Project Manager/Scrum Master - Public Sector in London

At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you'll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors. You'll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you'll work on meaningful, high-profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth. We invest heavily in you—supporting continuous learning, in-demand skills development, and long-term career progression. You'll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.

We offer:

• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme.
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Delivery & Governance: Lead Agile/hybrid project lifecycles from inception to live deployment. Manage RAID logs, scope, and delivery timelines under public sector governance.
• Commercial & Financial Control: Track budgets, SOW compliance, resource utilization, and project margins.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the main delivery point of contact for senior civil servants and client leadership.
• Team Leadership: Foster high-performing, cross-functional pods (service designers, user researchers, engineers) in a collaborative environment.

Required technical and professional expertise:

• Consultancy & Public Sector Experience: Proven track record in client-facing consulting and delivering public sector tech/digital transformations (GDS/CDDO frameworks).
• Certifications & Methods: Hands-on Agile/Scrum or Waterfall delivery experience. PRINCE2, PMP, APM, or CSM preferred.
• Clearance: Active UK Security Clearance (SC/DV) or immediate eligibility.
• Core Skills: Commercial acumen, executive stakeholder management, and multidisciplinary team leadership.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personal Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).

IBM 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, colour, 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.