Principal-Business Management at AT&T in Dallas, Texas

Job Description:

This position is responsible for program management functions for AT&T’s Technology Development Program (TDP), leveraging a participant first mindset.  This job requires expert level experience to:

• Continue elevating the strong TDP brand,
• Think strategically to create annual funnels of diverse, qualified talent by partnering with AT&T College Recruiting, employee referrals, external reskilling/upskilling education groups, and internal employees interested in launching tech careers via TDP, positioning AT&T as an employer of choice in a highly competitive landscape,
• Create written and visual communications to drive candidate interest, motivate accepted candidates, and impact program participants,
• Communicate to influence and inform executive leadership (written, spoken, and visual as needed),
• Provide thought leadership on employee development strategies,
• Forecast hiring needs (in number, skills, and locations), and drive related TDP compensation change decisions,
• Create strategy for areas of responsibility, and operations for areas of shared program responsibility,
• Provide input and expertise for key technical functions by utilizing knowledge of the business, industry and technology,
• Make recommendations and/or decisions regarding tooling updates, changes and purchases in support of program needs,
• Generate or modify processes in support of program needs, update documentation to match, share changes with stakeholders and interested parties,
• Collaborate with TDP participant supervisors on program experience.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• Continuous improvement mindset via constant evaluation of the most critical area to spend your time, identifying ways to eliminate less critical work through efficiencies or automation,
• Desire to work in autonomous position with high impact and great importance, building the diverse technology workforce of the future,
• Self-starter, team player,
• SAFe Agile experience a plus.

Experience: Typically requires 8-10 years’ experience