Project Manager – Red Hat Consulting Services

rimary Responsibilities

• Guide project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting activities for Red Hat’s services projects with minimal direction
• Handle project requirements, scope, and change management issues; ensure adherence to legally binding requirements
• Facilitate the development of recommended project control solutions for planning, scheduling, and tracking projects through an integration of various project management tools
• Work with the management on project proposals, bids, contracts, estimates, and schedules; contribute to the project estimation process
• Staff projects with the relevant consultants and architects, taking into consideration the required skills and levels of experience
• 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 plans
• Participate in status review meetings with project team members and customers
• Ensure a timely submission of weekly timesheets and timecards
• Integrate and use specific industry and technical delivery methodologies like project management methodologies based on Project Management Institute (PMI) methodologies, Red Hat’s services project management methodology, systems and software development, and product development
• Assist in training the project team on the application of appropriate procedures and processes; coach and advise the team associates on how to accomplish project goals, meet established schedules, and resolve technical or operational issues

Required Skills

• Highly motivated with solid experience in a project management role managing information technology (IT)-based projects
• Record of successfully managing highly complex projects and multicultural or multidisciplinary teams
• Solid background in cloud technologies, middleware, and open source
• Experience establishing and contributing to process improvements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as interpersonal, leadership, and analytical skills and business judgment
• Ability to work effectively across a diverse management team and a broad spectrum of internal partners on your own
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high attention to detail
• Good balance of business and technical experience
• Ability to communicate the project management value proposition
• PMI and Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications or the Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) degree, or other certifications of an equivalent level are a plus
• Intermediate or expert ITIL-foundation level and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certifications are a plus
• Willingness to travel up to 50% – 75%
• Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic
• Saudi nationality is mandatory

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 have the flexibility to choose the work environment that suits their needs from in-office to fully remote to office-flex. 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. Opportunities are open. Join us.