About Lumen Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications - quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up - committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress.
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The Role The Senior Lead Program Operations Manager is a critical role within the new Go To Market (GTM) and Customer Product Adoption team, reporting directly to the VP of GTM and Product Adoption. This role is responsible for overseeing the operational aspects of the GTM team to support bringing products or services to market. This role includes managing processes, systems, and teams to ensure efficient execution across the GTM function. The Senior Lead Program Operations Manager will ensure that all programs are executed efficiently, effectively, and in alignment with Lumen's strategic objectives.
Work Location This position has been designated as fully remote in the U.S.
The Main Responsibilities - Confidence in building a new program operations function from the ground-up in partnership with leadership.
- Serve as a liaison between Product, Sales and Marketing teams to ensure alignment across the GTM process.
- Analyzing existing GTM operations to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, then designing and implementing process improvements to streamline workflows and increase productivity.
- Partner with leadership and cross-functional partners to help design, shape, launch, and manage goals and annual roadmaps.
- Interface with leadership and act as a sounding board for improvements.
- Tactically prioritize and orchestrate stakeholder's programs.
- Facilitate operational meetings with the organization on behalf of leadership.
- Building collateral for presentations and documenting program guides.
- Producing accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its life cycle.
- Analyzing program risks.
- Facilitating meetings with stakeholders and decision makers.
- Additional duties as required of the business.
What We Look For in a Candidate - Minimum: Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of related program operations management experience.
- Proven experience in sales, sales operations, business operations, or marketing operations within a complex GTM environment.
- The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of commercial strategy, enterprise product management, product marketing, and sales enablement.
- Possess strong leadership skills and exhibits managerial courage.
- Excellent collaboration and effective listening skills.
- Strong attention to detail and superior organizational skills.
- Proven ability to present information to various levels in organizations.
- Understanding of project management.
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.
Location Based Pay Ranges:
$103,711 - $138,281 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, and WY.
$108,896 - $145,195 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI.
$114,082 - $152,109 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and WA.
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. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.
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What to Expect Next Based on your job application information you may be given the opportunity to complete a video interview immediately after applying. This will include a set of questions for you to record a response to in addition to Game Challenges. Completion of this video interview is a requirement in order to be considered for our open position. Now not a good time? No worries, we will also send you an email with a link to complete the video interview. We strongly recommend that you complete this within 5 days of your application date.
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Disclaimer The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.
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Application Deadline 04/24/2025