Telco Project Lead — Global Delivery & ROI

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 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.