Product Manager - Hybrid Cloud & AI (Flexible Work)

International Business Machines Corporation; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking a Product Manager to champion product-led delivery, maintain the backlog and roadmap, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate value into actionable outcomes.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, experience with SDLC, and ability to advocate user needs while aligning with technical constraints. Pre-employment screening may apply in the UK context.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Product Manager.
• User stories, acceptance criteria, use case modelling.
• Process mapping and workflow analysis.
• Impact and gap analysis.
• Understanding of APIs, integrations, and system behaviour.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Champion a product-led delivery ensuring that all work supports a clear value case.
• Creating and maintaining the Product Backlog and Roadmap, describing how the value and vision will be realised.
• Perform gap analysis, impact analysis, and solution assessments.
• Work with developers, testers, architects, and vendors to clarify requirements.
• Support Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning and backlog refinement.
• Articulate the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and measures of success.
• Maintaining transparency among stakeholders.
• Advocate User needs, including accessibility.
• Prioritise user stories.
• Input to technical, content and design solutions.

Skills

Previous experience as a Product PM

User stories

Process mapping

Impact analysis

APIs & integrations

Stakeholder management

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking a Product Manager to champion product-led delivery, maintain the backlog and roadmap, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate value into actionable outcomes.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, experience with SDLC, and ability to advocate user needs while aligning with technical constraints. Pre-employment screening may apply in the UK context.