As the Technical Program Management function in the Portfolio Lifecycle Management (PLM) organization, we are an integral part of the cross-functional team responsible for coordinating program reporting across the Red Hat solutions portfolio. We work with geographically distributed representatives across Engineering, Business Unit (BU), Sales, Security, Support, Legal, Finance, and other extended teams. As a Technical Program Manager, we are the subject matter experts in program management standards, able to apply our skills and experience to foster collaboration with your teams. We help to motivate and drive accountability of the team’s commitments and deliverables while keeping an eye on continuous improvement.
What you will do:
Coordinate reporting across multiple teams, dealing with all aspects of the program and the release process of our offerings.
Understand and proactively inform teams of schedules for active and upcoming releases or key milestones of our offerings.
Identify program challenges and drive risk management activities and mitigation plans.
Proactively direct potential issues and obstacles to appropriate functional teams. Highlight and track dependencies that cross teams or functions.
Lead strategic planning activities with the cross-functional stakeholders to design an achievable program with inclusive and transparent guidance.
Integrate AI-driven agents into the team's software development lifecycle (SDLC) to automate manual coordination tasks (e.g., ticket grooming, status synthesis) and leverage predictive analytics to proactively identify and mitigate cross-team dependencies.
Promote and demonstrate AI competency by actively sharing effective workflows, prompts, or tools with peers for social adoption and collective uptake.
Contribute to the group’s AI fluency by adopting best practices, mentoring team members, and maintaining a "Collaborator" mindset: "How does my use of AI help my teammates, and how can I learn from theirs?"
Develop and nurture key relationships and the engagement with stakeholders from multiple functional groups.
Foster collaboration, trust, and accountability for departmental and cross-functional teams.
Identify and enable continuous improvements. Be both flexible and adaptable to changing demands on the program based on the needs of the business.
Evaluate initiative performance and health metrics and facilitate adjustments.
Support and maintain multi product reporting rollups for management review.
What you will bring:
5+ years of overall experience in software development and delivery, with 3+ years specifically in technical program or project management roles.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical and program information concisely to diverse audiences (engineers, product managers, and leadership).
Ability to influence and motivate teams without direct authority, fostering a collaborative and productive environment.
Proficiency with various program management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, etc.) with the ability to adapt them based on program needs to help drive efficiency and optimize execution.
Capacity to identify, analyze, and resolve risks and roadblocks that arise during program execution.
Ability to define meaningful metrics, track progress, and use data to inform program direction.
Engage, build connections, and manage expectations of various stakeholders, ensuring their needs are considered and communicated.
Proficiency with work management tools such as Atlassian Jira, Smartsheets, and Google Gemini.
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or other industry recognized certification is 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 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
- 5+ years of overall experience in software development and delivery
- 3+ years specifically in technical program or project management roles
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with program management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall)
- Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve risks and roadblocks
- Proficiency with work management tools such as Atlassian Jira, Smartsheets, and Google Gemini
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) is a plus
Red Hat Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Red Hat and has not been reviewed or approved by Red Hat.
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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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