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Customer Delivery Lead

NOKIA
Annual Base Salary Range -USD 147,175.00 - 273,325.00 *Plus, potential incentive/variable compensation for eligible roles.
life insurance, paid time off, tuition assistance
United States, Washington, Bellevue
1100 112th Avenue Northeast (Show on map)
Mar 18, 2026
As the Customer Delivery Lead, you assign tasks to the project team and manage project resources and stakeholders, ensuring the project is delivered in scope of contractual obligations and within forecasted costs, time, and required quality. Responsible for the overall project success with respect to external customer satisfaction, financial results, health & safety control activities, and operational services delivery performance. End-to-end project planning and risk and opportunity management. * Manages customer programme (collection of projects managed together for business benefits) or project* for a defined product and / or service scope for a large and / or complex customer contract with high risk probability. Contract might be defined as 'key project' by BG / market. * Ensures all project and operational management is in full alignment with Nokia Mode of Operation (MoO), BG / BL guidelines and the PM@Nokia Methodology. * Plans customer project and keeps plan updated to reflect and anticipate changes by coordinating change management on all aspects affecting cost, scope, schedule and quality (CSSQ). * Participates in pre-sales and sales process activities. Determines delivery approach alternatives and manages the selection of the final recommended approach to delivery. Ensures hand over from Sell to Execute and from Delivery to Care is done and monitors progress against it.Ensures project contract management process is initiated and executed. * Manages the customer relationship during delivery, and serves as the primary interface towards the customer in all activities-related to the own scope of the contract, including customer complaints, corrective actions, and changing requirements. * Prepares a clear and effective communications plan and ensures proactive communication of all relevant information to the customer and to all stakeholders. * Monitors and controls that the project is delivered within the approved budget, profitability forecast, and planned scope. Monitors, controls and reports KPIs defined in customer contract. * Ensures data in all project-related tools and repositories is kept up-to-date and with high quality. Conducts thorough Risk Management for all project risks and opportunities. Knowledge & Experience Typically requires 10-12 years extensive relevant experience and/or a graduate / postgraduate equivalent degree. Management experience across several functional areas or businesses. Mastery of a specific professional discipline combining deep knowledge of theory and practice or expertise across several different disciplines within a function. Command of content of sub function. Recognised thought leader. Come create the technology that helps the world act together Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world. 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