Technical Project Manager for vRAN / OpenRAN network activities.
Suitable candidates will have experience working as a Technical Project Manager for or alongside a telecoms vendor like Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia, NEC, Rakuten or Samsung responsible for design, test, validation and operational activities.
* You will have proven customer facing experience and be able to understand and explain technical solutions to C level people within my clients customer who is a global telecoms operator.
* As part of your role you will work closely with the product and solutions teams taking end to end responsibility for resource estimates, R&R and statement of work preparation.
* You will own the end to end relationship with the customer for all matters related to vRAN network design ( HLD / LLD ), Lab deployment and test case validation and in-life operations according to the agreed R&R with the customer.
* Experience working closely with or alongside Telefonica or Vodafone in Germany could be advantageous.
Your key responsibilities will be;
* You will work closely in defining the CaaS project service requirements across the project delivery and operational phases and feed these requirements into the associated CaaS vendor so that R&R and accountability is clear
* You will be responsible to ensure the technical deliveries are completed to a high standard and that phased sign off is achieved with the customer by working with the Account Manager, Solution Manager and Performance team to present the outcomes.
* Full accountability for successful delivery in the areas under your direct responsibility
* Responsible for development and management of all process/procedures associated with the delivery and operational SLA
* Provide regular internal reporting to all stakeholders including progress, risks, issues & milestone adherence
* Manage any 3rd party suppliers if applicable ensuring that they deliver according to the agreed contractual commitments and to the highest of standards e.G. CaaS supplier
* You will build and maintain excellent relationships from the outset throughout the customer Technical organisations up to Head of Function level thereby leading to a highly engaged and satisfied customers that maximises the chances of further opportunities & growth
* Ensure sign off at each technical milestone agreed with the customer including Design, Test completion
* Deliver a high standard of documentation across the Design, Test and in-life functions.
I believe you will need the following experience for this role;
* Educated to Degree Level, preferably in Telecoms, IT or Computer Science
* Minimum of 10 years experience in the Mobile Telecommunication Market
* Self-confident and firm stance towards the Customer, Partners, Staff and Subcontractors
* Proven ability to control the performance of Staff / Partners / Subcontractors
* Excellent Knowledge of Open Radio Access Technologies
* Strong knowledge of Cloud and virtualisation technologies and Kubernetes/Linux
* Extensive knowledge of Network Design methodologies and design preparation (HLD/LLD) in RAN/vRAN