At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.
OverviewThe Technical Program Manager will support the successful delivery of internet speed enhancements for customers. The role requires program coordination across multiple teams and stakeholders, using technical knowledge, strategic planning, leadership skills, and strong execution discipline to oversee a tested program. The ideal candidate will understand how to advance program requirements, develop detailed technology-oriented plans, track program progress, manage stakeholder engagement, and analyze large data sets daily in Excel while working with multiple cross functional teams to drive immediate resolution. This is a long term, onsite role in Denver, CO. All qualified candidates must live and work in Denver on site 3 days per week in office and be authorized to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship or transfer.
Responsibilities· Coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects within defined scope and timeline.
· Develop and manage program schedules, identify risks, and clearly communicate goals to project stakeholders.
· Monitor and report on program status regularly to ensure project deliverables are on time and within budget.
· Conduct quality checks to ensure the customer experience is not interrupted.
· Review large Excel data files and analyze fallout results while working with required groups for immediate resolution.
· Communicate regularly with senior management regarding the status of specific projects, blockers, and issues.
· Manage Walk-On stakeholder relationships and requirements through bi-weekly management meetings.
· Identify and escalate potential issues or risks that could affect the successful delivery of the project.
Requirements
RequirementsCandidates must have strong technical program management experience, proven ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholder groups, and the ability to use data analysis to support timely project decisions and issue resolution. Candidates must have the following:
· Minimum of 5-8 years program or project management experience in technology focused environments.
· Strong problem-solving ability and comfort working through ambiguity across multiple cross functional teams.
· Ability to analyze large data sets daily and translate findings into clear action items for resolution.
· Strong senior stakeholder communication skills, including the ability to clearly report status, blockers, and risks.
· Experience managing stakeholder relationships and requirements through recurring management meetings.
· Experience with software development methodologies.
· High proficiency with Excel is required, including VLOOKUPs, large data set filters, and adding fields for analysis.
· Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite.
· Experience with JIRA, SharePoint, and Tableau reporting.
· Telecom industry experience is required.
· Agent OS or SCOPE experience for account review is a plus.
Education & Certifications· Bachelor’s degree is required in Business, Computer Science, or a similar quantitative focused field of study.
· PMP, PMI or equivalent program/project certification is preferred.
Compensation
Sand Cherry Associates is required by Colorado law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range considers a wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This is a consulting engagement with an expected annual salary of $115,000-135,000. Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.
Benefits
Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.
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At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Manager to lead strategic, cross-functional initiatives within our client's broadband organization. This role will primarily focus on driving a critical outage management program aimed at improving how service disruptions are identified, managed, and communicated to customers across the enterprise footprint. The ideal candidate is a seasoned project/program management professional who excels at coordinating complex initiatives, aligning stakeholders, managing risks, and delivering business outcomes. While the role is heavily focused on project and program leadership (80-90%), the successful candidate must also possess enough business analysis and requirements experience (10-20%) to partner effectively with Business Analysts, validate requirements, identify process gaps, and contribute to business requirements documentation. This is a hybrid role that requires 4 days per week in the Stamford, CT or Denver, CO office. All qualified candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship or visa transfers. Please note that we do not work C2C.
Key Responsibilities
Lead large-scale, cross-functional broadband programs from initiation through implementation. Manage an outage management initiative focused on developing processes and systems that improve customer communication during service interruptions. Build and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables. Develop end-to-end business workflows and operational processes. Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, proactively connecting related issues across workstreams and stakeholders. Partner with Business Analysts to review requirements, identify process gaps, validate solutions, and contribute to Business Requirements Documents (BRDs). Facilitate collaboration across business, technology, operations, product, and customer experience teams. Establish and manage stakeholder communication plans, ensuring alignment at all organizational levels. Drive program governance activities, status reporting, executive presentations, and decision-making forums. Track project health, manage escalations, and ensure successful delivery of business objectives. Influence stakeholders and navigate complex organizational dynamics to maintain momentum and achieve results.Requirements
7+ years of project and/or program management experience leading complex enterprise initiatives. Direct experience within the broadband, telecommunications, cable, or connectivity services industry. Proven ability to manage large, cross-functional programs involving multiple stakeholders and dependencies. Strong understanding of project management methodologies and program governance practices. Experience developing project plans, managing timelines, tracking risks, and driving execution. Ability to understand business requirements and collaborate effectively with Business Analysts and technical teams. Experience creating or reviewing process flows, workflow documentation, and BRDs. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify upstream/downstream impacts across a program. Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail. Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities. Experience with outage management, service assurance, network operations, customer communications, or related broadband operational programs preferred. Experience leading process improvement and operational transformation initiatives preferred.PMP, PgMP, Agile, or related project management certifications preferred. Experience working in highly matrixed enterprise environments preferred.Compensation
Sand Cherry Associates is required by Colorado law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range considers a wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This is a long-term W-2, consulting engagement with an expected salary rate of $125,000-$135,000. Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.
