Senior Manager Coach, Cloud and Core Services Growth Markets

Senior Manager Coach

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data and applications quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Together, we are building a culture and company from the people up committed to teamwork, trust and transparency. People power progress. We're looking for top-tier talent and offer the flexibility you need to thrive and deliver lasting impact. Join us as we digitally connect the world and shape the future.

The Role

As a senior manager coach within the Lumen transformation office, you will play a critical role in driving strategic execution and cultural transformation across two significant initiatives : Bend the Curve (focused on growth and operational excellence) and Cloudify (modernizing the network with cloud-native technologies for scalable, agile, and customer-centric digital services). Reporting into the transformation leadership team, this highly consultative and hands-on position blends coaching, consulting, and cross-functional collaboration to accelerate performance, accountability, and transformation outcomes. As a trusted advisor and change agent, you will partner with leaders and teams across product, sales, marketing, operations, IT, and finance to drive transformation. Your focus will be instilling a growth mindset, fostering high performance and ownership, and ensuring initiatives progress toward strategic goals. You'll work closely with agile teams, executive sponsors, and technical leads to deliver tailored, impactful coaching aligned with Lumen's transformation objectives. While deep technical expertise in cloud technologies isn't required, a solid understanding of cloud concepts and architecture is essential to guide teams through cloudification. This role offers exceptional exposure to senior leadership, strategic initiatives, and cross-functional collaborationideal for professionals eager to expand their influence and impact.

The Main Responsibilities

Strategic Coaching & Influence

• Provide coaching and consultative support to initiative leaders and team members to improve execution, ownership, and accountability with a focus on delivering transformation and growth results.
• Champion a culture of accountability and ownership by setting clear expectations with initiative owners and regularly reviewing outcomes and KPIs, ensuring responsibility for results.
• Foster alignment and collaboration across functions (product, sales, marketing, operations, IT, finance) to ensure all stakeholders are working toward common transformation goals.
• Communicate findings and recommendations effectively with senior stakeholders, helping to define and prioritize key initiatives.

Execution & Impact

What We Look For In A Candidate

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Key Attributes

Change champion adept at influencing and inspiring teams toward transformation. Collaborative, transparent, and skilled at aligning diverse stakeholders around a common vision. Comfortable working across strategic and technical domains, supporting both business and technology-driven change.

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors. Location based pay ranges : $129,639 - $172,852 in these states : AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, and WY. $136,121 - $181,494 in these states : CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI. $142,603 - $190,137 in these states : AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and WA.

Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of health, life, voluntary lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and / or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

Background screening may include checks for criminal records and / or motor vehicle reports and / or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status. We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions.