Technology Project Manager-Open Source

When you join Verizon

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What you’ll be doing...

The Open Source Program Office is seeking a Program and Project Manager to play a critical role that interacts with development, security, and compliance teams across the company with the goal of building and maintaining a Verizon-wide open source software management program. You will engage with teams across the enterprise to standardize, connect, and harmonize the existing approaches for tracking open source components and manage the development and implementation of analysis and automation tools to streamline and simplify this process. You will work closely with your peers in the Open Source Program Office who are driving other aspects of overall open source governance. You will be responsible for the prioritization of efforts and escalating any issues regarding all aspects of this program, engaging at the executive level as well as the implementation level. You will also be providing metrics and report-outs regarding the progress and impact of this program to senior executives and the program steering committee, which will require understanding, documenting, and highlighting the necessary trade-offs and proposing effective solutions to improve the security and compliance of our open source environments.

You will be part of a cross-Verizon virtual team focused on building innovative, strategic, and long-term solutions that align with (and often expand) Verizon enterprise architecture standards. You will work collaboratively with all stakeholders to establish and maintain program momentum. You will also work closely with your peers on implementing policies and establishing best practices for the use of open source software components in all stages of the development lifecycle.

• Acting as the single point of contact for all communications and engagement team efforts.
• Ensuring complete coverage across all parts of the business, focusing on prioritizing the target efforts appropriately.
• Planning and tracking work for the larger business teams including operational alignment and execution plans.
• Creating and fostering strong relationships with all participants by aligning our goals while also understanding how we can leverage existing efforts to minimize the incremental impact of the program on schedules while meeting the security and compliance objectives.
• Managing and publishing metrics and impact reports for the program.
• Working with the OSPO leadership on the overall open source related strategies.
• Working with leaders to define and prioritize programs and communications strategy.

What we are looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Experience in driving cross organizational programs.
• Experience in leading data engineering programs.
• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in open source licensing and related legal topics.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A degree.
• Strong team leadership, and communication skills.
• Ability to drive projects and programs to successful completion.
• Strong Program Management and leadership skills.
• Experience in software security topics.
• Experience collaboratively working with peers and leaders to gain their buy-in and alignment on highly visible engineering and change management programs.
• Experience for being a self-starter, capable of leading initiatives independently, while keeping management and peers informed of status, risks, issues, etc.
• Resourceful and creative thinking.
• Strong communication skills.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

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Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401 (k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

If you are hired into a Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, or New York work location, the compensation range for this position is between $123,000.00 and $229,000.00 annually based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.