About the job:
The Red Hat Consulting team is looking for a Project Manager to join us in Poland. In this role, you will manage Consulting Services projects within your assigned region to completion, from initiation through delivery to closure. You'll coordinate cross-functional teams and establish appropriate metrics for measuring key project criteria, as well as determine, monitor, and review all project economics including costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, resources, and risks. As a Project Manager, you’ll also help establish an organizational project management discipline and serve as an ambassador for the adoption of project management fundamentals, principles, and methodologies with Red Hat Services.
Control project requirements, scope, and change management issues
Determine, monitor, and review all project economics to include costs, operational budgets, staffing requirements, resources, and risk
Ensure adherence to legally binding requirements
Facilitate development of recommended project control solutions to be used for planning, scheduling, and tracking projects through integration of various project management tools
Manage project forecast projections to both client and internally within Red Hat
Work with management on project proposals, bids, contracts, estimates, and schedules and contribute to project estimation process
Plan, schedule, monitor, and report on activities related to the project, including subcontractor monitoring
Establish appropriate metrics for measuring key project criteria
Develop project control and reporting procedures and manage changes in operational plan
Undertake status review meetings among project team members and clients
Integrate and use specific industry PM and technical delivery methodologies (e.g. PM methodologies based on Agile, Red Hat Services Project Management Methodology, Systems/Software Development, Product Development)
Assist in training of the project team on application of appropriate procedures; coach and advise team members to accomplish project goals, meet established schedules and resolve technical and operational issues
Maintain awareness on emerging technologies and Project Management techniques
Ability to travel up to 50%
Highly motivated with a solid minimum of 3–5 years of experience in a project management role managing complex IT-based projects
Track record of successfully managing complex projects from inception to closure
Experience establishing, and contributing to, process improvements
Experience in dealing with complex projects and multicultural and multidisciplinary teams
Excellent written and verbal communication as well as interpersonal, leadership and analytical skills and business judgment
Ability to work effectively across a widely diverse management team, as well as a broad spectrum of internal and external partners
Detail-oriented and able to work in a very fast-paced environment
Good balance of business and technical background
Ability to articulate the Project Management value proposition and to be an evangelist for the Red Hat Services PM methodology and techniques.
PMI and PMP certifications or the Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) degree, or other certifications of an equivalent level are a plus
Experience and knowledge of OpenSource technologies preferred
Very good Polish and English language skills
Good German language skills are beneficial but not a must-have
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