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