Telecom Project Analyst I

Overview

THE ROLE:

This position is responsible for increasing the effectiveness of the Portfolio and Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) process and toolset by providing process and tool support to Networking, Telecommunication, and Low Voltage cabling projects within the organization. They will serve as a mentor/coach in PMLC principles, standards, and methodologies by working with other analysts, project managers, and delivery teams to track and measure status, progress, and velocity to help to drive continuous improvement in the delivery of high-quality hardware and software infrastructure solutions.

HOW YOU WOULD CONTRIBUTE:

• Developing, managing, and tracking IT projects, from inception to implementation and supporting the transition
• Forecasting, managing, tracking, and reporting project progress, issues, budget, and scope changes to achieve successful project completion times, and within budget.
• Managing communications and expectations of clients, sponsors, users, teams, contractors, and the enterprise while ensuring project adherence to established IT project methodologies and standards, including developing resource plans, risk assessments, project plans, test plans, checkpoint reviews, etc.
• Assist Department with forecasting requirements, preparing the annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, and initiating corrective actions
• Define and drive multiple concurrent project tasks and milestones within the necessary timing

Detailed responsibilities/duties:

Level II

• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Elevate risks to meet product launches and secure senior management approval to move forward
• Requests, collects, and analyzes project quotes and bill of materials from engineers, manufactures, and vendors
• Submits, tracks, and receives quotes, receipts, and invoices in Herbalife’s procurement portal
• Maintains and updates global project tracking information
• Regularly publish project timelines and key summaries to all stakeholders
• Creates and distributes end user communication to ensure smooth transition of new or changing technology
• Collects and analyzes data to evaluate PMLC operational effectiveness and makes recommendations to solve problems
• Follows established modeling and evaluation processes to determine the effectiveness of current operational activities
• Assesses current standards and processes and recommends additional standards and/or modifications to existing processes as the organization evolves.
• Partners with other GTS personnel to build standard reporting frameworks for tracking and communicating the status of items within the GTS project portfolio.
• Trains individuals and teams on project standards, processes and tools.
• Additional duties as assigned

WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT THE TEAM: 

The Telecom Project Analyst role will provide support to departmental activities, executive status reporting, procurement and purchasing, as well as representation and the relaying of information from other Herbalife departments back into Telecom and Network. This role will help keep positive relations with a variety of internal groups such as Finance, Cyber Security, Facilities, Server Ops, Global Safety & Security.

Qualifications

SKILLS AND BACKGROUND REQUIRED TO BE SUCCESSFUL: 

Qualifications:

Required

• Good communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills
• Critical thinking
• Ability to delegate work
• Exceptional time management skills
• Ability to identify system impact for small- and large-scale initiatives
• Experience with complex integration and conversion project experience, including QA lifecycle, implementation, and post-prod support
• Must have experience on large-scale, enterprise-wide/global projects
• Ability to estimate work effort and time needed for various Infrastructure related jobs
• Detail-oriented, project management skills
• Ability to support multiple projects and manage tasks of varying priority
• Knowledge of Project Management and Software Development Tools and Processes
• Familiarity with Agile / Scrum principles
• Budget development and tracking
• High level understanding of Network, Telecommunications, and Low Voltage cabling concepts
• Understand IT and Construction methods, contracts, and blueprints
• Mark up architectural blueprints with Network, Telecommunication, and Low Voltage requirements

Certificates / Training:

• Preferred: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Preferred: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFE) Scrum Master, Scrum Product Owner, SAFe Program Consultant certification

Experience:

Level II

• 5+ years of Project Analyst experience or equivalent

Education:

Required

• Bachelor’s in Information Technology, Business or equivalent field experience

US Benefits Statement

Herbalife offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees in the U.S. (limited to the 50 States and the District of Columbia), which includes Group Health Programs, other Voluntary Benefit Programs, and Paid Time Off. Group Health Programs include Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Basic Life/AD&D; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Other Voluntary Benefit Programs include a 401(k) plan, Wellness Incentive Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Supplemental Life/Critical Illness/Hospitalization/Accident Insurance, and Pet Insurance. Paid time off includes Company-observed U.S. Holidays, Floating Holidays, Vacation, Sick Time, a Volunteer Program, Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave, Bereavement Leave, Personal Leave and time off for voting.

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