Deployment Manager - Remote with preference given to candidates in the Dallas/Fort Worth or Southeast Region due to project locations at ITC Service Group

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage day-to-day deployment activities across multiple field projects

               in North America.

• Ensure project sites are staffed with qualified technicians and

               service partners.

• Collaborate with recruiting and training teams to onboard and upskill

               field staff.

• Coordinate closely with project managers and deployment partners to

               meet project demands.

• Interview and assess technicians, deploy tiger teams, and manage

               resource assignments.

• Provide detailed field activity reporting to senior leadership.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE:

• Bachelor's degree with 6–8 years of relevant experience

              (or equivalent combination).

• Strong background in managing large technician teams and

               telecom deployments.

• Proven leadership, organizational awareness, and decision-making ability.
• Excellent planning, scheduling, and coordination skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Microsoft Project, Zoom, Teams, PowerBI, and

              other tools.

• Ability to operate independently while aligning with high-level

              department goals.

 SCOPE:

•    Ensures NA deployment projects are staffed with appropriate

                             field technicians to execute the scope of work.

• Works with service partners directly to help manage the day-to-day

                             activities of the technicians.

•         Helps identify and work to train incoming resource to Ciena methods

                             and standards also can guide technicians to online training and

                             Client bootcamps to advance skill levels.

• Coordinate between internal and external teams to ensure the techs

                             are properly trained and equipped.

•           Can prepare detailed reports on field activity and report to senior leadership.

PROFILE:

•   Coordinates franchise PMs and deployment service partners to ensure.

                             all deployment projects are staffed appropriately every week.

• Interfaces with project management to determine weekly project

                             start requirements.

•  Interfaces with deployment partners to confirm resource availability.
• Interviews field technicians for tiger team support.
• Engages tiger teams to provide project support.
• Can interview technicians and determine qualifications.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in related field from a college or university with six to

                             eight years related experience.

• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
•    Strong management background able to manage many technicians.
• Telecommunication background is a plus.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Customer Focused - Acts to add value to customer relationship through

                             concrete actions and decisions.

• Critical Thinking / Analysis- Analyzes Multi-dimensional problems;

                             gathers information over extended periods of time and applies      

                             complex concepts to generate possible solutions.

• Judgment - Makes Complex decisions/Judgment considering

                             multiple alternatives.

• Decisiveness - Delivers decisions in the face of completing alternatives.
• Developing Others - Creates Development Opportunities to foster the

                             teams learning.

• Organizational Awareness - Understands formal and informal structure

                             and the climate / culture of the organization.

• Understands JIT (Just in Time) concepts as they pertain to EF&I Field Projects
• Outstanding planning, scheduling, and coordination skills
• Is self-motivated and can work from high level departmental goals
• A team player that will work well in a cross functional team environment
•       Must have proficiency with various software applications including

                             Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Project, Zoom,

                             Microsoft Teams, PowerBI and complex databases.

ITC Service Group (“ITC”), is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.