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Project Manager-Red Hat Cloud Solutions

IBM

Operations

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Posted on Jul 28, 2025

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Introduction

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Program Manager for Red Hat Cloud Solutions with a focus on the telecom industry, you will oversee a portfolio of complex cloud initiatives, ensuring strategic alignment, resource optimization, and exceptional client outcomes tailored to telecom use cases. Key responsibilities include:

Develop and manage comprehensive programs encompassing multiple Red Hat Cloud Solutions projects, ensuring alignment with client strategy, industry trends, and organizational goals specific to telecommunications.
Define and cascade program vision, objectives, and success criteria across project teams, fostering a cohesive approach that addresses the nuanced challenges and opportunities of the telecom sector.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including business development, architecture, engineering, and client executives, to design and execute program roadmaps that maximize value and ROI for telecom clients.
Coordinate resource allocation and capacity planning across projects, ensuring optimal utilization of skilled professionals and efficient use of organizational resources tailored to the telecom industry.
Implement and enforce program-level governance, quality standards, and risk management frameworks, adapting them to the specific requirements and constraints of telecom projects.
Monitor program performance, measuring progress against established KPIs and making data-driven adjustments to ensure strategic objectives are met, with a particular focus on telecom-related metrics.
Cultivate strong client relationships within the telecom industry, providing regular program updates, ensuring client satisfaction, and driving continuous improvement aligned with their evolving needs.
Lead knowledge sharing, best practice development, and team mentoring, fostering a culture of collaboration and growth specific to Red Hat Cloud Solutions and the telecom sector

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. An advanced degree is a plus.
Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in IT program management, with a strong focus on cloud computing and Red Hat technologies, preferably within the telecommunications industry, Proven track record of successfully managing portfolios of complex, multi-faceted cloud migration and transformation projects tailored to telecom use cases.
In-depth understanding of Red Hat technologies, including Red Hat OpenStack Platform, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and their application in telecom scenarios.
Strong knowledge of cloud computing principles, architectures, and service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) as they pertain to the telecom industry, including network functions virtualization (NFV) and multi-access edge computing (MEC).
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills, with a proven ability to engage effectively with telecom clients and internal teams at all levels, Certified Scrum Program Manager (CSP-M) or equivalent agile program management certification is highly preferred

Preferred technical and professional experience

Extensive experience with other leading cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their applications in the telecom industry.
Familiarity with telecom-specific technologies, such as Evolved Packet Core (EPC), Virtualized RAN (vRAN), and 5G network architectures.
Understanding of telecom industry regulations, standards, and frameworks, including those related to cybersecurity, data privacy, and interoperability

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