Project Management

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.

Ciena is seeking a Project Manager to lead packet and access network deployments across key customers in India. This role drives successful execution of multi-technology network programs through deployment, integration, and customer delivery activities. The position contributes to delivering high-quality network outcomes across dynamic telecom environments.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of packet/access network projects across IP/MPLS, aggregation, access, and FTTx environments.
• Drive project execution from planning through deployment, acceptance, and closure.
• Manage customer relationships, escalations, change requests, governance reviews, and milestone updates.
• Coordinate engineering, design, field deployment, supply chain, and third-party vendor activities.
• Track project budgets, revenue forecasts, margin performance, and scope management activities.
• Identify deployment, integration, and customer dependency risks and drive corrective actions.
• Manage site readiness, installation, commissioning, network integration, and operational compliance activities.

The must haves:

• Experience: 8+ years background in delivery of packet/access network deployments including IP/MPLS, aggregation, access, or FTTx environments.
• Experience: Application of project delivery practices across planning, deployment, acceptance, and project closure phases.
• Experience: Management of customer-facing telecom programs, including stakeholder engagement and escalation handling.
• Experience: Coordination across engineering, field deployment, supply chain, and third-party vendor teams.
• Experience: Utilization of project financial management activities including budget tracking, revenue forecasting, and margin management.
• Experience: Application of risk identification, root cause analysis, and corrective action management.
• Experience: Background in field rollout activities including site readiness, installation, commissioning, and network integration.

Nice to haves:

• Experience: Experience from telecom organizations involved in wireless, IP, or access network rollouts.
• Experience: Experience managing complex multi-country telecom programs.

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.

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