for project activities, iterations or phases, and arrange for recruitment or assignment of project personnel.
•              Implement project Communication plan.
•              Document and communicate project status, obstacles and resolutions to management.
•              Perform risk assessment and implement mitigation plans.
•              Services Project Manager may support pre-sales activities, providing project management subject matter expertise and contributing to Customer proposals and RFP responses, as required.
•              Interface across Ciena teams and Customer operations teams, Sales, Bid Management, Service Delivery Groups, and Finance to ensure project deliverables and financial targets are met.
•              May be required to contribute to process management optimization efforts associated with project management
                                                                                                                                                         
Preferred Qualifications
•              Critical Thinking / Analysis- Analyzes Multi-dimensional problems; gathers information over extended periods of time and applies complex concepts to generate possible solutions.
•              Judgment - Makes Complex decisions/Judgment taking into account multiple alternatives. 
•              Decisiveness - Delivers decisions in the face of competing alternatives
•              Outstanding planning, scheduling, and coordination skills
•              Breadth of technology, Services and business acumen.
•              Strong business judgment and ability to think through complex business issues.     
•              Works collaboratively in matrix environment, with many stakeholders 
•              Results oriented, Collaborator and Accountable
•              Outstanding verbal and written communications.
•              Must have proficiency with Project Management tools  

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