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Principal Network Project/Program Management

AT&T

Dallas, TXFull-time$144–216K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$144–216K/yr
Location
Dallas, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Certification In Some Areas

Job overview

The Principal Network Project/Program Management role leads complex, high-value network and engineering programs involving new technology, multiple organizations, and vendors. The role develops and executes project plans, manages stakeholders and resources, drives automation, and presents to executives. It uses Agile methodologies to deliver technical network projects and requires at least seven years of related experience. The position is full-time and onsite in Dallas, Texas.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project PlanningResource AllocationFeasibility StudiesBusiness Case DevelopmentTeam LeadershipProject SchedulingProject TrackingReportingRisk AnalysisCost ManagementVariance AnalysisChange ManagementVendor ManagementStakeholder ManagementContract ManagementCompliance ManagementQuality AssuranceScrumAgile MethodologiesBacklog Management

Qualifications

7+ Years Related ExperienceCertification in Some AreasBachelor's Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

This is a full-time onsite role based in the location(s) posted and is performed from the designated work location five days per week. No relocation is offered.

AT&T will not hire any applicants for this position who require employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Join AT&T and help shape the future of communications and technology that connect the world. We value innovators who seek to explore the unknown and challenge the status quo. Bring your bold ideas and fearless spirit to redefine connectivity and transform how people share stories and experiences. At AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future—you’ll build it.

What you’ll do:

As a Principal Network Project/Program Management, an expert in their field, applying broad business knowledge and strategic insight surrounding emerging trends and technologies to solve complex problems and drive organizational results. Leads critical, high-impact projects and designs/implements innovative business strategies. Works with minimal oversight, frequently consulting senior leadership and influencing executive decisions. Serves as a mentor and assists others with challenging issues.

Leads large, high-value, complex programs with strategic leadership involving new technology, coordinating with multiple organizations and vendors. Provides strategic guidance, manages stakeholders, drives automation, mentors junior PMs, and presents to executives. Leads network and engineering implementation planning, execution and development through completion of assigned technical projects, and successful delivery of ensuring efficient resource use, compliance with industry standards, and successful delivery of technical network projects, while managing vendor relationships using Agile methodologies.

What you’ll need:

  • Project Planning and Development: Develop and manage complex technical project plans, including schedules, resource allocation, feasibility studies, and business cases.

  • Team Coordination and Leadership: Assemble and lead project teams, assign responsibilities, oversee performance, and manage multiple interrelated projects or strategic programs.

  • Execution and Monitoring: Perform scheduling, tracking, reporting, risk analysis, cost management, variance analysis, change management, and control to ensure project adherence to timelines and budgets.

  • Vendor and Stakeholder Management: Establish and manage contractual relationships with customers and external vendors, and coordinate with stakeholders to align project deliverables with business requirements.

  • Compliance and Agile Methodologies: Ensure project compliance with industry standards and company policies, implement quality assurance processes, and utilize Scrum or Agile techniques for team collaboration and backlog management.

What you’ll bring:

  • Required Experience:

  • 7+ years’ related experience in area of professional responsibility

  • Certification is required in some areas.

  • Desired Experience:

  • Flexible work hours (may be required to work evening/weekends)

  • Desired Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) preferred.

Supervisory : No

Environmental Requirements: This position may be responsible for contributing to AT&T compliance with environmental laws and regulations as applicable to its job function. This may include, but is not limited to, work related to fuel tanks, emergency and stand-by generators, boilers, hazardous waste, hazardous materials, batteries, manholes and vaults, water wells, linear and other construction projects, water discharge, or air emissions.

Our Principal Network Proj/Prog Mgmt jobs earn between $143,800.00 - $215,800.00 USD Annual. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

  • 401(k) plan

  • Tuition reimbursement program

  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Paid Caregiver Leave

  • Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected

  • Adoption Reimbursement

  • Disability Benefits (short term and long term)

  • Life and Accidental Death Insurance

  • Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal

  • Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

  • Extensive employee wellness programs

  • Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Dallas, Texas

Salary Range:

$143,800.00 - $215,800.00

AT&T and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity. All hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions remain merit-based and free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T is a fair chance employer and does not initiate a background check until an offer is made. Click here (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_\_https:/www.eeoc.gov/poster\_\_;!!BhdT!gVgkRvpoFXvxCPguQlKOpna1E9V2xmnpQvxcjhTWaBpnwCl09S3N6PYnLgM6kQjmJXAYFLihSQ4W3Sw2boE9zgEA$) to learn more or request an application accommodation here (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_\_https:/www.att.jobs/accommodation/\_\_;!!BhdT!gVgkRvpoFXvxCPguQlKOpna1E9V2xmnpQvxcjhTWaBpnwCl09S3N6PYnLgM6kQjmJXAYFLihSQ4W3Sw2bszyLYN3$) .

AT&T will consider for employment qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal, state and local laws

We expect employees to be honest, trustworthy, and operate with integrity. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment (including sexual harassment) in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment status

How this job compares

Set against the 14,801 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 9, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$144–216K/yr
  • Texas median$108–173K/yr507 salary ranges
  • US median$102–166K/yr9,629 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $180K, is 26% above the Texas median midpoint ($143K) — in the top quarter of Project Management salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,122 open Project Management jobs in Texas and 14,801 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (11,865 postings).
Education
5,645 of the 14,801 open Project Management jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 9, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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