Senior Project Manager Services Delivery Western Africa at Parallel Wireless

About the job

People come to work at Parallel Wireless because we are building the future of telecom. They stay, because they are challenged and driven by an incredible product and team. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, and our culture fosters an atmosphere of empowerment, trust, respect, and communication. Learn more about our mission, vision and values .
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager with experience in managing Customer Activities,
Deployments, Discussions, Schedules, Communication, and handling budget and ownership of P&L for the
projects in the wireless telecom domain (Both at CORE Datacenter & remote Access Sites).
Good knowledge of various wireless telecom technology and their bearing on-field implementation.
Must have experience of project costing considering time and efforts during the Pre-Sales offer development stage.
This position will report to Regional Vice President- Africa, Services Delivery & Field Operations

What You Will Do

• Managing the complete Lifecycle of complex wireless telecom Projects like new rollout, swap,

technology upgrade, (Both at CORE Datacenter & remote Access Sites), etc.

• Managing concurrently multiple projects in various geographies.
• Work with Customers and other team members to create & present weekly reports and track critical

milestones.

• Work with customers and team members to coordinate cross-functional activities and complete the

project on time.

• Balance multiple large and critical tasks.
• Communicate with customer operations/department heads in the wireless telecom Industry.
• Work independently from a Services delivery perspective.
• Support Sales in cost budgeting during Pre-Sales / Offer Development stage for Services Portion of

the Opportunity.

• Understand both internal and external organizations and processes.
• Know-how of HSE in the wireless telecom industry and local geographic and customer requirements.
• Handle multi-ethnic teams, multiple service vendors.
• Strong communication skills customer relationship and escalation management, issue resolutions.

What You Must Have

• Minimum 10-12 years of Hands-on Project Management experience and managing Project

Schedules, Scope, RAM, SLA, execution/deployment, Customer Acceptances, Cost, and Quality in

Wireless telecom space in the Africa region.

• Professional Project Management Credentials.
• Thorough understanding of the Project Risk assessment and Mitigation in the wireless telecom

industry.

• Thorough understanding of Project cost budgeting & spending’s during the Pre-Sales stage and

delivering the same during the order fulfillment stage.

• Thorough understanding of managing Services Partners / Vendors before, during, and after project

execution.

• Thorough understanding of spare part management including warranties and RMA management in

the wireless mobile industry.

• Thorough understanding of Shipments, Customs clearances, Inland logistics, and Warehousing.
• Ability to optimum utilization of tools, tackles, and machinery including vehicles across the projects.
• Ensuring that internal and external (Services Partners) teams are adhering to HSE norms of the

customer and local geography.

• Excellent Verbal and Communication Skills.
• Expert writing and communications skills.
• Ability to Travel as needed.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s (B.S) degree with 10-12 years of experience in the Telecommunication or Network

Industry.

• Professional PM Certification, ESI, PMP, or Equivalent is a plus
• Proficiency in tools like Primavera, MS Projects etc. is an added advantage