Sr. Professional Services Project Manager

Palo Alto Networks is committed to protecting our digital way of life through innovative technology. The Professional Services Project Manager will lead services projects, ensuring deliverables are met on-time and under budget while driving customer deployment projects and collaborating with IT on systems and infrastructure processes.

Responsibilities:

• Determine project partners and team structure/organization partners will include technical and business resources
• In conjunction with project partners, help ensure the definition of project scope, requirements, and deliverables
• Develop project timeline and landmarks using appropriate tools and techniques
• Build and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities and tasks
• Run day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope
• Work on services operational projects that target new services IP delivery, partner communications, scheduling, etc
• Review deliverables prepared by team before passing to client
• Effectively apply Palo Alto Networks Project Management methodology and implement project standards
• Minimize our exposure and risk on all projects
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
• Track and report team hours and expenses on a weekly basis
• Provide Executive Dashboards on overall project/project status
• Mentor project managers and project coordinators

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science, MIS, Business, or equivalent education/training/experience
• 8+ years of related work experience or leading complex projects desired
• Analyze project profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates, and utilization
• Strong proficiency with project management software, such as Microsoft Project, Asana and SmartSheets
• Good presentation skills including written, oral, presentation
• Good organizational skills including tool utilization (spreadsheets, project management tools, mind maps), information collection, attention to detail, and prioritization
• Strong interpersonal skills including appreciation and the ability to elicit collaboration from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments
• Flexible to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines; able to promptly and expertly react to project adjustments and alterations
• Experience managing large scale (Global) deployments with multiple projects, teams and resources
• Project Management Institute PMP(r) certification or equivalent a plus
• Experience with Google's G Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides) is a plus