Senior Project Manager

About Us

Always open. Our code, our culture, our opportunities. Leading open innovation without limits. We are SUSE.

SUSE is a global leader in innovative, reliable and secure enterprise open source solutions, including SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE), Rancher and NeuVector. More than 60% of the Fortune 500 rely on SUSE to power their mission-critical workloads, enabling them to innovate everywhere – from the data center to the cloud, to the edge and beyond. SUSE puts the “open” back in open source, collaborating with partners and communities to give customers the agility to tackle innovation challenges today and the freedom to evolve their strategy and solutions tomorrow.  

We are open in our roots and open in our approach, striving to be the most trusted open innovator in the World. Openness extends beyond our technology. Our vibrant community thrives on diversity and connectivity without borders.

Job Description

Provides support and/or lead teams through the Engineering development process and implementation of company’s products. Projects are typically shorter-term, less complex and more contained with a defined time frame. Programs are typically longer-term, multi-functional, multi-project with complex requirements and effort. Manage activities, resource capability, schedules, budgets, and ensure cross company communications to facilitate product completion on schedule within budget. Work with engineering management to identify and improve process and program efficiencies. Work can involve external parties such as standards bodies, partners, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate multiple projects within a large scale program, drive the engineering development, implementation and release process for products or service offerings

• Evaluate the progress towards delivery and keep stakeholders accountable to the schedule

• Apply solid judgment to prioritize issues across varying demands

• Roadmap creation in collaboration with product management and other stakeholders

• Build relationships with cross-functional teams to ensure that requirements and expectations are understood and developed

• Develop portions of support requirements for each assigned project, including schedules and resource allocation plans

• Coordinate the activities of associated project teams & track the progress against established plans

• Report results and make recommendations for alterations or updates to the program manager

• Develop program communications, including status reports and summaries

• Track escalations and issue resolutions

• Coordinate stakeholder meetings and update project and program plans

• Prepare and provide customer status updates

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Management, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or equivalent.
• PMP/PMI certification preferred.
• Typically 4-6 years experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent time management and organizational skills 

• Strong sense of personal accountability 

• Detail-oriented, can adapt quickly and earn trust with internal stakeholders 

• Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles

• Experience working with stakeholders across locations and timezones

• Familiarity with working on open source projects

• Experience with Agile methodologies, software development and its life cycle

• Using project planning tools and software packages to create, manage and track project results

• Ability to apply analytical and problem solving skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, navigating conflict and complexity to ensure progress, along with the ability to communicate timelines and expectations effectively 

• Mastery in English and local language

• Ready to roll up your sleeves and lead in any aspect that ensure that projects succeed

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Github, Google Workspace, Atlassian product suite

• Awareness and understanding of the open source software industry

• Background in working with software-defined infrastructure platforms

• High-level technical knowledge in one or more of the following areas: SUSE Rancher and/or Kubernetes based platforms, SUSE Linux Enterprise and/or Enterprise Linux Operating Systems

• Experience with coordinating the delivery of technical projects, including management of a dynamic portfolio of engagements which are ongoing simultaneously

• Great collaborator, able to work across your own team and wider groups, and to extract the best from the resources you work with

• Organized mindset, bringing structure to your customer & colleague interactions and reliability to your regular commitments, able to maintain clear records and produce valuable reports

• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment in which change is constant – proven ability to be flexible and adaptive

Job

What We Offer 

We empower you to be bold, driving your career to create the future you want. We celebrate and reward your achievements.  

SUSE is a dynamic environment that is evolving rapidly, thus requiring agility, strong entrepreneurship and an open mind. 

This is a compelling opportunity for the right person to join us as we continue to scale and prosper.   

If you’re a big thinker, obsessed by execution and thrive in a dynamic environment in which you can tangibly create a lasting legacy, then please apply now!  

We give you the freedom to be yourself. You will work in a global community of unique individuals – like you – with different backgrounds, talents, skills and perspectives. A truly open community where everyone is welcome, has a voice and is encouraged to reach their full potential regardless of age, gender, race, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other characteristics.   

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SUSE Values 

• We are passionate about customers 

• We are respectful and inclusive  

• We are empowered and accountable   

• We are trustworthy and act with integrity  

• We are collaborative  

• We are SUSE!