Project Manager - Top Secret Clearance

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, and they are seeking a Project Manager with a Top Secret security clearance to deliver solutions that solve client business challenges. This role involves managing high complexity technical implementations, coordinating cross-functional teams, and actively identifying and mitigating project risks.

Responsibilities:

• Guide customers from initiation through successful delivery of software services engagements
• Coordinate cross functional teams (through meetings and progress measurement activities) which bring projects to completion on time, within budget and with excellent customer satisfaction
• Actively identify, communicate, and mitigate projects risks and resolve issues
• Develop and effectively present project collateral
• Support accounting activities to support burn reporting, revenue, forecasting, and invoicing
• Continuously learn, grow, and adapt to new skills and technologies
• Travel weekly, Monday-Thursday, to client locations, some potentially outside your local area
• Develop innovative solutions for customers’ problems utilizing open practice library methodologies along with industry standard project management practices and Red Hat policies and procedures
• Interact with all project resources and Senior Red Hat and Customer management, and Red Hat Support teams, for example, Resource Management, Operations and Finance

Requirements:

• Active Top Secret security clearance
• Experience with delivering technical consulting engagements using industry specific methodologies to the U.S. Government
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead a project delivery team
• Demonstrated ability to meet client need and interface with executive leadership
• Ability to identify stakeholder needs and set expectations regarding project timelines and scope of work
• Experience working collaboratively across diverse teams and stakeholders
• Knowledge and desire to mentor
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Experience leading successful modern cloud platform consulting engagements and implementing and integrating Red Hat's open hybrid cloud technologies like Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat OpenShift
• Broad and deep experience with project management standards like PMP, CMS, SAFe, or equivalent
• Practical experience with the software development lifecycle and DevSecOps approaches
• Experience with financial tools like SalesForce and professional services automation platforms
• Proven ability to manage project budgets, including P&L oversight, financial forecasting, and resource allocation to ensure fiscal health
• Advanced proficiency in Google Sheets for data analysis, project tracking, and executive-level reporting
• Able to work with the leadership team to promote the adoption of best practices and processes to improve the velocity and success of consulting engagements
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills