Program Manager - Full-time

DISH is a Fortune 200 company with more than $15 billion in annual revenue that continues to redefine the communications industry.  Our legacy is innovation and a willingness to challenge the status quo, including reinventing ourselves.  We disrupted the pay-TV industry in the mid-90s with the launch of the DISH satellite TV service, taking on some of the largest U.S. corporations in the process, and grew to be the fourth-largest pay-TV provider.  We are doing it again with the launch of the first live, internet-delivered TV Service – Sling TV, that bucks traditional pay-TV norms and gives consumers a truly new way to access and watch television.

Now we have our sights set on upending the wireless industry and unseating the entrenched incumbent carriers.

We have a bold sense of pride, adventure, and desire to win – it’s in our DNA.  And we’re looking for people with boundless energy, intelligence, and an overwhelming need to achieve to join our team as we embark on the next chapter of our story.

Opportunity is here.  We are DISH.

A successful Software Project Manager will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management and/or 2-5 years of Project Management experience or direct work experience in technical software project management capacity is preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to interact effectively with IT management, software development and test teams, and infrastructure teams
• Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management; knowledge of technical software project management techniques and tools
• Proven experience in people management, strategic planning, risk management and change management
• Advanced knowledge of software development phases and processes, including a working knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC); knowledge of IT bundle releases and weekly/biweekly deployments; knowledge of Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies
• PMP is required; PMI’s ACP certification is desired; working knowledge of Windows and other infrastructures including hardware and software; solid experience with MS Project, Microsoft Excel, Visio, Word, Outlook, and SharePoint

A Software Project Manager is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of software implementation projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals. 

Primary Responsibilities fall into the following categories: 

• Lead the planning and implementation of projects; present and negotiate with customer, senior management, RM, dev. teams, TQA/UAT 
• Help facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables; define project tasks and resource requirements 
• Develop full scale project plans working with various teams; assemble and coordinate project staff; manage project resource allocation 
• Plan and schedule project timelines and necessary weekly/daily or ad hoc meetings; track project deliverables using appropriate tools; provide direction and support to project team; Quality Assurance and UAT 
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders; present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions 
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs; project evaluations and assessment of results throughout and post project deployment