AT&T

Principal Network Project/Program Management

AT&T$128K — $215K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of related professional experience
  • 5+ years in financial analysis and business case development
  • 3+ years of leadership or people management experience
  • Expertise in building financial models and conducting ROI analyses
  • Strong understanding of P&L management and budgeting
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proven ability to influence decisions in cross-functional settings

Responsibilities

  • Oversee project value and benefits realization for operational initiatives
  • Develop and maintain financial models to track savings and productivity
  • Create P×Q models for investment decision support
  • Validate that reported savings align with the P&L
  • Collaborate on labor impact quantification and time savings assessment
  • Maintain databases for labor rates and financial model inputs
  • Provide leadership updates on savings forecasts and benefit realization

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (minimum 23 days of vacation per year)
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Disability Benefits (short and long term)
  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Full Job Description

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

What you’ll do:

As a Principal Network Project/Program Management position, overseeing Project Value & Benefits Realization, you will be responsible for quantifying, validating, and governing the financial benefits generated through operational improvement and transformation initiatives. This role partners closely with Project Management, Finance, Capacity Planning, and Analytics teams to develop business cases, validate savings, and ensure project benefits are reflected in the organization's financial performance.

What you’ll bring:

  • Partner with project managers to quantify the financial value and ROI of projects and initiatives.

  • Develop and maintain financial models that measure year-over-year savings, productivity improvements, and cost reductions.

  • Create P×Q (Price × Quantity) models to evaluate project benefits and support investment decisions.

  • Partner with Finance to validate that reported savings are realized and reflected in the organization's P&L through monthly reconciliation processes.

  • Collaborate with Capacity Planning teams to quantify labor impacts, identify affected organizations, and measure time savings associated with project implementation.

  • Maintain and govern databases of labor rates, productivity factors, savings assumptions, and financial model inputs.

  • Establish annual labor cost standards in partnership with Finance to support accurate financial analyses.

  • Develop business cases and executive presentations supporting project funding and portfolio investment decisions.

  • Provide leadership with savings forecasts and benefit realization updates to support budgeting and strategic planning.

  • Partner with analytics and statistical experts to design and validate controlled studies that support savings assumptions and business case development.

  • Track cost pools and operational expenses across organizations to identify savings opportunities and validate project benefit potential.

What you’ll need:

  • Required Experience:

    • 7+ years of related experience in area of professional responsibility

  • Required Qualifications:

    • 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, business case development, operational finance, project valuation, or benefits realization.

    • 3+ years of leadership or people management experience.

    • Demonstrated experience building financial models, ROI analyses, and executive-level presentations.

    • Strong understanding of P&L management, budgeting, and financial reporting.

    • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

    • Proven ability to influence decisions and lead cross-functional initiatives.

  • Desired Qualifications:

    • MBA, CPA, CMA, PMP, or related certification.

    • Experience in operational transformation, continuous improvement, or capacity planning environments.

    • Knowledge of statistical analysis, experimental design, and benefits validation methodologies.

    • Success in this role is measured by the accuracy of project valuations, realization of forecasted savings, transparency of benefits reporting, and the organization's ability to make data-driven investment decisions.

  • Desired Education:

    • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, Analytics, or a related field preferred.

Supervisor: No

Environmental Requirements: This position may be responsible for contributing to AT&T compliance with environmental laws and regulations as applicable to its job function. This may include, but is not limited to, work related to fuel tanks, emergency and stand-by generators, boilers, hazardous waste, hazardous materials, batteries, manholes and vaults, water wells, linear and other construction projects, water discharge, or air emissions.

Our Principal Network Proj/Prog Mgmt jobs earn between $128,400.00 - $215,800.00 USD Annual. 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)
  • 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 phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Dallas, Texas, Southfield, Michigan

Salary Range:

$128,400.00 - $215,800.00

About AT&T

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Size
203,000 employees
Market Cap
$131.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$5.1 billion
Founded
1983
5 Year Trend
+0.6%
Revenue
$171.7 billion
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