Technical Project Manager

About the Job :

The Red Hat Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Services team is looking for a Technical Project Manager to join us in Dubai / UAE. In this role, you will manage services projects in the region from initiation through to delivery and 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 risk. While effectively managing a project, you will also be responsible for helping instill an organizational project management discipline and serve as an ambassador for the adoption of project management fundamentals, principles, and methodologies with Red Hat’s services.

Relocation to UAE is required. Red Hat will provide relocation support to UAE for the selected candidate.

What you will do :

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

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 and PMP) 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

What you will bring :

Highly motivated with solid 2–3 years of experience in a project management role managing IT-based projects

Record of successfully managing highly complex projects and multicultural or multidisciplinary teams

Experience with cloud technologies, middleware, and open source is an advantage

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

Excellent communication skills in English

PMI and PMP certifications or the Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) degree, or other certifications of an equivalent level are a plus

About Red Hat

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