Project Manager - Technical

Red Hat; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Hat is seeking a Project Manager to guide adoption of Red Hat solutions in Telco accounts and service provider partners. You will manage projects from initiation to closure, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery within scope, while coordinating across distributed teams and stakeholders.

You will leverage PMP foundations, Agile/Safe practices, and strong communication to drive successful outcomes, risk mitigation, and change management across automotive, telecom, and software lifecycles.

Qualifications

• PMP certification required.
• Agile methodologies (SAFe) a plus.
• Telco or service provider background preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Facilitation, collaboration, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Experience with stakeholder management and relationship building.
• Ability to anticipate risks and devise solutions on the fly.
• Awareness of organizational change management practices.
• Resilient, focused team player in high-pressure or changing environments.
• Understanding of software development lifecycles.
• Deep understanding of project management concepts.
• Coordinate with geographically distributed teams and train/coaching as needed.
• Ability to collaborate with a diverse, global cross-functional team.
• Experience working with project and portfolio management tools.
• Experience in an agile environment.
• More than four years of project management experience.
• Bachelor’s in computer science, information technology, management or related field; Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Define scope, goals and deliverables aligned with business goals.
• Create and execute project plans for prioritization and implementation.
• Evaluate trade-offs among size, cost, urgency, risk and value.
• Manage scope changes proactively.
• Partner with sponsors to define success metrics and with groups impacting project.
• Build and coach multiple project teams through lifecycles.
• Monitor schedules, milestones and vendor accountability on-site.
• Facilitate all operational checkpoint activities throughout the lifecycle.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies to anticipate and resolve risks.
• Prepare status reports and present performance updates to stakeholders.
• Define and track milestones within an integrated delivery plan.
• Ensure projects meet ROI targets stated in proposals.

Skills

PMP Certification

Agile SAFe

Telco background

Excellent communication

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Change management

Pressure/ambiguous environment

SDLC understanding

PM concepts

Distributed teams coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

PM tools experience

Agile environment experience

4+ years PM experience

Bachelor’s in CS/IT/Management

Education

Bachelor’s in computer science, information technology, management or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Project & portfolio management tools

Job description

Red Hat’s Telco Consulting team is looking for a Project Manager to help guide the adoption of Red Hat’s solutions in our key Telco accounts and service provider partners. In this role, you’ll actively manage projects to successful completion from initiation through delivery and closure specializing within the Telco services industry. As part of our team, you’ll plan, execute, and deliver projects on time, in budget, and within scope in accordance with business priorities. You’ll manage the project lifecycle, track project status, and manage project teams to mitigate issues and risks.

What you will do:

• Direct complex projects involving multiple stakeholders
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Define, create and execute project plans for project, portfolio, and product prioritization and implementation
• Evaluate trade-offs between project size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value
• Proactively manage changes in project scope.
• Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and with other groups which have an impact on the project success.
• Build, lead, and coach multiple project teams throughout project life-cycles
• Provide frequent on-site monitoring and enforcement of schedules, milestones, and vendor accountability
• Facilitate all operational checkpoint activities throughout the lifecycle of projects
• Create risk mitigation strategies to anticipate, assess and resolve project risks
• Prepare project status reports and present project performance updates to relevant business stakeholders
• Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall integrated delivery plan
• Ensure all projects meet success parameters and return on investment (ROI) targets stated in the original project proposal.

What you will bring:

• PMP Certification

• Agile methodologies are a plus (i.e SAFe)

• Telcom or Service Provider background

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent facilitation, collaboration, negotiation, and presentation skills

• Experience with stakeholder management and building relationships

• Ability to anticipate risks and devise solutions in the moment

• Awareness of organizational change management practices

• Focused and versatile team player who is comfortable under pressure, ambiguity, frequent change, or unpredictability

• Understanding of software development lifecycles

• In depth understanding of project management concepts

• Coordinate with geographically distributed teams and assist in training and coaching in order to achieve project goals

• Ability to collaborate with a diverse, global, cross-functional team

• Experience working with project and portfolio management tools

• Experience in an agile environment

• More than four years of project management experience

• Bachelor’s in computer science, information technology, management or related field (Master’s preferred)

About Red Hat

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