Principal Network ProjProg Mgmt

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week but will be in the field on a daily basis. No relocation is offered.

AT&T will not hire any applicants for this position who require employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Join AT&T and help shape the future of communications and technology that connect the world. We value innovators who seek to explore the unknown and challenge the status quo. Bring your bold ideas and fearless spirit to redefine connectivity and transform how people share stories and experiences. At AT&T you wont just imagine the futureyoull build it.

What youll do:

• Establish and lead the financial governance strategy for Tower Operations and Lease Administration.

• Own programs designed to improve payment accuracy financial controls compliance and operational effectiveness.

• Partner with executive leadership to identify financial risks operational gaps and strategic improvement opportunities.

• Develop and implement control frameworks that protect against financial leakage and operational risk.

• Lead initiatives that improve accountability governance and performance management across internal and vendor-supported operations.

• Define the organizations reporting and analytics strategy supporting operational financial and compliance objectives.

• Lead development of executive dashboards KPI frameworks performance scorecards and predictive analytics models.

• Drive initiatives that improve data quality reporting accuracy and business intelligence capabilities.

• Leverage analytics to identify operational risks cost recovery opportunities process inefficiencies and emerging trends.

• Present insights and recommendations to senior and executive leadership audiences.

• Lead strategic initiatives focused on cost reduction overpayment recovery process efficiency and financial optimization.

• Oversee complex reconciliation and financial analysis programs impacting lease payments and contractual compliance.

• Identify opportunities to improve financial performance through process redesign automation and enhanced governance.

• Develop business cases and ROI models to support investment and transformation decisions.

• Lead interactions with Internal Audit External Audit Finance and Compliance organizations.

• Direct audit remediation activities and ensure sustainable corrective actions are implemented across the business.

• Develop executive-level compliance reporting and control effectiveness scorecards.

• Drive continuous improvement of the overall control environment and operational governance model.

What youll bring:

The Principal Network Project/Program Manager serves as a strategic leader responsible for driving financial governance operational excellence compliance and transformation initiatives across Tower Operations and Lease Administration. This role provides enterprise-wide leadership for programs that strengthen internal controls improve financial accuracy enhance audit readiness and increase operational efficiency across a large and complex lease portfolio.

The position partners with executive leadership Finance Accounting Internal Audit External Audit Technology Legal Vendor Management and Operations organizations to establish governance frameworks lead strategic initiatives and implement scalable solutions that reduce risk improve data integrity and deliver measurable business value.
This leader will be responsible for developing long-term operating strategies driving automation and digital transformation efforts overseeing critical financial control programs and influencing executive decision-making through analytics insights and performance reporting.

Supervisor: No

Environmental Requirements: This position may be responsible for contributing to AT&T compliance with environmental laws and regulations as applicable to its job function. This may include but is not limited to work related to fuel tanks emergency and stand-by generators boilers hazardous waste hazardous materials batteries manholes and vaults water wells linear and other construction projects water discharge or air emissions.

What youll need:

• Required Experience:

  • 7 years of related experience

  • Certification is required in some areas.

• Desired Education:

  • Bachelors Degree (BS/BA) technical degree or equivalent experience preferred.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

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It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made.