Quality Assurance jobs in United Kingdom

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 have the opportunity to work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio.
Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, whom may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
We offer:

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• 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), online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

In this role, you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

We’re on the lookout for a seasoned Senior Project Manager to spearhead our project management efforts and drive strategic decision-making. As a thought leader, you’ll guide our organization’s transformation and ensure successful project outcomes.
Join our dynamic team and take on the challenge of leading cross-functional teams in delivering exceptional custom development solutions or managing application maintenance and support.
Don’t miss this opportunity to grow and excel in a supportive and inclusive work environment. Apply now and become a driving force behind our organization’s success!
Responsibilities

• Define and implement project management strategies and methodologies across multiple projects and teams.
• Mentor and guide junior project managers, fostering a culture of continuous growth and improvement.
• Serve as a key liaison between stakeholders and project teams, translating business requirements into actionable project plans and ensuring successful project execution.
• Contribute to the overall project management vision and direction within the organization.
• Accountability for ensuring project completion within the specified scope, cost, and timeline while meeting business requirements and contractual obligations.
• Manage project plans, budgets, schedules, and staffing requirements, including IBM, client employees, and third-party vendors.
• Deliver regular project status updates to stakeholders, and ensure successful project outcomes

Required education

None

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and coaching skills.
• Experience with project management software, knowledge of Agile methodologies and Scrum framework, familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC),
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• A passion for project management and continuous improvement is essential.
• Extensive experience in project management and methodologies.
• Extensive team leading experience in a variety of different experiences i.e. Mixture of on/off shore delivery, rainbow team, staff augmentation, multiple squads virtually and co-located.
• Demonstratable evidence of strong commercial and financial management experiences.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and drive organizational change.
• Proven experience in leading project management initiatives and projects.
• Certified project management certifications i.e. PMI PMP and/or PgMP

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience with project management software (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Asana).
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and Scrum framework.
• Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Passion for project management and continuous improvement.

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

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Job Title

Job ID

52047

City / Township / Village

State / Province

Country

United Kingdom

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Project Management

Employment type

Regular

Position type

Professional

Up to 80% or 4 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements)

Company

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?