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DISH is a Fortune 250 company with more than $13 billion in annual revenue that continues to redefine the communications industry. Our legacy is innovation and a willingness to challenge the status quo, including reinventing ourselves. We disrupted the pay-TV industry in the mid-90s with the launch of the DISH satellite TV service, taking on some of the largest U.S. corporations in the process, and grew to be the fourth-largest pay-TV provider. We are doing it again with the first live, internet-delivered TV service - Sling TV - that bucks traditional pay-TV norms and gives consumers a truly new way to access and watch television.
Now we have our sights set on upending the wireless industry and unseating the entrenched incumbent carriers.We are driven by curiosity, pride, adventure, and a desire to win - it's in our DNA. We're looking for people with boundless energy, intelligence, and an overwhelming need to achieve to join our team as we embark on the next chapter of our story.Opportunity is here. We are DISH. Working location in Englewood, CO is required; relocation assistance available.DISH is seeking a Staff Engineering Program Manager for our Englewood, CO location. The position will be responsible for program management for a variety of company wide initiatives, initially focusing on PayTV programs. As part of the Dish Technologies Program Management Office (DTPMO), the Staff Program Manager will lead Engineering and Enterprise projects using traditional waterfall, Agile, and Scaled Agile methodologies. Primary duties will include ensuring that projects are planned, tracked, and managed. The PM will effectively and efficiently communicate with stakeholders and customers, interact with executive sponsors and project teams to identify scope, requirements, and manage projects through the full project lifecycle.The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Consumer Premise Engineering development projects and operational product launch execution experience. Primary responsibilities include:- Manage development projects for the Hardware Engineering department in compliance with established program management phase gate processes and procedures.
- Manage the planning, development, design, implementation and enterprise launch of strategic corporate projects and communicate project status.
- Coordinate with enterprise teams including IT, Sales, CXO, In-Home Services, Billing, Marketing, and others to ensure operational readiness and success of new product launches.
- Work closely with the Software Program Management to ensure that software milestones are aligned and met.
- Lead cross-functional program meetings and manage the coordination and project deliverables between internal project organizations as well as third party partners to deliver the project on time and on budget.
- Manage executive project expectations including owning escalation, communication, and C-level interaction on critical strategic projects for the company.
- Work cross-functionally as a dynamic leader to effectively guide projects from concept to deployment and facilitate large cross-functional meetings guiding large project teams.
- Document all aspects of the project including product features requirements, risk, issues, schedule, and meeting agendas/notes while maintaining document repository structures.
- Liaise, coordinate, evaluate and assign prioritization of work for project teams.
- Communicate with internal customers, external customers, and vendors.
- Support varying groups such as Project Managers, Architects, Product owners, Product managers in defining and orchestrating the necessary activities to ensure project work is completed.
- Lead vendor selection efforts, including creating Requests for Proposal (RFP), proposal reviews and scoring. This may include all vendor communications liaising with both Dish and the vendor's legal representatives for final contracting.
- BS in Technical discipline, Engineering, or 10+ years of related work experience desired
- Proficiency with MS Project, MS Office, and Google Workspace (G Suite)
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally as a dynamic leader to effectively guide projects from concept to deployment and facilitate large cross-functional meetings guiding large project teams.
- Capable of creating project schedules in Microsoft Project, managing and tracking and deliverables for waterfall or cross process projects.
- Demonstrated experience in the writing, managing and maintaining at various levels of requirements for both waterfall and agile projects.
- Ability to operate in uncertainty and adapt quickly is paramount as the environment is fast-paced and evolving.
- PMP Certification preferred
- Experience managing Satellite Pay TV Projects preferred
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