Project Manager - Payroll

IBM

Quezon City

Hybrid

PHP 700,000 - 1,200,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

IBM Consulting is seeking a Project Manager to deliver HR BPO initiatives across Talent Acquisition, HR and Payroll services within our Delivery Centers in the Philippines. You will coordinate, track, and report on multiple projects, manage risks, and communicate with stakeholders to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while supporting continuous improvement and standard PM practices.

Experience in small to mid-size projects, strong English communication, and proficiency with MS Office and

Qualifications

1 year of basic to intermediate project management experience.
1 year of experience in Talent Acquisition, HR, or Payroll BPO environments.
Experience supporting process improvement or operational efficiency initiatives.
Formal PM education, training, or certifications in-progress.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and manage project charters and project plans for assigned initiatives.
Coordinate project activities from initiation through completion, ensuring timelines and deliverables are met.
Prepare and deliver project status updates to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

HR BPO

English fluency

MS Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Monday.com

Mural

Job description

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long‑term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long‑term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

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

The Project Manager position provides delivery and project support for HR BPO operations, including Talent Acquisition, HR, and Payroll services. This role supports small to medium‑scale initiatives that focus on coordination, tracking, reporting, and continuous improvement.

The Project Manager ensures initiatives are executed effectively, risks are identified early, and stakeholders remain informed throughout the project lifecycle. The role may also support innovation and continuous improvement initiatives and act as a subject matter expert (SME) or project team member on client‑led projects.

Responsibilities:

Develop, maintain, and manage project charters and project plans for assigned initiatives

Coordinate project activities from initiation through completion, ensuring timelines and deliverables are met

Prepare and deliver project status updates and progress reports to leadership and stakeholders

Identify, track, and mitigate project risks; escalated issues as appropriate

Facilitate communication between project stakeholders, operational teams, and leadership

Support multiple initiatives simultaneously while maintaining organization and attention to detail

Review business processes and procedures to identify opportunities for improvement and increased efficiencies

Support the design and implementation of continuous improvement and innovation projects in support of HR BPO delivery operations

Assist with temporary projects and ongoing operational initiatives as needed

Act as a project team member or subject matter expert (SME) on client‑led projects when required

Support adoption of standard project management and delivery best practices across assigned initiatives

Required education

Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor’s Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Minimum 1 year of basic to intermediate project management experience
Minimum 1 year of experience in Talent Acquisition, HR, or Payroll BPO environments
Experience supportingprocess improvement or operational efficiency initiatives
Formal project management learning, training, or coursework (e.g., internal training, foundational PM education, or certifications‑in‑progress)
Strong organizational, communication, and documentation skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and collaboration tools
Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a dynamic delivery environment
Fluency in English

Preferred technical and professional experience

Experience supporting HR or Payroll service delivery operations
IBM Agile Explorer certification or higher
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner certification or higher
IBM Project Management Best Practices:
- PMG 136G
- PMG 137G
Experience with project management and collaboration tools such as:
- Monday.com
- Mural

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

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.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on‑going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can‑do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’ll be also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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Job Title

Job ID

133597

City / Township / Village

QUEZON CITY

State / Province

National Capital Region (Manila)

Country

Philippines

Work arrangement

Hybrid