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The Lead Project Manager, Strategic Sourcing is responsible for leading high‑impact, cross‑functional projects that drive modernization, operational efficiency, and business value across the Global Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain organization. This role will manage a portfolio of initiatives, including artificial intelligence (AI) projects, process optimization, system implementations, and policy execution.

This position serves as the end‑to‑end delivery owner, accountable for planning, execution, governance, stakeholder alignment, and value realization. For AI initiatives, the Project Manager will act as the AI Project Owner, ensuring projects progress through required intake, risk assessment, and governance processes while delivering measurable outcomes

Lead projects from initiation through closeout, including scope definition, business requirements, schedules, risks, dependencies, and success metrics.

• Developing business cases and coordinating across functions to ensure that investments deliver maximum value.

• Oversee process mapping and recommend workflow improvements, platform updates, systems and AI or automation opportunities.

• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives with varying complexity, timelines, and stakeholders.

• Apply appropriate delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid) based on project needs and maturity.

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to strategic priorities.

• Coordinate project intake, assessments, and approvals throughout the project, inclusive of enterprise governance tools processes and policies (e.g., AI governance, IT systems, ect).

• Partner with AI Governance, Security, Privacy, Legal, Procurement, and Technology teams to ensure compliance with ethical, regulatory, and risk management standards.

• Track specific KPIs such as adoption, business impact, risk mitigation, and operational readiness.

• Act as the primary point of contact for business, technology, and functional stakeholders.

• Translate business needs into clear project plans and actionable deliverables.

• Proactively manage change impacts and support adoption across impacted teams.

• Maintain accurate documentation including project plans, status reporting, and executive dashboards.

• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery processes, tooling, and templates.

• Contribute to the evolution of project management practices, especially for AI and emerging technology initiatives.

5+ years of related project or program management experience, delivering cross‑functional initiatives.

~ Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and dependencies.

~ Strong communication, facilitation, and executive‑level presentation skills.

~ Experience working with process, systems, or technology‑enabled transformation efforts.

~ Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving structure in evolving environments.

_ Experience leading or supporting AI, automation, analytics, or advanced technology initiatives.

~ Familiarity with AI governance concepts such as risk assessments, privacy impacts, security reviews and AI principles.

~ PMP, Agile, or similar project management certification and/or experience

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We’re able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

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