Benefits
Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.
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At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Manager to lead strategic, cross-functional initiatives within our client's broadband organization. This role will primarily focus on driving a critical outage management program aimed at improving how service disruptions are identified, managed, and communicated to customers across the enterprise footprint. The ideal candidate is a seasoned project/program management professional who excels at coordinating complex initiatives, aligning stakeholders, managing risks, and delivering business outcomes. While the role is heavily focused on project and program leadership (80-90%), the successful candidate must also possess enough business analysis and requirements experience (10-20%) to partner effectively with Business Analysts, validate requirements, identify process gaps, and contribute to business requirements documentation. This is a hybrid role that requires 4 days per week in the Stamford, CT or Denver, CO office. All qualified candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship or visa transfers. Please note that we do not work C2C.
Key Responsibilities
Lead large-scale, cross-functional broadband programs from initiation through implementation. Manage an outage management initiative focused on developing processes and systems that improve customer communication during service interruptions. Build and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables. Develop end-to-end business workflows and operational processes. Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, proactively connecting related issues across workstreams and stakeholders. Partner with Business Analysts to review requirements, identify process gaps, validate solutions, and contribute to Business Requirements Documents (BRDs). Facilitate collaboration across business, technology, operations, product, and customer experience teams. Establish and manage stakeholder communication plans, ensuring alignment at all organizational levels. Drive program governance activities, status reporting, executive presentations, and decision-making forums. Track project health, manage escalations, and ensure successful delivery of business objectives. Influence stakeholders and navigate complex organizational dynamics to maintain momentum and achieve results.Requirements
7+ years of project and/or program management experience leading complex enterprise initiatives. Direct experience within the broadband, telecommunications, cable, or connectivity services industry. Proven ability to manage large, cross-functional programs involving multiple stakeholders and dependencies. Strong understanding of project management methodologies and program governance practices. Experience developing project plans, managing timelines, tracking risks, and driving execution. Ability to understand business requirements and collaborate effectively with Business Analysts and technical teams. Experience creating or reviewing process flows, workflow documentation, and BRDs. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify upstream/downstream impacts across a program. Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail. Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities. Experience with outage management, service assurance, network operations, customer communications, or related broadband operational programs preferred. Experience leading process improvement and operational transformation initiatives preferred.PMP, PgMP, Agile, or related project management certifications preferred. Experience working in highly matrixed enterprise environments preferred.Compensation
Sand Cherry Associates is required by Colorado law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range considers a wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This is a long-term W-2, consulting engagement with an expected salary rate of $125,000-$135,000. Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.
Benefits
Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.
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Company Profile
At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Business Systems Analyst to serve as the critical liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams. In this role, you will analyze business processes, evaluate system operations, gather and document requirements, and help translate business needs into technical solutions. You will collaborate closely with users, engineering, and development teams to ensure technology solutions align with business objectives while supporting system enhancements, issue resolution, and continuous process improvement. This position is a temp to hire role requiring 3-4 days on-site in Denver, CO. All qualified candidates must be located in the Denver, CO area and be authorized to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship or visa transfers. Please note that we do not work C2C.
Responsibilities
· Analyze and evaluate information technology systems, business processes, and operational workflows to identify opportunities for improvement.
· Partner with business stakeholders to understand user needs, gather requirements, and recommend effective system solutions.
· Serve as the primary point of contact between business users and engineering/development teams throughout the project lifecycle.
· Elicit, analyze, document, and validate functional and technical requirements.
· Translate business needs into detailed technical requirements, user stories, process flows, use cases, and other project documentation.
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure business requirements are accurately interpreted and implemented.
· Identify, document, report, prioritize, and track system defects, issues, and enhancement requests through resolution.
