Lenovo

Lenovo is the Number 1 Supercomputing provider in the world measured by Top 500 entries, and we keep going. Our High Performance Computing (HPC) Professional Services team is dedicated to fostering an environment that encourages entrepreneurism and ownership - a workplace where your talents can be challenged, and your efforts recognized and rewarded.

Lenovo is looking for a seasoned Technical Project Manager to join its Global HPC Professional Services team.

This position represents a rewarding opportunity to use your experience and skills in a dynamic, complex organization and to deliver across a large and diverse customer base.

Professional Services Technical Project Manager will be assigned one or more projects concurrently and will be responsible for managing the schedule, budget, and resources within the Project.  Typical projects can last from 3 months to several years and may involve 3rd-party resources as part of the project.

The Technical Project Manager will use basic to advanced project management fundamentals to plan, monitor, and close the project.

Activities include:

• Identifying dependencies for the project
• Creating project plan, resource plan and executing against these ensuring delivery targets are met.
• Monitoring the budget of the project versus the original forecast
• Forming and executing risk-management strategies
• Creating the Communication Plan
• Communicating project status
• Supporting the HPC Architect in planning and developing the solution. For example but not limited to: Placement in the Data Center, Cooling requirements, Water and Air cooling, Power requirements, Attending and supporting Proposals and RFPs

Skills and Qualifications Required:

• 3+ years of technical project management experience, gained in a technical environment, ideally in the information technology and High-Performance Computing services industry, Data Center deployment experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills and strong relationship-building, Superior organizational skills
• Experience working with Agile or Scrum methodologies
• Ability to coordinate and lead activities of a small to large team and interface constructively with our HPC services stakeholders, including 3rd party suppliers
• Professional writing, intended for status reports and project communications, experience in developing technical specifications from user requirements
• Advanced English communication (written, and spoken) is required. Additional languages such as German, French or Spanish would be an advantage.
• Strong experience using MS Project and MS Office
• Ability to travel (approximately 30%)
• Preferred Qualifications: Project Management Certification (e.g., PMI, PRINCE2, etc.), Training or experience in negotiation, Training or experience in project accounting, Technical background.

Our ideal candidate is innovative and creative while taking a high degree of project ownership. They must also possess strong customer interaction skills and the ability to make technical decisions. Collaborate during projects with several organization verticals, partners, and customers. Develop training and knowledge base documentation for technical project management skills throughout career.

What We Will Offer You:

• A multitude of professional and personal opportunities.
• An open and stimulating environment within one of the most forward-thinking IT companies.
• Flat structures and fast decision-making processes.
• A modern and flexible way of working to combine personal and professional life.
• An international team with a high focus on Diversity.