• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of telecommunications software and platform implementation projects • Act as the main customer-facing contact for project-related communication • Manage scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and stakeholder expectations • Translate customer requirements, high-level designs, and integration specifications into actionable delivery plans • Coordinate Engineering, Product Management, Professional Services, architecture, DevOps, and delivery teams • Provide clear and professional status updates to customer-side and internal stakeholders • Ensure delivery on time, within scope, and in line with agreed expectations • Support project success in a demanding telecommunications and infrastructure environment

Role Description - Anforderung der Lastenhefts durch Kunden prüfen (technisch/terminlich) - Technische Lösungen mit unseren Kunden erarbeiten - Betreuung von Projekten von der Angebotsphase bis zum Serienanlauf (APQP-Prozess) - Festlegen und überwachen von Bauteilerprobungsumfängen (DVP) - Erstellen der K-FMEA - Erarbeiten der Konstruktion zusammen mit der CAD-Abteilung Qualifications - Abgeschlossene technische Ausbildung (Ing. / Techniker/in), idealerweise aus dem Bereich Kunststofftechnik oder Fahrzeugtechnik - Kenntnisse im Projektmanagement (APQP-Prozess) - Idealerweise Berufserfahrungen in der Automobilindustrie (Neueinstieg wäre aber auch möglich) - Erfahrungen in der Kunststofftechnik - Gute Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift - Strukturiertes und zielorientiertes Arbeiten - Teamgeist und Einsatzbereitschaft - Eigenverantwortliche und selbstständige Arbeitsweise Benefits - Unbefristete Festanstellung - Persönliche Betreuung - Tarifliche und nach Qualifikation übertarifliche Vergütung - Flache Hierarchien und kurze Entscheidungswege - Urlaubs- und Weihnachtsgeld - Ziel ist: Übernahme durch Kundenbetrieb Company Description Die STEPPS Projekt & Personal Service GmbH ist ein modernes Unternehmen mit Niederlassung in Coburg. Höchster Anspruch der Firma STEPPS ist die Zufriedenstellung von Bewerbern, Mitarbeitern und regionalen Kundenunternehmen durch passende Bewerbervorauswahl, langfristige Einsätze mit der Option auf Übernahme sowie tarifliche und übertarifliche Vergütung. Mit STEPPS zu deinem Traumjob!

Role Description The Senior Technical Project Manager within the GCO Front Door is responsible for leading end-to-end presales program execution, governance, and cross-functional coordination for Hyperscaler deals entering CN Operations. This role ensures that opportunities flowing through the Front Door are executed with discipline, visibility, and alignment across Sales, CN Operations, & Delivery. The Sr Technical Project Manager drives structured multi-workstream engagement, manages presales risks and dependencies, and ensures that customer commitments are achievable, governed, and operationally executable prior to deal signature. The role serves as a critical connection point between strategy and execution, protecting delivery outcomes while enabling Sales velocity. Main Responsibilities - Program Leadership & Deal Orchestration: - Own the overall presales program lifecycle for assigned Front Door opportunities, from intake through approval and readiness to execute. - Lead structured deal reviews, working sessions, and leadership checkpoints to align scope, timelines, resourcing, and delivery approach. - Coordinate across multiple workstreams (delivery, engineering, finance, contract, product, field operations) to ensure cohesive execution. - Governance, Risk & Issue Management: - Drive Front Door governance standards to ensure disciplined intake, review, escalation, and decision-making. - Identify execution risks, delivery constraints, resourcing gaps, or dependency conflicts early and proactively manage mitigation plans. - Escalate issues appropriately with clear options, impacts, and recommendations for leadership decision-making. - Ensure alignment with CN Project Controls for customer commitments, delivery capabilities, and operational capacity. - Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management: - Partner closely with Sales to support deal progression while maintaining delivery integrity and realistic commitments. - Collaborate with Operations to align financial assumptions, contract terms, and delivery models. - Serve as a trusted operational advisor to internal partners, providing clarity, structure, and execution confidence. - Facilitate communication across the CN Presale Team to ensure transparency and shared understanding of program status and risks. - Process Improvement & Scaling the Front Door: - Contribute to the continuous evolution of the Front Door operating model as deal volume and complexity scale. - Standardize presales program management artifacts, workflows, and governance practices. - Identify opportunities to reduce friction, eliminate duplicate handoffs, and improve cycle time without compromising quality. - Support reporting, dashboards, and leadership visibility into pipeline, capacity, and execution readiness. Qualifications - Typically with 6 years of experience. Bachelor's Degree. 4 with a Master's Degree. - Experience leading complex, cross-functional programs in operational or presales environments. - Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent initiatives with competing priorities and high stakeholder visibility. - Background working closely with Sales, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Delivery teams. - Familiarity with governance frameworks, intake models, or enterprise operating models is a plus. - Strong program and project management discipline, with the ability to drive structure in ambiguous environments. - Excellent risk, issue, and dependency management skills, with a bias toward proactive mitigation. - Ability to translate complex information into clear, executive-ready insights. Preferred Qualifications - High level of comfort influencing without authority and navigating matrixed organizations. - Clear, confident communicator with the ability to engage both working teams and leaders. - Skilled facilitator of cross-functional discussions, deal reviews, and decision forums. - Comfortably challenging assumptions and surfacing risks constructively. Compensation This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors. - $84,629 - $112,838 in these states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, WY. - $88,860 - $118,480 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, RI. - $93,092 - $124,122 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, WA. Benefits Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. Life at Lumen Life at Lumen is human and connected, even in a fast moving, AI-focused organization. We set clear expectations and trust people to meet them. With real support and shared accountability, teams collaborate better, move faster, and deliver meaningful outcomes. Our Lumen 8 behaviors guide how we interact, make decisions, and work together, shaping a culture built to perform and win.

• Lead and manage technical projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and aligned to business objectives. • Partner with cross-functional teams including engineering, product, operations, and stakeholders to define project scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and success criteria. • Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, status reports, RAID logs, and communication plans to keep stakeholders informed and projects on track. • Coordinate resources, facilitate meetings, drive issue resolution, and proactively remove blockers to support successful execution. • Track progress against commitments, manage scope changes, and escalate risks or impediments as needed to ensure project delivery. • Support process improvement efforts and help establish project management best practices, tools, and standards across the team. • Contribute to Business Development efforts