Specialist-Program & Project Management

What you will be doing....

• Engaging with Startups
  • Connect/ Interact with startup ecosystem
  • Work with our partners to bring in the best of startups to drive innovation for VzI
  • Improve the overall process in terms of engaging startups
  • Translate ideas into full blown solutions that helps address unarticulated needs of the organization

• Performing customized market research and monitoring Business & Technology trends
  • Review and analyze information through different reports and researches
  • Develop and present recommendations for the management

• Communication & Reporting
• Arrive & adhere to a standard reporting , review & communication mechanism on activities related to Startup engagement, CoEs, Market Research, External Engagement and Knowledge Management services
• Implement the new operating model
• Build strategic partnership with BU teams across VzI and GTS
• Theme and problem statement based approach
• Calendarized approach to all inward focus initiatives - target at least 1 campaign per BU every 6 months
• Process efficiency improvement
• Increase conversion rate of startup deployment
• Clearly defined patent process and communication of the same to the larger audience
• Run campaigns to drive participation in VzT Live
• Calendarized approach with at least one internal event organized per month
• Create awareness and actively contribute towards building the innovation culture within the organization
• Partner with external companies to provide external opportunities for the organization
• Create the unified engagement calendar and drive participation in external and internal events

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

What were looking for

You'll need to have:

• Bachelors degree or four or more years of work experience
• Four or more years of relevant work experience
• Experience in Business Operations / PM function
• Good exposure to the startup ecosystems
• Proven track record of success in driving /managing process improvement efforts and excels in identifying new areas of opportunity

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A go-getter with strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Strong ability to multitask, prioritize, work independently and drive issues to resolutions
• Experience working in cross-functional teams
• Good communication skills - spoken and presentation(decks, insights etc.) skills
• Market Research - providing insights to the leadership team

• PMP or any equivalent certification preferred

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every even better qualification listed above.