Public Sector Project Manager & Scrum Master (SC/DV)

International Business Machines Corporation; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working approaches

Sabbatical programs

Paternity & maternity leave schemes

25 days holiday + public holidays

Private medical insurance

Dental & optical cover

Employee Assistance Program

Life assurance

Group pension plan via salary exchange

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow in Manchester leads hybrid, Agile delivery from inception to live deployment, coordinating governance, budgets, and stakeholder engagement. You will drive cross-functional teams and manage key client relationships in a fast-paced, public sector environment.

With active UK security clearance or eligibility, you’ll work on front-line transformation programs, leveraging hybrid cloud and AI to deliver real business impact across public and private sectors.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Agile/Scrum or Waterfall delivery experience.
• Proven consultancy and client-facing delivery in the public sector (GDS/CDDO frameworks).
• Active UK Security Clearance (SC/DV) or immediate eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile/hybrid project lifecycles from inception to live deployment.
• Manage RAID logs, scope, and delivery timelines under public sector governance.
• Act as the main delivery point of contact for senior civil servants and client leadership.
• Foster high-performing, cross-functional pods in a collaborative environment.

Skills

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Public sector experience

Governance

Education

PRINCE2 / PMP / APM / CSM certifications

Tools

Jira

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow in Manchester leads hybrid, Agile delivery from inception to live deployment, coordinating governance, budgets, and stakeholder engagement. You will drive cross-functional teams and manage key client relationships in a fast-paced, public sector environment.

With active UK security clearance or eligibility, you’ll work on front-line transformation programs, leveraging hybrid cloud and AI to deliver real business impact across public and private sectors.