Senior Project Manager (West Region) - Remote Based
About the job
The Red Hat Consulting team is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join us in western U.S. In this role, you will manage complex projects to completion, from initiation through delivery to closure. You'll coordinate with cross-functional teams to complete distinct projects on time and within budget. As a Senior Project Manager, you'll need to be organized and detail-oriented and have substantial experience managing IT, software consulting and change management projects, relying on traditional systems, software development methodologies and Lean change management. Successful applicants must reside in a state where Red Hat is registered to do business.
What you will do
- Coordinate cross-functional team meetings between Support, Finance, Sales, Resource Management, and other teams
- Develop and effectively present and communicate content
- Coordinate and manage delivery of consulting services for assigned projects
- Coordinate with the Resource Management Office (RMO) to manage project staffing requirements
- Serve as a point of contact between the Consulting and Project Accounting teams
- Support accounting activities as required, including obtaining copies of receipts for finance invoicing queries
- Assist the Operations team in procuring subcontractors when needed
- Coach and mentor junior-level project managers
- Maintain professionalism when problem-solving and resolving issues
- Develop a foundational knowledge of Red Hat's technologies and awareness of emerging Red Hat technologies
- Maintain and grow your knowledge of Red Hat transformational services practices
- Frequent travel in the future will be required to work alongside leading technology, financial services, retail, telecommunication, and institutional customers, in line with Red Hat COVID-19 guidelines
What you will bring
- Knowledge of specific industry project management and technical delivery methodologies like those based on the Project Management Institute (PMI), system and software development, product development, or scrum
- 5+ years of experience working as a project or program manager managing customer-facing IT consulting projects and change initiatives
- Ability to affect, inspect, and adapt company culture
- Demonstrated ability to motivate project team and individual contributors and mediate conflicts
- Experience using various project management and agile tools, frameworks, and methodologies
- Excellent customer-facing and internal communication skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Solid organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to handle multiple priorities
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Scrum master, lean, product management, and project management certifications are a plus
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.