• Manage cost forecasting and budget development while monitoring actual costs against approved budgets to analyze variances. • Oversee change order processes, evaluate cost impacts, and maintain accurate estimate-to-complete data throughout the project lifecycle. • Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, and Procurement teams to identify, quantify, and monitor project risks related to cost and schedule performance.

• Management of customer projects, driving achievement of customer and Ciena cost, schedule and quality goals on the project. • Overall management for implementation of medium to large size projects, with medium/high complexity, within a customer network. • Leading the end-to-end deployment cycle of complex projects, ensuring the delivery of robust infrastructures within schedule, budget, and the highest quality standards. • Providing overall direction and management, often over a project team involved, to implement medium-to-complex projects and programs within a Customer Network. • Making certain that deviations to the project schedule are investigated and properly followed up. • Ensuring proper contact with customers relating to field project activities. • Works closely with Engineering on project implementation within the E, F & I Services Organization. • Documenting and communicating project status, obstacles and resolutions to management. • Act as the primary point of contact for all aspects of the project.

• Champion the adoption of internal AI and automation tools to streamline project tracking, synthesize meeting data across time zones, and accelerate the creation of project documentation and status reports. • Travel domestically (up to 25%) to lead critical kick-off meetings, conduct high-stakes steering committee reviews, and foster deep, trust-based relationships with global enterprise clients and distributed teams. • Establish, maintain, and navigate complex relationships with international stakeholders, delivery teams, and cross-border customers. • Define or deeply analyze project scopes, impacts, resource allocations, and localized outcomes, ensuring meticulous attention to detail before gaining customer alignment. • Develop granular project plans, mapping out dependencies and scheduling project activities across multiple time zones. • Rigorously track the progress of all concurrent workstreams, keeping a sharp eye on deadlines to ensure commitments are met punctually. • Deliver precise and thoroughly documented project progress updates to delivery teams, sponsors, board members, and clients. • Proactively identify, track, and resolve emerging risks and localized issues promptly and professionally, escalating where necessary. • Utilize appropriate project management systems, tools, and methodologies while maintaining flawless, audit-ready project documentation. • Methodically close projects to enable revenue recognition, ensuring all final details are accounted for and global lessons learned are thoroughly reviewed.

• Champion the adoption of internal AI and automation tools • Travel domestically (up to 25%) for meetings • Establish and maintain complex relationships with stakeholders • Define or deeply analyze project scopes and impacts • Develop granular project plans and track progress • Deliver precise project progress updates • Identify and resolve emerging risks and issues • Maintain flawless, audit-ready project documentation • Methodically close projects to enable revenue recognition