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About The Role
Manage Telecommunications projects within their scope, guaranteeing efficiency and compliance with internal procedures, industry regulations, and service standards, contributing to clients´ satisfaction and the business's sustainable growth.
As a part of your job, you will:
* Define and manage the scope of IT and Telco projects, estimating costs, determining budgets, and identifying quality requirements.
* Plan, define, and develop schedules and activities, estimating resources and technical activity durations within network deployment, IT infrastructure, or software implementation projects.
* Manage scope changes, schedules, and costs, while maintaining awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact on telecom service delivery and IT systems.
* Define project budgets and efficiently allocate resources, ensuring the project is delivered within set timelines and cost frameworks.
* Establish and maintain relationships with internal teams, vendors, clients, and telecom service providers within the project scope.
* Perform risk management by identifying potential technical and business risks, assessing their impact, developing mitigation strategies, and escalating unresolved issues.
* Oversee and manage the technical workload of IT and network engineering teams, ensuring timely progress and reporting project status.
* Ensure project team members align with client needs and telecom industry requirements, particularly in areas like network deployment, IT systems integration, and service activation.
* Promote continuous improvement in project execution by optimizing IT and Telco processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance service quality.
* Guarantee on-time project delivery, ensuring compliance with IT security standards, network performance benchmarks, and telecom service agreements.
* Lead and coach the project team, providing assessment, support, and development opportunities.
* Stay updated on emerging IT and Telecom technologies (e.g., 5G, SD-WAN, IoT, cloud computing, OSS/BSS systems) and integrate them into project planning.
* Ensure compliance with internal policies and external telecom and IT regulations (e.g., GDPR, SLA compliance, and cybersecurity protocols).
* Identify new business opportunities and potential IT/Telco projects with existing customers.
* Continuously coach, motivate, and guide team members to improve performance in terms of project scope, budget, and schedules, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
What are we looking for?
* Strong leadership skills, capable of leading, coaching, motivating, and inspiring teams toward achieving project goals.
* Expertise in project planning, scope definition, scheduling, budgeting, and financial tracking.
* Excellent risk management skills, identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks related to technology deployment and service stability.
* Experience managing P&L, budgeting, and forecasting, ensuring financial control throughout the project life cycle.
* Strong stakeholder management—able to effectively communicate, negotiate, and collaborate with business and technical teams.
* Proven problem-solving skills, capable of analyzing challenges and developing innovative solutions based on data.
* Ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple projects within a high-paced Telco/IT environment, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are met.
* Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid frameworks for IT and Telecom project management.
* Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships, resolve conflicts, and drive team collaboration.
* Commitment to continuous learning and professional development, keeping up with IT and telecom industry trends and best practices.
Nice to have:
* PMP, Prince2, or equivalent Project Management certification.
* ITIL Foundation certification (preferred for IT Service Management projects).
* Agile certification (Scrum Master, SAFe, or similar).
Personal traits
* Ability to adapt to different contexts, teams, and Clients;
* Teamwork skills but also a sense of autonomy;
* Motivation for international projects and ok if travel is included;
* Willingness to collaborate with other players;
* Strong communication skills.
At Celfocus, we are committed to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace. As an equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applicants of all backgrounds, gender identities, and abilities. We are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs. If you require any adjustments during the selection process, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team.
Come join the Team
Celfocus is pioneering the future of business through Next-Gen Intelligence - the convergence of data, AI, and human creativity to build more autonomous and adaptive organisations.
Guided by our core belief - Making Data Actionable - we partner with leading companies to co-create intelligent solutions that turn data into insight, agility, and business value.
Operating in over 25 countries, we bring together business experts, data scientists, and AI engineers to turn complexity into clarity and vision into measurable impact.
Founded in 2000, Celfocus is part of Novabase, listed on Euronext Lisbon.
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