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Introduction

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

At IBM, our Project Managers excel by leading and coordinating a project team's overall performance, scope, cost, and deliverables. Our clients rely on timely and efficient status reports, and as Project Manager, you will drive the charge with project direction, metric definition, and performance management. If you are ready to help our clients and project teams succeed, we would love to meet you!

Create and Maintain Client Relationship: (a) Manage client relationship and coverage plan, (b) Manage client expectations, satisfaction and loyalty, (c) Apply planning techniques to client strategy, (d) Advise IT business strategy

Meet or Exceed Financial Targets: (a) Apply financial strategies to client, (b) Apply financial management and forecasting techniques, (c) Use results of industry and competitive analysis

Create and Maintain a High Performing Account Management: (a) Perform team building in cross functional teams

Own and Oversee Client Commitments (a) Apply contract bid and negotiation management, (b) Manage account performance, (c) Manage contract transition and change, (d) Implement quality process metrics

Identify and Drive Opportunities for Business Growth: (a) Implement Consultative Selling, (b) Develop offering and solution strategy from opportunity assessment, (c) Apply emerging technologies to the client's business model, (d) Develop competitive sales strategy, (e) Implement target opportunity action plans, (f) Apply consulting method and techniques

Client Relationship: Trusted Business Partner

Project Management: Deliver on all 'commitments'

Matrix Management: Coordinate and manage Account and IBM resources

Opportunity Identification: Maintain and grow the base

Business/Financial Management: Contract revenue, profit and loss

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Proven experience managing large-scale cloud to VMware migration projects, preferably in a corporate setting.

Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms, ideally including AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Expertise in VMware virtualization technologies, including vSphere, vCenter, and Horizon.

Excellent project management skills, including planning, organizing, and controlling resources, schedules, budgets, and communicating effectively with stakeholders.

Experience working with cross-functional teams, including IT, engineering, procurement, and senior management.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools such as Jira, Asana, or Trello.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and implement a comprehensive migration plan, including timeline, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.

Lead regular status meetings with internal and external stakeholders to provide progress updates, identify issues, and resolve roadblocks.

Serve as the central point of contact for all project related communications, coordinating between cross-functional teams, third-party vendors, and senior executives.

Monitor and control project scope, schedule, and budget, adjusting as needed to meet changing objectives or unforeseen circumstances.

Identify and mitigate risks associated with the migration process, ensuring adherence to industry standards and best practices.

Facilitate knowledge transfer and training sessions for relevant staff members to ensure continuity of operations post-migration.

Ensure smooth transition to the new VMware environment, resolving any post-implementation issues and monitoring system performance to optimize functionality.

Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to evaluate potential improvements and optimizations for our VMware infrastructure.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Certifications for project/program management: Project or program certifications including but not limited to PMP, CMMI, Scrum Master or Aigle Project Management.

• Technology Expertise: Experience working with a broad spectrum of technology solutions including Data and AI, Automation, Sustainability, Security, Cloud, Power, Storage and zSoftware or equivalent technologies.

• Consulting Experience in Cloud Solutions: Experience working in consulting or project management for solutions including SaaS / IaaS / PaaS and/or Cloud.

• Expertise in Data and IT Technologies: Deep expertise requires an expert technical level in data and IT software technologies including several technology areas including IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Red Hat OpenShift, IBM Db2, COGNOS, IBM Watson Studio and related AI frameworks or equivalent enterprise solutions.

About Business UnitIBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence-from machine learning to generative AI-to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM's AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM's hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments-a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.

Your Life @ IBMIn a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

About IBMIBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Location StatementFor additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.