Technical Project Manager, EMEA

Cato Networks; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cato Networks is a leading provider of cloud-delivered networking and security services, known for converging enterprise networking with security into a single SASE platform. As a Technical Project Manager, you will advise customers through their SASE transformation, provide project planning and technical guidance, and coordinate with multiple stakeholders to ensure smooth deployment.

Fluency in English and French is required, and you will manage multiple deployment work streams with partners,

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience managing technical, cross-functional deployments.
• Excellent understanding and practice of project management processes, strategies, and methodologies.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills; able to set guidelines for others.
• Experience in budgeting burn rate and consumption forecast.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure concepts (routing, switching, firewall).
• Experience with SaaS or subscription-based models is a plus.
• Experience in telecommunications procurement and deployment is a plus.
• Ability to work with global teams across time zones.

Aufgaben

• Lead multiple concurrent cross-functional and global customer projects with multiple deployment work streams.
• Develop and maintain project management deliverables (schedules, milestones, dependencies).
• Own and maintain burn rate and forecast reports; communicate with customers throughout the lifecycle.
• Define roles and responsibilities for staff required for deployments.
• Collaborate with Sales Engineering and Professional Services to ensure successful project execution.
• Work with Customer Success leadership to improve practices and customer satisfaction.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Time management

Budget forecasting

Global teamwork

IT infrastructure knowledge

Travel willingness

Jobbeschreibung

Welcome to the future of cloud networking and security!

Cato Networks is the first company to converge enterprise networking and security into one centralized and global service that is delivered by cloud. It is led by networking and security pioneer Shlomo Kramer (Check Point, Imperva) and early investor (Palo Alto Networks, Exabeam, Trusteer and more). Cato’s unique technology inspired a brand-new product category, later named “SASE” by Gartner and a market expected to reach $28.5 billion by 2028.

As a Cato Technical Project Manager, you will be a trusted advisor to our customers to help see them through their SASE transformation journey. You will provide project planning and technical guidance, collaborating with multiple stakeholders to ensure Cato SASE solution's smooth and successful implementation.

This is your opportunity to get on the rocket ship and join a company that is building a cutting-edge enterprise network and secure cloud platform and is on a fast track to becoming the worldwide market leader – don’t miss it.

Candidates must be fluent in English and French language (written & verbal)

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent cross-functional and global customer projects each with multiple deployment work streams including Cato services, Internet Service Providers circuits, deployment partners/field services, etc.
• Develop and maintain project management work products and deliverables (schedules, milestones, dependencies, etc.), manage action items, track and elevate project risks and issues, and perform project communications (meetings, status updates, etc.).
• Own and maintain time and materials burn rate and forecast reports. Communicate these effectively with the customer throughout the lifecycle of a project.
• Determine and define roles and responsibilities for staff members required for enterprise customer deployments.
• Collaborate with Sales Engineering and Professional Services Engineering teams, ensuring successful execution of the project that includes project scoping & planning, conducting technical customer reviews and timely completion of project deliverables.
• Collaborate with Customer Success Group leadership to continually improve practices and processes providing increased customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience managing technical, cross-functional, and global deployment projects.
• Excellent understanding and practice of project management processes, strategies, and methodologies.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills with proven ability to communicate complex technical scenarios to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others.
• Experience in managing and reporting budget burn rate and consumption forecast.
• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making and supervising department teams
• Foundational knowledge of IT infrastructure technology is required (routing, switching, firewall, etc.).
• Experience and knowledge of SaaS or subscription-based business models is a plus.
• Experience in the telecommunications industry, Internet service procurement and deployment process are a plus.
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality.
• Experience applying analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to foresee challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles.
• Ability to work effectively with global teams in across time zones.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle a plus.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2 Practitioner, or other relevant professional certifications is a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.