Senior Project Manager (TELCO)
Mexico City - Mexico
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Job Summary
As a Project Manager embedded in a large-scale telecommunications engagement you will lead cross-functional delivery and governance for a fast-paced digital transformation program in the Mexican telco market. Reporting into the Project Management team you will own end-to-end delivery across multiple workstreams from digital self-service products to internal tooling and customer-facing experiences ensuring on-time delivery quality output and measurable business impact.
This role requires deep familiarity with how telco organizations operate: their internal structures digital channels and the complexity of serving millions of subscribers across prepaid and postpaid models.
LOCATION
APPLY is hybrid/remote-friendly. The preferred candidate should be based in Santiago Chile candidates in Santiago are able to work out of our Santiago office as remote/hybrid employees. Mexico City is our second preferred location. All candidates should work in hours that align to CT (Central Timezone) or PT (Pacific Timezone)
Program Leadership & Governance
Develop define and lead oversight and governance mechanisms for software and digital delivery workstreams across the engagement covering the end-to-end software development lifecycle from planning and discovery through development testing release and deployment
Build and maintain program plans schedules RAIDD logs and performance reports aligned with client priorities and software delivery milestones
Manage complex competing priorities with structured thinking and a high degree of creativity
Apply agile and lean methodologies to ensure successful management and transparent reporting of initiatives within software development and digital product delivery environments
Team Management & Execution
Lead cross-functional delivery teams (design engineering QA product) establishing clear strategies and milestone plans across the software development lifecycle
Drive priorities and task assignments aligned with overall program objectives
Navigate teams through technical and organizational challenges applying proven PM principles
Partner closely with software engineering teams to translate business and client requirements into well-scoped executable delivery plans including sprint planning backlog refinement dependency management release coordination and deployment readiness
Client & Stakeholder Management
Act as a primary delivery contact for client stakeholders at all levels including senior executives
Partner with client account managers to understand business needs and translate them into actionable delivery plans for digital products and software initiatives
Proactively surface risks dependencies and blockers before they impact delivery
Ensure client expectations are consistently met and exceeded throughout the engagement
Process & Quality Assurance
Establish and maintain project management processes across all workstreams within digital and software delivery environments
Develop resolution plans when delivery challenges arise escalating appropriately and swiftly
Ensure deliverables meet scope quality and timeline expectations before handoff or release with appropriate consideration for software testing release and deployment processes
TELCO INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED)
You have delivered digital projects within the telecommunications sector. This experience must be in software and digital product delivery. Experience limited to infrastructure networking hardware network deployment data centers or other non-software telecommunications projects does not meet this requirement.
You have direct experience managing or coordinating software development teams and projects and are comfortable operating within the end-to-end software development lifecycle. You understand how Engineering QA Product and Design teams work together to plan build test release and deploy digital products.
Experience with mass-market prepaid operators or MVNOs is strongly preferred. You have hands-on familiarity across several of the following:
Self-service in remote channels: IVR WhatsApp and conversational assistants.
Self-service in owned channels: mobile app and authenticated web (My Account).
Sales and awareness products: public website acquisition and conversion journeys.
Complementary products: device sales/e-commerce captive portal.
Internal tools for operations teams: back-office agent-facing and support tooling.
- 710 years of experience in project or program management with at least 3 years in the telco industry managing or coordinating software development teams and digital/software delivery projects in a hands-on delivery capacity
- Full professional fluency in Spanish and English (written and verbal) required
Proven track record delivering digital projects in the telco sector ideally in Mexico or LATAM
Strong command of project management tools: Jira/Confluence Google Workspace Notion Smartsheet
Demonstrated experience with agile and lean delivery methodologies applied within software development contexts including sprint-based delivery backlog management dependency management release management and awareness of CI/CD practices
Proven track record managing programs involving digital transformation business process optimization or organizational change
Excellent communication and facilitation skills able to translate complexity for both technical and executive audiences
Strong client-facing skills and experience managing expectations in fast-paced ambiguous environments
Ability to manage multiple workstreams and resources simultaneously without sacrificing quality
Nice to Have
Telecommunications Engineering Degree
Experience in consulting agency or professional services
Professional certifications: PMP PMI-ACP Scrum Master or SAFe
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
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