Vaga de Professional Services Program/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 individuals passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. Were a technology company that leads with our humanitydriving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact. Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community to get relevant job alerts straight to your inbox. We are looking for a highly experienced project/program management professional to join our Professional Services team at Blue Planet, a software division of Ciena. You will be the face of Blue Planet and will lead a fully cross-functional team to successfully deliver service contracts. This position requires true end to end experience in program management spanning the entire project lifecycle including management of scope, financials, people, work, risks, issues, communications, quality, configuration, infrastructure, procurement, and most importantly, our customers. This is an Executive-facing role requiring a capable and confident leader who can clearly and concisely communicate across multiple levels. You will report into our Director of Project and Program Management for the Americas region. Responsibilities: Lead teams to define and create holistic cross-functional execution plans balancing scope, budget and schedule. Establish management plans such as contingency, risks, issues, communications and working agreements. Lead, manage and monitor cross-functional teams and customers throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure delivery to established objectives. Anticipate and manage risks and issues internally and externally. Lead internal and external teams in finding solutions to risks and issues. Negotiate, facilitate and broker to align teams to the best possible outcome. Serve as the project liaison for the customer, Blue Planet and our partners/vendors. Mentor junior and new team members to ensure organizational success. Find ways to constantly improve and propose better ways of working to enable the team and the business to succeed. Foster a fun, cohesive and high-achieving project environment. Perform all necessary administrative duties in a timely manner such as: Ensure project time and expenses are submitted/approved and POs accrued, in accordance with policy and revenue recognition guidelines. Track and report status/forecasts to stakeholders for project schedule, scope, issues and budget. Obtain and manage scope acceptances and approvals, customer invoicing etc. Other duties as required to fulfill role. Requirements: Fluency in Spanish (oral and written) required. Fluency in Portuguese preferred. Bachelors degree required, ideally in business management, communications, engineering or related field(s). MBA preferred. Minimum 7 years of Project Management experience, preferably in professional services. PMP required (MBA or extensive experience in lieu of PMP). Excellent ability to interpret commercial documents and formulate plans accordingly. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong sense of personal accountability Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills, and experience interacting with both business and IT executive level personnel. Strong competency of interpersonal skills, team leadership, business acumen, relationship building and conflict management. Strong ability to understand technical requirements and terminology to manage technical teams accordingly. Experience with Agile methodology, Scrum framework and SDLC process. Proficiency with Jira, MS Project, SharePoint and Excel (experience with Mavenlink and Salesforce applications a plus). Experience within a software company and working with tier 1 Telcos. Ability and willingness to learn and incorporate new concepts and technologies. Ability/flexibility to work across multiple time zones. Ability to travel occasionally. #LI-JD Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community to get relevant job alerts straight to your inbox. At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination. Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.