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Sr. Program Manager: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Brocade® (Nasdaq: BRCD) provides the industry's leading platforms, solutions, and services for intelligently connecting, managing, and optimizing IT resources in shared storage environments. By developing innovative Storage Area Network (SAN) and File Area Network (FAN) solutions, Brocade helps organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, and maximize their data assets. (www.brocade.com)

Position Description:

Are you looking for a career in a high-energy, professional work environment at a company whose cutting edge technology enables the flow of the world's digital data and on whom the high-tech world depends every day? Are you looking for a company that values and rewards your contributions, challenges you to shape your own career path, and provides top-notch personal development? If so, Brocade is the place to begin and explore your career!

Brocade is an industry leader in data center networking solutions and services that enable organizations to manage their most vital information assets. It's no wonder that Global 500 companies rely on Brocade technology to keep their businesses running around the clock. Brocade has pioneered the technologies that enable highly reliable and secure data center connectivity. Today most of the world's data flows through Brocade equipment and data center networks built on Brocade technology.

Provide leadership to diverse and talented project teams within Customer Support Operations. Collaborate with the CSO management team to understand their business objectives, develop and manage a project plans and ensure successful on-time, on-budget delivery of multiple concurrent large-scale enterprise projects



Main Duties


• Leading multiple concurrent project initiatives from proposal through implementation within the Customer Support Organization
• The ability to identify and analyze project or system requirements, document and develop recommendations and technical specifications.
• Prepares and maintains an overall program plan and any related project plans to document planning assumptions and decisions, facilitate communications among stakeholders and document approved program cost, schedule and scope baselines
• Participate in quality management reviews, ensure that all program and project lifecycle checkpoints are met and with the level of quality to ensure project/program success
• Key point of contact for the program and for program communications including reports out to the to the Executive Sponsor, and Program Leadership Team on Program status
• Measure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process to ensure that the project is delivered on-time, within budget and that exceeds expectations. Balance scope, schedule, budget, quality and risks. Making adjustments as necessary
• Represent the project team at stakeholder meetings. Obtain buy-in from senior management for all key project plans, commitments, and changes




Adhere to Brocade Core Competencies

• Customer Focus: Develops relationships with internal and external customers that contribute to enhanced business performance.
• Business & Financial Acumen: Understands and applies sound business principles and know-ledge to positively impact business performance.
• Drive for Results: Takes responsibility and accountability for delivering results that meet or exceed personal and company goals.
• Planning & Organizing: Proactively coordinates work activities for self and others, as appropriate, to get things done.
• Straight Talk/Communication: Clearly communicates in a straight-forward, honest, and timely manner to keep others informed about things that affect them.
• Teamwork: Works cooperatively with others as a teammate to achieve results, build morale, and celebrate the successes of others.
• People Development: Engages self and others in development opportunities to enhance contributions to personal and company growth.
• Organizational Agility: Understands Brocade‘s structure and systems, and leverages opportunities to contribute to meeting company objectives.




Qualifications:

Education level: Must have a BA/BS or equivalent experience

Work Experience: minimum 5 years experience managing large projects

Certifications/Accreditations: Minimum 2 certifications (CPM, CPM II or PMP)

Key competencies

Technical skills & Knowledge: Experience working with related technologies and projects, and possess advanced analytical, communication and project management skills. Must have at least 5 years of strong proven program management skills with at least 8 years experiences in a fast paced, high technology environment

Other Abilities required: Must have proven experience organizing and expressing written and verbal communications clearly, effectively, and efficiently.

Must have excellent presentation skills including developing and delivering MS PowerPoint presentations, MS Word, MS Excel and MS Project

Proactive, energetic, professional self-starter with excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.



Work Schedule: M-F Normal business hours, Able to be flexible

Travel: As needed


Physical requirements

• Frequent use of mouse and keyboard
• Frequent phone usage
• Occasional lifting up to 10 pounds

Brocade is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.


To Apply Visit Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.