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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 Suite, SUSE® Rancher Suite, SUSE® Edge Suite, and SUSE® AI Suite. 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. For more information, visit www.suse.com. Project Manager Quality Engineering Job Description As technical project manager you will be working as part of the Quality Engineering department in the Linux Delivery organizational unit. As owner of the QE workflow and master test plan, you control the QE teams backlogs as primary stakeholder. What you are responsible for: Manage the quality expectations and requirements from other departments towards the various Linux products. Define the scope and requirements of the QE workflows and activities. Assure that current and future product requirements are properly covered by QE teams. Oversee all stages of the QE workflow and its completion and therefore ensures product stays on schedule and adheres to the deadlines. Create and maintain contingent planning for work forces and required hardware. Support the directors and product owners in balancing workloads, hardware resources and team sizes. Participate in product interlocks and Go/No-Go decisions. Be aware of product inter-dependencies, constantly monitor the quality of the Linux products. Report of current product status to Release Management and Product Management. Coordinate and liaise with all stakeholders of the product: Release Management, Product Management, Development and Support. Collect feedback from customers directly and indirectly, and pass this feedback to the Engineering and QE department to continuously improve our product quality. Represent the QE department internally and externally and acts as the primary go-to-person for other departments within SUSE. Required skills and experience: Proven experience in technical project management of software; certification in e.g. PMP, IPMA are a plus. Good understanding of software quality assurance concept, (agile) software development and various test methodologies. Excellent written, verbal English communication and interpersonal skills, with experience of working in a virtual and distributed environment. Being able to navigate at ease through a culturally diverse matrix organization. Ability to negotiate with the team and others to reconcile differences, ability to seek agreement and consensus across boundaries. Ability to understand social perceptions. Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Experience in driving and delivering a product of high complexity. Proactive mindset. Being able to see the big picture and to foresee problems and make process improvements continuously. Excellent Linux knowledge acquired by roles as DevOps engineer or system administrator. Job Engineering 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. Sounds like the right fit for you? Click Apply to submit your resume. A recruiter will contact you if your skills match our current or any future positions. In the meantime, stay updated on the latest SUSE news and job vacancies by joining our Talent Community. SUSE Values Choice Innovation Trust Community Welcome Welcome to your SUSE journey! We are a global leader in innovative, reliable, and enterprise-grade open source solutions. We specialise in Enterprise Linux, Kubernetes Management, and Edge solutions, collaborating with communities and making innovation possible everywhere. Choose open, choose SUSE! SUSE Values