About the job

Red Hat's Strategy, Planning, and Operations (SPO) team is looking for a Program Manager to work on a hybrid schedule (2-3 days per week) in our office in Raleigh, NC. In this role, you'll manage programs from initiation through delivery and closure, using a collaborative mindset and passion for motivating and supporting team members.  This position will be responsible for managing stakeholders as well as identification and delivery of projects, including project coordination, communication, and collaboration, ensuring alignment between product and corporate strategy.  Your responsibliites will include the formulation of metrics, milestones, timelines and project plans, often requiring extensive coordination with departments across the organization. The ideal candidate will have experience in supporting a project portfolio, including collecting and aggregating data points and contributing to executive-level reporting.

What you will do

• Lead planning, scheduling, monitoring and reporting activities for specific projects

• Facilitate definition of project scope and deliver a detailed plan for a successful outcome based on objectives

• Ensure project pipeline grooming and estimation are executed with precision to inform project portfolio and resource capacity

• Plan, schedule, monitor and report on activities related to managed projects

• Promote transparency and manage project changes using repeatable methodologies and clear communication with project stakeholders from all levels of the organization 

• Plan and execute communications and reporting procedures for projects

• Help identify and clear roadblocks for multiple teams

• Prepare project documentation, ensuring completeness, store and maintain appropriately throughout the project

• Integrate and use specific industry- and company-standard PM and technical delivery methodologies (e.g., Program Management methodologies based on PMI standards)

• Lead lessons learned at the conclusion of projects; identify people, process and technology improvements to be made as a way to elevate the performance of future project teams

• Educate other project team members and stakeholders on the Project Lifecycle Process and Agile methodologies through both formal and informal training

• Gain consensus for decisions and ensure delivery of high-quality results

What you will bring

• 2+ years in a project management role, managing technical projects

• Track record of successfully managing high-complexity programs in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills; solid interpersonal and leadership skills and analytical abilities

• Experience managing both Agile and Waterfall style projects

• Ability to work effectively across a widely diverse management team, as well as a broad spectrum of internal partners

• Detail-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to articulate the program and project management value proposition and be an evangelist for PM techniques and CEE PM methodologies

Additional Desired Skills:

• 1+ years experience working with Agile teams

• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

• Practical experience in Linux and Open Source 

The salary range for this position is $72,080 - $115,290. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

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