About the job
The Office of the CPO, part of the Red Hat People (HR) team is looking for a Program Manager to support key projects and initiatives across the HR team. In this role, you'll lead projects and programs tied to the most critical objectives for the HR team. You'll partner with key stakeholders to align on the future state for a program and guide all team members to achieve defined objectives. As a Program Manager, you'll be empowered to guide the team towards specified outcomes of the program and ensure that all team members are able to contribute in a meaningful way. Successful applicants must reside in a state where Red Hat is registered to do business.
What you will do

• Lead a cross-functional team in the design, development, and implementation of a wide variety of projects, programs, and initiatives
• Utilize design thinking and project management tools to develop strategic solutions for any challenges encountered
• Connect with key stakeholders to ensure that new programs and program changes are aligned with HR team strategies
• Establish and manage program deliverables, timeline, and measures of success with project stakeholders
• Deliver the organizational change plan, communications strategy, and project plans and ensure that they are connected, aligned, and in support of the overall program
• Facilitate decisions and gain alignment with the program team and senior leadership
• Ensure alignment across senior leadership and manage accountability across the program to deliver on milestones
• Lead project meetings with executive sponsors and other senior leaders as needed
• Provide status report to executive sponsors as needed
• Proactively mitigate risks and anticipate decisions and input needed from executive leadership

What you will bring

• 5+ years of experience in program development
• Experience aligning various stakeholder groups with varied interests towards a goal
• Demonstrated ability to consult with all levels of leadership across the organization; expertise in cross functional collaboration and partnership
• Expertise in facilitating key stakeholders to aligned thinking and decision making using various approaches, methodologies, and frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguities and operating in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to think and act strategically and conceptually, while maintaining a focus on delivering operational excellence
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information into consumable frameworks and concepts to facilitate key decision making and set future direction
• Ability to serve as a business-minded change agent within the organization and to apply best practices in change management
• Persuasive written and verbal communication skills

About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.
Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
• Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
• Retirement 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental leave plans for all new parents
• Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave
• Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!

Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at Red Hat located in the United States.