Agile Delivery Manager / Scrum Master

Overview

Agile Delivery Manager / Scrum Master role at IBM

Introduction: At IBM CIC, we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our culture supports long-term career growth and development opportunities and encourages challenging the norm, investigating ideas outside of your role, and delivering creative solutions for a broad network of clients.

We Offer

• A multitude of training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs as well as the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion and progression opportunities to develop your career
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as a core component of our culture with policies, Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where ideas for growth and innovation are welcomed
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation and manager-to-employee recognition
• Policies and tools to support work-life balance, including flexible working, sabbatical programs, paid paternity/maternity leave, and a maternity returners scheme
• Traditional benefits such as 25 days holiday (plus public holidays), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, and a group personal pension plan of 5% of base salary contributed by us

Your Role And Responsibilities

We are seeking a Project Manager with expertise in Cognitive & Analytics to lead cognitive computing and advanced analytics projects. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and integrating cognitive and analytics solutions for clients. Responsibilities include managing project lifecycles, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring successful delivery of projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and integrate cognitive and advanced analytics solutions for clients
• Lead project lifecycles from initiation to closure, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Conduct stakeholder analysis, develop communication plans, and facilitate Design Thinking sessions
• Configure cognitive services, develop user interfaces, and create metadata management repositories
• Capture business/data quality rules, design data quality reports and dashboards, and work with technical resources to automate monitoring and reporting

Education and Experience

• Bachelor\’s Degree
• Extensive experience in cognitive (Watson) and analytics APIs, services, and solutions
• Formal project management training or certification (e.g., PMP, CAPM)
• Strong analytical and communication skills with experience leading cross-functional teams
• Background in Agile delivery of next-generation Cognitive Computing and Advanced Analytics projects
• Experience with data governance technologies for data quality and metadata management

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Experience with issue tracking processes and tools (e.g., JIRA)
• Understanding of stochastic systems and their probabilistic output
• Knowledge of traditional project management principles and tools

Employment and Eligibility

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. For eligibility, you must have the valid right to work in the UK and the ability to obtain UK government security clearance. We do not offer visa sponsorship. You must be a resident in the UK and have lived continuously in the UK for the last 5 years, and you must be able to hold or gain UK government security clearance.

Additional Experience

• Familiarity with data visualization tools
• Experience with issue tracking processes and tools
• Understanding of stochastic systems and probabilistic output
• Knowledge of traditional project management principles and tools

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