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Fortinet Migration Practice Manager Professional Services 
India, Karnataka 
682082979

12.09.2024

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.