The Red Hat Consulting team is looking for a Project Manager to join us in Brazil. In this role, you will manage complex projects from initiation, through delivery, to completion.
You'll coordinate with cross-functional teams to complete distinct projects on time and within budget. You'll need to be organized, detail-oriented, and have substantial experience managing IT and software consulting projects, relying on traditional systems and software development methodologies.
As a Project Manager, you will use a variety of agile practices, along with emerging techniques from open source communities. You'll work together with small teams using the DevOps model to build, test, and iterate innovative application prototypes which deliver real business value.
You'll also be involved in our enterprise agile transformation, serving as a catalyst. For this reason, you'll need to have solid agile and scrum knowledge and feel comfortable talking to executive leadership about how we can support business goals, run workshops, and put together strategic proposals that support these initiatives.
You will support everything from the scoping of projects to guiding the delivery team's implementation of these projects, ensuring success.
What you will do:Lead strategic medium- and large-scale projects from initiation through closure.
Define project scope, objectives, timelines, budget, and deliverables.
Manage internal and external stakeholders, including executive leadership.
Develop and maintain detailed project plans.
Identify, analyze, and mitigate risks.
Monitor KPIs and ensure adherence to timelines and budget.
Coordinate cross-functional teams (technology, product, operations, etc.).
Ensure clear and consistent communication among all stakeholders.
Implement best practices and project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid).
Resolve conflicts and remove project impediments.
Provide executive status updates and performance metrics reporting.
Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (PMBOK, Agile, Scrum, Kanban).
Experience with tools such as Jira, MS Project, Asana, Trello, or similar platforms.
Budget management and financial control.
Risk management and strategic planning.
Preferred certifications: PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, or similar.
Leadership and influencing skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Negotiation skills.
Strategic mindset with a results-oriented approach.
Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
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Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.
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Skills Required
- Substantial experience managing IT and software consulting projects
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (PMBOK, Agile, Scrum, Kanban)
- Experience with tools such as Jira, MS Project, Asana, Trello, or similar platforms
- Budget management and financial control
- Risk management and strategic planning
- Ability to support enterprise agile transformation and workshop executive leadership
- Leadership and influencing skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Negotiation skills
- Preferred certifications: PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, or similar
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is presented as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision along with life and disability coverage. Access to HSA/FSA options and broadly positive reception of health benefits support the view that healthcare is a core strength.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as generous, with substantial PTO for new hires plus additional recharge days and an end-of-year shutdown for many non-critical roles. Paid volunteer time, holidays, sick days, and supportive expectations around taking time off reinforce the breadth of leave benefits.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — The rewards package includes performance bonuses and a recurring quarterly bonus program tied to company and individual performance. Availability of ESPP participation further adds to incentive pathways beyond base pay.
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