Project Manager, NSW
Bellevue, WA

Job Description

Nokia is a global leader in the technologies that connect people and things. With state-of-the-art software, hardware and services for any type of network, Nokia is uniquely positioned to help communication service providers, governments, and large enterprises deliver on the promise of 5G, the Cloud and the Internet of Things. Serving customers in over 100 countries, our research scientists and engineers continue to invent and accelerate new technologies that will increasingly transform the way people and things communicate and connect.

General Purpose of the Role/Job Position Summary Description:

* The Project Manager (PM) will lead a consulting/delivery project for one or more projects for a specific Nokia customer.


* The Project Manager role is responsible for execution of the project from post-sales through requirements analysis,
* design, implementation, verification, go-live as well as the release to maintenance and support.


* Project Manager (PM) owns the delivery of the entire Customer contract execution scope - products and services.
* PM's serve as a project principal and is responsible for the overall success of planning and implementing a project as per contract defined by Statement of Work and Customer Requirement Documents and as per internal QMS standards.
* The PM represents Nokia on an assignment basis and is the primary contact for the assigned scope for planning and
* execution, resource allocation, prioritization and escalation topics for the entire services and delivery process.


* PM's may supervise the work of Nokia internal resources, vendors and customer personnel to achieve project commitments through lab (Nokia & customer) and production deployments.

Key Responsibilities / Functions:

* Customer Relationship Management


* Managing financial and operational (non-financial) Performance


* Contribution to Service Business/Solution Creation


* Customer Contract Execution Management Planning


* Monitoring and Controlling Customer Contract Execution


* Leading the Customer Program Management Team


* Stakeholder Management


* Change Management


* Risk Management


* Project Closure


* Project control functions for complex projects


* Initiating projects/programs with ill-defined scope


* Planning various aspects of the project's execution; from development, lab verifications, acceptance testing, and deployment with final acceptance along with organizing necessary resources to provide the customer with technical, management and cost proposals.



Required Minimum Qualifications: (Education, Technical Skills/Knowledge)

* Bachelor´s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business (major in Computing) or applicable Industry experience


* At least 5 years in hands-on project management experience in a software product company or Big 5 consulting firm.


* At least 5 years managing software consulting and/or services delivery experience is highly desirable.


* At least 9 years experience creating and executing project budgets and managing project profitability


* At least 9 years experience managing multiple projects in a software development and/or project management environment with 5 or more team members.


* At least 9 years experience scoping and estimating project effort (number of resources and duration)


* Previous experience in the following technical domains
* Distributed Systems deployment


* Technical Solutions Architecture


* Networking (TCP/IP, SSL, HTTP, etc)`




* Strong Project Management, Program Management, and Technical Delivery experience required


* Prior knowledge and successful experience delivering technology solutions to all levels within an organization


* Prior knowledge and experience with delivering solutions that consider system performance, usability, scalability, and overall operational/maintenance costs


* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience working directly with both business and technical stakeholders - Prior knowledge and successful experience leading/managing internal process/quality teams and identifying and facilitating process/quality improvements.


* Previous consulting experience in the Telecommunications industry is highly desirable.


* Demonstrated ability to effectively manage partner deliverables.


* Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.


* PMP certification highly desirable.



Competence Requirements

* Strong leadership


* Business Acumen


* Effective Communication


* Negotiation


* Risk Management


* Organization and Planning


* Adaptability


* Decisiveness


* Customer relationship management and focus



Nokia is an equal opportunity employer that is commited to diversity and inclusion. At Nokia, employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.