Company Summary

DISH, an EchoStar company, has been reimagining the future of connectivity for more than 40 years. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products and now we are building America’s First Smart Network™.

Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Mobile and GenMobile.

Department Summary

Surpassing network limitations of the past, our Wireless Deployment organization is building the country’s first cloud-native, standalone 5G wireless network. This is the foundation of a connected world flexible enough to satisfy all the social, economic and transformative needs of today and the future.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

DISH Wireless is looking for a Senior Program Manager to help build and operate our 5G network across the US. The Senior Program Manager will be accountable for relationship management, evaluating performance, and managing contracts for vendors required to support DISH’s nationwide 5G network deployment. This position will be a subject matter expert on the Purchase Order lifecycle, pre-construction services, and wireless deployment that supports our market teams to deliver a high-performance network infrastructure. The Senior Program Manager will have strong knowledge of the competitive landscape and use this knowledge to negotiate favorable terms with our vendors. This role will require some travel.

Key Responsibilities:

As a successful Senior Program Manager, you will have:

• Oversee pre-construction vendors, including governance, performance management, dispute resolution, and leadership escalations.

• Coordinate with stakeholders to source services and products for network deployments, focusing on quality, schedule, and cost.

• Manage strategic vendor partnerships for Architecture & Engineering, Leasing, Zoning & Permitting, and Utility Coordination.

• Establish and maintain a vendor performance management system and communication plan.

• Provide contract training and support for stakeholders, addressing contract disputes.

• Manage high-profile, complex projects, communicate status and issues, develop contingency plans, and teach lessons learned.

Skills, Experience and Requirements

As a successful Senior Program Manager, you will have:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree; advanced degree preferred

• 5 + years of Wireless Network experience; especially in wireless infrastructure and large-scale programs

• 3 + years of site acquisition services, vendor management, tower portfolio management, and budget accountability

Skills and Qualifications:

• Carrier-level experience with national programs including macro tower, rooftops, modifications, raw land, small cell, COW, and DAS within multiple geographic regions, is strongly preferred

• The ability to thrive in a start-up environment with significant ambiguity and challenging problems inherent in building a greenfield, stand-alone 5G network, including ownership of policy development

• Tactful communication (written and presentation) style; need to have the ability to create a story and value proposition, develop presentations, and present in front of internal/external clients, as well as frontline to C-level executives

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $83,950.00/Year - $119,900.00/Year

Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: DISH Benefits .

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We are a true merit-based organization and work hard so there are no artificial barriers to one's potential success. DISH is committed to a workforce where everyone's opportunities are limitless.

Consistent with this commitment, DISH will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to the employee or others, or is otherwise not required by law.