One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.
What you'll do
We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join the Viasat Government team.
In this role you will manage the Portfolio Roadmap & associated Governance and as well as high-profile projects aimed at redefining and future proofing the current portfolio in line with the Next Gen Multi-Orbit Satellite strategy. The ideal candidate will have experience running multiple complex projects simultaneously as well as establishing and running large cross functional teams in a global environment.
The day-to-day
- Responsible for achieving project objectives on time, within budget and to a high standard.
- Creating of project charters, scope documents and work breakdown structure.
- Identifying and agreeing workstream definitions, deliverables, owners and milestones.
- Leading project risk and issues.
- Being responsible for the project plan and prioritise concurrent activities where necessary.
- Managing communications with stakeholders, ensuring the scope and objectives of the project are clearly understood.
- Establishing regular project and steering board review meetings to ensure key stakeholders are engaged and aligned.
- Owning project dashboards.
- Collaborating closely with wider governance teams to ensure best practice & reuse & that related project synergies are understood and maximised.
- Identifying resource required and flagging resource constraints/challenges.
- Working with Central PMO to drive through product life-cycle process, ensuring correct governance, reporting and ways of working are adhered to by the team.
What you'll need
- 7+ years+ experience working in a project manager role.
- Project delivery using best practice methodologies and project manager tools.
- Familiarity with multiple delivery frameworks: APM, PRINCE2, Agile, PMI, PMBOK etc.
- Demonstrable leadership experience of team in a challenging environment.
- Highly organised, detail oriented, self-motivated & autonomous.
- Collaborative mind-set and strong interpersonal skills.
- An understanding of the complexities surrounding collaboration in a global organisation.
- Ability to remain positive in high pressure and stressful situations.
- Very well organised with a shown ability to multi-task.
- Critical thinking, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Independent problem solver
- Confident and articulate with senior leaders
- Working knowledge of MS Office packages as well as Project Server, MS Project and SharePoint
What will help you on the job
- Experience working with and delivering services and projects related to managed services and/or network infrastructure.
- Experience leading Product transformation
- Experience in Satellite Communications industry
EEO Statement
Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.
