Program Manager-AT&T, Atlanta, GA - (13503)

Shift Type

Job Title

Program Manager-AT&T, Atlanta, GA

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Location

Atlanta - Atlanta, GA US (Primary)

Career Level

Individual Contributor

Category

Telecommunications

Date Needed By

11/25/2013

Job Type

Full-time

Travel

10 - 20%

Job Description

ZTE USA, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of ZTE Corporation, based in Shenzhen, China, and publicly traded in both Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchange. ZTE Corporation is one of the largest telecommunication companies in Asia with offices in more than 160 countries and a workforce of 85,000 employees globally. To support our rapid expansion in the US market, we are looking for qualified candidates to join us to help us succeed in the US market.

Program Manager AT&T

The Program Manager AT&T is responsible for program management of the overall carrier approval process of assigned ZTE products. The responsibility begins at the time of the RFP response, continue through the pre-lab, lab and field testing phases to the commercial launch of the product, including SW maintenance releases, until the product’s end-of-life.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates with telecom Carriers, oversees and “owns” the product approval process
• Primary contact person for carrier’s product evaluation and product realization groups
• Works very closely with carrier’s technical teams and internal R&D teams on a daily basis to ensure issues are addressed in a timely manner
• Coordinates meetings and/or joint investigations with carriers’ subject matter experts and 3rd party developers to troubleshoot and resolve blocking issues
• Obtains and disseminates up to date carrier specifications to internal ZTE teams
• Tracks all project deliverables from ZTE and 3rd parties against the agreed project plans
• Provides leadership, direction and support to R&D teams to ensure the successful completion of the device certification on time
• Manages the project risk and provides status updates to the management team
• Delivers technical presentations to the Carrier and internal ZTE management team
• Oversee resolution of post-launch field problems and product issues
• May be assigned special projects from time to time

Exemption Type

Exempt

Job Requirements

• Successful candidate will have recent knowledge, working experience with AT&T
• Recent experience with Program Management of Carrier wireless device approval process
• Extensive knowledge and experience with wireless devices integration to EDGE, CDMA, UMTS AND LTE
• Ability to manage multiple projects in parallel and coordinate the effort with R&D, Marketing and Product planning teams Ensure all devices be launched on time and  deliverables be met
• Must have strong analyzing and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interface with external customers, R&D, QA, Sales and Marketing
• Bachelor's degree, Masters preferred
• Excellent computer skills MS Office Suite, Excel, and Power Point presentations
• Travel, up to 20%

ZTE USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a diverse and talented workforce. It is our policy to conduct background checks on candidates selected for hire. The background checks consist of Employment, Education, Criminal and drug screen.