Fortinet Migration Practice Manager Professional Services 

India, Karnataka 

682082979

This role requires experience with projects from scoping to delivery and a strong ability to understand and address technical questions related to migrations. Attention to detail is vital, as well as a deep understanding of and experience with developing common practices for migrating large or complex systems

As a Migration Practice Manager, Professional Services you will:

• Lead the effort to develop and implement migration methodologies and structure commercial proposals for large migration projects or opportunities.
• Set up strategies with the wider Professional Services leadership team and lead the execution of various internal and external projects to support Fortinet's business goals. For example: SASE vendor replacement programs.
• Be the authority for various topics around migrations. Provide technical escalation and act as a go-to point.
• Co-develop, negotiate and build a Statement of Work and associated project cost/budgetary elements.
• Lead a team of consultants in charge of project delivery.
• Serve as the primary local point of contact for managing a team of technical professional services consultants and leads.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to engineers or consultants in charge of the delivery.
• Contribute to reaching business goals, hiring, and developing career and development plans.
• Provide local direction and leadership to the team, promoting and enabling cross-functional work.
• Develop a clear understanding of customer engagement business objectives, scope, and technical requirements.
• Review project-related documents prepared by PS consultants for technical accuracy and quality assurance.
• Ensure procedures and processes are applied as per defined standards.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks and exposure.
• Work closely with all customer-facing Fortinet functions, including sales, operations, order management, support, and engineering to coordinate activities

We Are Looking For:

• 8+ years of experience in network security consulting, support, or administration.
• 4 to 10 years of experience in a technical delivery role on medium and large projects, such as consultant, professional services implementation engineer, technical lead, etc.
• 3+ years of experience in providing migration services between different vendors or solutions.
• Proven experience in leading highly complex migration or transformation projects, such as data centre migration, firewall migration/refresh programs, and mass roll-out programs.
• Ability to bring projects to successful completion with political sensitivity.
• Proven ability to lead a team in a collaborative environment.
• Good business acumen.
• Ability to communicate difficult or sensitive information tactfully.
• Excellent presentation and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to foster cooperation and collaboration across diverse sources, including senior management, clients, and various departments.
• Ability to multitask between several projects and customer engagements.
• Positive customer success and service attitude with excellent soft skills.
• Strong commitment, self-driven, with good team leadership skills.