AT&T

Complex Projects Lead (IT-IA-IM Program Project Management Level III) (Government)

AT&T$89K — $216K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 16 years of experience in relevant fields or appropriate education
  • Strong project coordination and organizational skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with advanced data analysis
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to evaluate and manage complex project portfolios
  • Adherence to security clearance management and reporting protocols

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach Project Managers on Complex External projects
  • Optimize resource allocation across competing customer requests
  • Develop impact assessments and negotiate technical trade-offs
  • Assist in stakeholder management and conflict resolution
  • Track and interpret portfolio metrics to improve delivery
  • Monitor compliance with Program's SDLC processes
  • Collaborate with teams to ensure project deliverables meet standards

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (minimum 23 days of vacation)
  • Paid Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
  • Employee Discounts on AT&T services and products
Full Job Description

AT&T has an opening for a Complex Project Lead to support AT&T National Security Sector.

Description of Job Duties/Responsibilities:

This position requires office presence a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered. Worl to be performed at a government customer site.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership:

  • Provide functional leadership and coaching of Project Managers assigned to Complex External projects (RITMs).
  • Orchestrate cross-functional resource allocation across competing external customer requests to optimize workloads and reduce bottlenecks.
  • Develop, analyze, and report project impact assessments based on established models, negotiating technical trade-offs to deliver optimal cost and schedule outcomes.
  • Assist team members with stakeholder management and navigate complex, multi-party conflict resolution to maintain project timelines.

Strategic Planning & Requirements Management:

  • Assess large-scale cross functional requirements, and their impacts to on-going and upcoming efforts while identifying opportunities for consolidation, combination, or unity of effort.
  • Track and interpret portfolio-level metrics to detect systemic delivery challenges and drive data transparency and process improvement. Conduct regular portfolio reviews to identify deficiencies in project details, data integrity, and resource forecasting.

Systems Engineering & Solution Development:

  • Ensure end-to-end systems integration and systematic conversion of customer requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
  • Comply and enforce compliance with the Program’s Service Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC) process, schedule, and artifact requirements, ensuring all external RITMs systematically advance through formal gates.
  • Closely monitor key milestones and project documentation to ensure alignment with SDLC review gates and compliance with established delivery requirements.

Business Process Improvement:

  • Identify and implement process optimization opportunities consistent with customer guidance and principles, cost savings, and system architecture objectives.
  • Conduct complex systems analysis and study requirements to drive operational excellence.

Project Execution & Stakeholder Management:

  • Collaborate with Task Leads, Project Managers, and clients to ensure deliverables meet scope, budget, and quality standards, maintaining strong stakeholder relationships while driving toward excellence.
  • Develop and maintain detailed project roadmaps, monitor KPIs, and track progress using agile project management methodologies and industry-standard tools.
  • Prepare executive-level status reports and dashboards, proactively identifying mitigation strategies to remove project and program roadblocks.
  • Establish and monitor service level objectives (SLOs) to measure performance, identify variances, and support timely corrective actions.

Risk Management & Quality Assurance:

  • Lead risk assessment and mitigation planning across multiple service areasto identify, assess, and resolve risks, issues, and opportunities (RIOs).
  • Provide specialized support in technical writing, document integration, and preparation of client-ready presentations and deliverables.
  • Manage data governance and reporting including collecting, analyzing, and publishing information and statistical data.
  • Maintain comprehensive project documentation including correspondence, records, reports, SOPs, and internal communications.

Required Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph. (#ts/sci) (#polygraph)

Required Qualifications:

Candidate must have 16 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education. This equates to a Doctorate and 8 years, masters and 10 years, bachelors and 12 years, associates and 14 years or HS diploma and 16 years.

Additional required qualifications include:

  • Ability to operate effectively within cross-functional team environments while demonstrating a strong willingness to learn and share knowledge with colleagues in a professional office environment.
  • Ability to evaluate complex project portfolios to identify significant roadblocks, assess risks, and direct team members on course-correcting mitigation approaches.
  • Strong organizational and project coordination skills with exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Excellent stakeholder communication and presentation skills with demonstrated ability to influence at all organizational levels.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) with strong data analysis capabilities.
  • Ability to adhere to security clearancemanagement protocols and reporting requirements, including compliance with government security procedures and maintenance of clearance eligibility standards throughout employment.

Ready to join our team? Apply today!

Our Complex Projects Lead (IT-IA-IM Program Project Management Level III) (Government)

earns $89,200 - $216,703 yearly. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement program

Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays) *Pro-rated when working less than 40 hrs/wk.

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected Adoption Reimbursement

Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

Life and Accidental Death Insurance

Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal

Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Extensive employee wellness programs

Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T wireline phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Chantilly, Virginia

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