Delivery Lead: Hybrid Cloud & AI Projects

IBM; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead delivery of technology projects across public and private sectors. You’ll manage scope, schedule, and budget, coordinating with technical and business teams to ensure successful outcomes for application development, modernization, cloud, or analytics initiatives.

You will apply Agile or traditional PM methods, oversee vendor and multi-team engagements, and build strong client relationships to resolve issues and drive

Qualifications

• Project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource management.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and application delivery.
• Experience with Agile and traditional PM methodologies.
• Cloud delivery experience (AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, GCP, Red Hat OpenShift).
• Risk, issue, dependency, and change management.
• Vendor, subcontractor, and cross-functional team coordination.
• Stakeholder engagement and communication planning.
• Contractual and financial management, including cost controls and deliverables tracking.
• Ability to manage complex or large-scale projects and programs.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, execution, and delivery in line with contractual and business requirements.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, risks, issues, and dependencies across teams and vendors.
• Coordinate with clients, technical teams, and stakeholders to ensure clarity and alignment.
• Apply project management methods such as Agile, Design Thinking, and traditional PM approaches.
• Oversee technical or vendor teams and ensure quality delivery throughout the SDLC.
• Support communication planning, reporting, and governance activities.
• Build strong client relationships and help resolve issues to enable successful outcomes.
• Depending on experience, lead workstreams, guide teams, or take responsibility for end-to-end project delivery.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Budgeting

SDLC

Agile

Stakeholder comms

Leadership

Risk management

Vendor coordination

Contractual/financial mgmt

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

IBM Cloud

GCP

OpenShift

Job description

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead delivery of technology projects across public and private sectors. You’ll manage scope, schedule, and budget, coordinating with technical and business teams to ensure successful outcomes for application development, modernization, cloud, or analytics initiatives.

You will apply Agile or traditional PM methods, oversee vendor and multi-team engagements, and build strong client relationships to resolve issues and drive