Nokia | Telecom E2E Project Manager

Family Description
Project Management (PM) comprises project management for execution of cross-functional / geographical projects and programmes from initiation to completion. Covers determination of project / programme goals and support of business objectives and strategies. Ensures projects / programmes achieve their targets, keep their schedule, and maintain estimated cost, time, and quality within planned scope. Covers management of risks that affect the delivery of project outcomes.
Subfamily Description
Customer Project Management (CPM) ensures customer projects / programmes are delivered within agreed scope, budget, schedule, and quality. Contains projects throughout all phases, starting from delivery approach identification to completion / care / operation. Comprises management of customer (and all stakeholder) relationships and expectations during the contract fulfilment as well as project team members / resources. Contains project risk management, and driving of improvement actions to secure project gross margin and upselling and cross-selling.

• Manages the delivery of Nokia products and / or services per the defined scope of customer contract with small / medium business volume and low / medium complexity and risk probability.
• Delivers the operational and project one BG / BUs scope to the customer.
• Ensures all project and operational management is in full alignment with Nokia Mode of Operation (MoO), BG / BL guidelines and the methodology.
• Plans customer project and keeps plan updated to reflect and anticipate changes by coordinating change management on all aspects affecting cost, scope, schedule and quality (CSSQ).
• Assures consistency among project financial, product and service forecast activities. Participates in pre-sales and sales process activities.
• Determines delivery approach alternatives and manages the selection of the final recommended approach to delivery.
• Ensures hand over from Sell to Execute and from Delivery to Care is done and monitors progress against it.
• Ensures project contract management process is initiated and executed.
• Defines the customization of any global operational processes together with relevant point of contacts to meet project requirements (for example, network operations, supply chain, logistics, and acceptance).
• Manages the customer relationship during delivery and serves as the primary interface towards the customer in all activities-related to the own scope of the contract, including customer complaints, corrective actions, and changing requirements.
• Prepares a clear and effective communications plan and ensures proactive communication of all relevant information to the customer and to all stakeholders.
• Monitors and controls that the project is delivered within the approved budget, profitability forecast, and planned scope.
• Ensures that the project meets all objectives for quality and looks continuously for quality improvement and customer satisfaction.
• Actively applies appropriate best practices and lessons learned throughout the life of the project. Monitors, controls and reports KPIs defined in customer contract.
• Ensures data in all project-related tools and repositories is kept up-to-date and with high quality.
• Conducts thorough risk management for all project risks and opportunities.
• Seeks to define new opportunities to expand and renew contracts with the customer.
• Leads the project team and may perform some line manager responsibilities.
• Completes the project closure and / or handover as required (for example, complete contractual requirements, post calculation, lessons learned).

Impact

Impact is short-term and usually departmental/project in scope. Accountable for quality, accuracy and efficiency of own and/or team achievements. Actions and errors can have program, project, functional impact.

Candidate must have a lot of energy and discipline to learn new tools, new processes and procedures related to the North America MoO while offering at the same time her/his performing with excellence.
Candidate must have the ability to build relationships and to work effectively with multiple stakeholders in a changing environment.

Scope & Contribution

Individual Contributor: Performs and/or coordinates day-to-day activities to meet departmental/project objectives. Carries out root/cause analysis in more complex problems. Can develop and implement recommendations. Managerial/Supervisory: Direct supervisory responsibilities for people. Typically, first level (and lowest level) of solid line management. Carries out variety of complex activities according to plan within broader area of responsibility, analyses problems. Decision-making typically according to established solutions.

The RDC Project Manager is responsible for the execution of assigned projects on the Network Infrastructure Business Group at Nokia. Activities are based on Project Management methodology, Nokia processes, and Nokia tools. Such knowledge and competences contribute to ensure that all customer projects and maintenance contracts are delivered according to contractual obligations within forecasted costs, time, and required quality.
The candidate will be enrolled in Nokia Portfolio training to be able to carry out and manage customer projects as E2E Project Manager responsible for the deployment of Optical Transport Networks based on technologies like WDM, and photonics, implementation of IP Networking for complex customer contracts, as well as the implementation of Fixed Access and Fixed Wireless Access Networks; all of them for medium/large networks and medium/high risk probability.

Innovation

Accepts responsibility for and demonstrates support for delegated decisions. Requires minimum supervision. Uses non-standard approaches to resolving issues. Suggests improvements and seeks opportunities for innovation. Demonstrates initiative & adaptability to changing business environments. Is willing to take on new roles or jobs appropriate to skill set in different environments and/or locations.

It is expected the capacity to guide colleagues through Nokia's processes to automate and create new ways of doing tasks.

Communication

Works to influence others to accept job function’s view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices, and approaches. Requires ability to communicate with functional leadership regarding team & technical matters. May conduct briefings with senior leaders within the job function. May at times be required to negotiate regarding operational issues. Has cross-cultural knowledge and global mindset.

Considering that all customers, as well as the organization which the Project Manager will work with are based in the United States and Canada, Candidate must have a very good English level (at least: finished B2 or Level 13). (this competence will be tested).
Good communication skill in English Language to manage stakeholders abroad is a must as well as the ability of managing the customer relationship during project delivery and being as the primary point of contact towards the customer.
English Communication Skills are essential to prepare an effective and proactive communications plan for all relevant project information as well as oral/written communications skills and presentation abilities.

Knowledge & Experience

• The Candidate holds a Bachelor of Telecom Engineering.
• Telecom industry-related experience is required. Candidate must have (around) 5- years of experience managing projects as a responsible PM.
• The candidate must learn Nokia’s PM Practitioner methodology and the North America Market MoO that enables her/his to successfully achieve Customer Satisfaction and the implementation of Orders and maintenance contracts within successful criteria.
• Candidate must learn Nokia Tools required (or show proven knowledge otherwise) in daily activities like (but not limited to) SAP (QTC, BPP, BWP, P20), HW and Services.
• Forecasting Tools, Sales Force CRM, SRM, NDP, JPC, ngERM, Project Cube, Alliance, ASLM, PO log, Epic, WtD, Case Handling.
• The candidate will be enrolled in Nokia product training to be able to carry out and manage customer projects as E2E Project Manager responsible for the deployment of Optical Transport Networks based on technologies like WDM and photonics. Also, for the implementation of IP Networking in complex customer contracts. As well as for the implementation of Fixed Access and Fixed Wireless Access Networks; all of them for medium/large networks and medium/high risk probability.
• Accomplish NSA Authorization for US Government Information.
• Follow all Nokia Information Security policies and guidelines, including ISMS (ISO 27001 program).

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