· Support system testing activities, including test planning, user acceptance testing (UAT), and validation of delivered solutions.
· Assist with change management activities, user training, and documentation to support successful solution adoption.
· Evaluate the impact of proposed system changes and recommend improvements that increase operational efficiency and user experience.
· Participate in project planning, status meetings, and cross-functional initiatives while ensuring deliverables are completed on schedule.
Requirements
Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Systems Analyst, Business Analyst, or in a similar IT/business systems role.Must have telecommunications or cable industry experienceExperience gathering, documenting, analyzing, and managing business and technical requirements.Strong understanding of systems analysis methodologies and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).Experience serving as the liaison between business stakeholders and engineering or development teams.Proven ability to identify, document, prioritize, and track system issues, defects, and enhancement requests through resolution.Strong Vendor managementExperience working in Agile, Scrum, or hybrid project environments is preferred.Familiarity with requirements management, issue tracking, and collaboration tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or Confluence, agile workflows, epics/storiesExperience supporting enterprise applications, systems integrations, or digital transformation initiatives is a plus.Knowledge of business process modeling and workflow documentation techniques is preferred.Education/Certifications
· Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Compensation
Sand Cherry Associates is required by Colorado law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range considers a wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This is a temp to hire opportunity with an hourly rate of $50-65. Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.
Benefits
Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.
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At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally native, data-empowered solutions. Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team. Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success.
Overview
We are seeking a highly strategic Product Owner / Product Delivery Manager to join an Emerging Technology team within a leading telecommunications organization. This team is responsible for identifying, evaluating, validating, and maturing innovative technologies—including AI-driven solutions—before transitioning them to enterprise product ownership teams for full-scale development and deployment. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys building concepts from the ground up, and can confidently influence senior leadership. The successful candidate will possess a strong product mindset, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to lead strategic discussions around emerging technologies with minimal oversight. Candidates with backgrounds in Product Management, Product Development, Management Consulting, Investment Banking, or Corporate Strategy are encouraged to apply, particularly those with experience in the cable broadband industry. This is a 2-3 month hybrid role that requires 4 days per week in the Denver, CO office. All qualified candidates must live in the greater Denver area and be able to be on site 4 days per week. We can not consider candidates outside of the Denver area. Please note qualified candidates must be authorized to work without visa sponsorship or visa transfers and we are not able to work C2C.
Responsibilities
Lead product discovery and early-stage product development initiatives focused on emerging technologies and AI solutions.Evaluate new technologies and develop strategic recommendations for adoption within the business.Define product vision, business value, and success metrics for new initiatives.Partner with engineering, architecture, operations, and business stakeholders to validate concepts and guide product direction.Drive product delivery activities, ensuring initiatives move efficiently from concept through transition to enterprise product teams.Facilitate executive-level meetings and workshops, presenting ideas clearly and influencing decision-making across multiple leadership levels.Develop business cases, product roadmaps, and strategic recommendations for emerging technologies.Gather and prioritize business requirements while balancing technical feasibility and customer value.Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams and build consensus among diverse stakeholders.Operate independently with minimal direction while maintaining strong organizational discipline and execution.Requirements
Qualifications
7+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Product Development, Product Delivery, or a related strategic role. Experience evaluating, developing, and delivering emerging technologies, digital products, or AI-driven solutions. Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and the end-to-end product lifecycle. Demonstrated ability to define product vision, develop business cases, and drive product strategy from concept through delivery. Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to confidently lead discussions and present to senior executives. Proven ability to facilitate cross-functional collaboration, influence decision-making, and build consensus across technical and business teams. Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment while requiring minimal oversight. Entrepreneurial mindset with strong strategic thinking and a passion for innovation. Comfortable presenting new ideas, facilitating healthy debate, and incorporating constructive feedback to improve outcomes. Experience within the telecommunications industry (preferably cable broadband) is strongly preferredExperience working with broadband technologies, customer connectivity products, or telecom infrastructure is a plus. Background in Management Consulting, Corporate Strategy, Investment Banking, or technology strategy is highly desirable. Experience with AI products, machine learning initiatives, or emerging technology evaluation frameworks is preferred.Compensation
Sand Cherry Associates is required by Colorado law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range considers a wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This is a 2-3 month consulting engagement with an hourly rate of $70-$85. Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.
Benefits
Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our Consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our Consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.
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