Junior - Services Project Manager
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
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How old is it?
Posted 24d ago
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We have tracked this listing since 23 Sep 2026 (9 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently just now.
Is it remote?
The listing says yes
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Who may apply?
United Kingdom, Ireland
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Pay not stated
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The listing
As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.
Junior Services Project Manager
How you will make an impact:
- Lead end‑to‑end delivery of services projects across the United Kingdom, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, and quality commitments are met.
- Coordinate cross‑functional resources, including engineering teams, partners, and internal stakeholders, to execute agreed delivery plans.
- Drive customer‑facing project governance, including progress reviews, risk management, and milestone tracking.
- Manage project communications, providing clear and timely visibility of status, risks, and mitigation actions.
- Monitor delivery performance against financial targets, supporting accurate revenue recognition and margin attainment.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate delivery, technical, and commercial risks throughout the project lifecycle.
- Contribute to presales and delivery decisions that balance technical feasibility, delivery risk, and commercial outcomes.
The must haves:
- 3+ years of experience in service delivery, project management, or service coordination roles within a relevant industry.
- Application of project management practices across the full delivery lifecycle, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
- Direct interaction with customers and cross‑functional delivery teams, including engineering and partner resources.
- Background in managing scope, schedules, milestones, and dependencies for multiple or complex projects.
- Utilization of project management tools to plan, track, and report on delivery progress.
- Application of risk assessment and mitigation planning within active service delivery environments.
- Background in coordinating resources across matrixed organizations and multiple stakeholders.
- Application of effort estimation, cost awareness, and delivery risk considerations during project execution.
- Experience operating across time zones and collaborating with geographically distributed teams.
- Ability to travel regularly to London or Belfast offices (2–3 days per week).
Nice to haves:
- Background in optical transport or networking environments, including DWDM and L0/L1 technologies.
- Exposure to network lifecycle activities such as design, deployment, migration, and validation.
- Experience contributing to presales activities or bid management discussions.
- Familiarity with commercial margin management and financial performance tracking.
- Experience operating in early‑stage or less‑defined delivery environments.
At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.
Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.