Hybrid Cloud & AI Project Manager for Growth

IBM; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Maternity/paternity leave

25 days holiday

Private medical

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking a senior project manager to lead complex, end-to-end projects across the public and private sectors. You will oversee scope, timelines, budgets and cross-functional teams, ensuring governance, risk management and successful delivery from initiation through closure.

The role requires strong communication, stakeholder engagement and adaptability to Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery models.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering medium to large-scale projects.
• Experience managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks and dependencies.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from initiation to closure.
• Define scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and milestones.
• Manage budgets, resources and forecasts.
• Identify, assess and manage risks, issues, dependencies.
• Establish governance, reporting and controls.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and owner clarity.
• Maintain stakeholder updates on progress and risks.
• Facilitate meetings, workshops and governance forums.
• Ensure testing, implementation and handover to operations.
• Lead project closure and lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance with policies and governance.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Facilitation

Presentations

Risk management

Hybrid delivery

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking a senior project manager to lead complex, end-to-end projects across the public and private sectors. You will oversee scope, timelines, budgets and cross-functional teams, ensuring governance, risk management and successful delivery from initiation through closure.

The role requires strong communication, stakeholder engagement and adaptability to Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery models.