About the job
The Red Hat Portfolio Lifecycle Management team is looking for a Senior Program Manager to join our team. In this role, you will work as an integral part of a team responsible for planning, developing, testing, and releasing software solutions, providing an excellent customer experience. You'll work with geographically distributed teams focusing on different product releases and coordinate their deliverables and schedules. You'll also develop and nurture key relationships with product management, development management, and quality engineering (QE) management and other functions as appropriate. As a Senior Program Manager, you'll need to have expertise in program management and business analysis to understand the requirements and business drivers derived from the Red Hat product strategy and use this to facilitate collaboration across the portfolio. You'll have a great opportunity to make a difference in new and existing Red Hat programs. Successful applicants must reside in a state where Red Hat is registered to do business.
What you will do

• Lead and coordinate complex, multi-phased product releases by guiding cross-functional teams in the definition, planning, fulfillment, and delivery of high quality software
• Oversee all aspects of new and existing programs through the full product life cycle
• Develop and maintain the master plan, schedule, dependency log, and status for multiple releases
• Develop and nurture relationships with key stakeholders while fostering an environment of collaboration, trust, and accountability within and across teams
• Facilitate recurring team meetings
• Identify risks, issues, and problems in software engineering processes and develop detailed recovery, mitigation, and scaling plans
• Identify and track cross-product dependencies

What you will bring

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 5+ years of experience delivering technology-related services or offerings
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional, internationally distributed environment, and effectively use traditional and virtual communications
• Experience with multiple software development and project management methodologies, tools, and requirements management and defect tracking systems
• Clear, concise, and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with JIRA

The following are a plus:

• Practical expertise with open source software and Linux
• Experience with systems management offerings
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification, or other relevant industry certifications

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.