Delivery Project Manager

IBM; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is seeking a Delivery Project Manager in Technology Expert Labs to lead multi-disciplinary projects spanning Cloud, Storage, zSystems, Linux, and Power. You will guide a team of technical experts to ensure the formulation, development, and implementation of projects that align with client goals and budgets while exceeding expectations.

Successful candidates will combine strong communication with hands-on technical insight to drive secure, scalable, and high-impact solutions across the IBM

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering projects using Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies.
• Strong communication skills and ability to manage relationships with engineers, CIOs, and stakeholders.
• Broad tech experience across Data & AI, Automation, Sustainability, Security, Cloud, and storage domains.
• Experience migrating or transforming legacy solutions to modern cloud or infrastructure.
• Familiarity with IBM Storage hardware/software and storage virtualization concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of technical experts to formulate, develop, and implement projects.
• Ensure projects meet client objectives, budget, schedule, and staffing requirements.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders and IBM teams to align on the integrated solution plan.
• Navigate data and people to present solutions and drive successful project delivery.

Skills

Agile Delivery

Waterfall Delivery

Communication

Relationship Building

Technology Expertise

Legacy Migration

Storage Technologies

Tools

IBM Storage Portfolio

Cloud Technologies

Job description

Introduction

At IBM Global Sales, we bring together innovation, collaboration, and expertise to help clients solve their most complex business challenges. Working across industries and geographies, you’ll partner with colleagues, clients, and partners to co-create solutions that drive digital transformation and lasting impact. Success in Global Sales is built on curiosity, empathy, and collaboration. You’ll connect technical understanding with strong people skills, building trusted relationships and shaping solutions that improve business and society. With world-class onboarding, continuous learning, and a supportive culture, IBM offers the tools and opportunities to grow your career. Join us and be part of a global team that’s passionate about driving innovation and making a difference.

Your role and responsibilities

As a successful Delivery Project Manager in Technology Expert Labs, you will be a member of the Technology Expert Labs PMO supporting projects for teams that include Cloud, IBM Storage, IBM zSystems, Linux, IBM I, Power, and GDPS. These projects range from security efforts to updating legacy systems to implementing new functionality in hardware and software. You will lead a team of technical experts to ensure the formulation, development, and implementation of projects that meet and exceed the client's business objectives. In this role, you will work closely with client stakeholders and the IBM team to meet the overall integrated solution plan, budget, schedule, and staffing requirements while exceeding your client's expectations. Project Managers at IBM succeed by demonstrating a natural bias towards self-motivation and initiative in addition to navigating data and people to find answers and presenting solutions.

Required technical and professional expertise

Required Professional and Technical Expertise

If you are passionate about success, with both your career and solving clients' business challenges, this role is for you. To help achieve this win‑win outcome, a 'day-in-the life' of this opportunity may include, but not be limited to…

• Agile and Waterfall Project Delivery Expertise: A provable track record of project delivery disciplines and frameworks using agile and/or waterfall best practices to successfully delivery in a way that's both nimble and fast.




• Success in Communication and Relationship Building: Demonstrating success in communication and personal relationship development at all levels - from engineers to CIOs - with experience of navigating challenging debate to reach healthy resolutions.




• Technology Expertise: Experience working with a broad spectrum of technology solutions including Data and AI, Automation, Sustainability, Security, Cloud, Power, Storage and zSoftware or equivalent technologies.




• Legacy Migrating or Transforming Experience: Experience in migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud, upgrading infrastructure and/or software.




• Storage Technology Skills: Familiar with the design, deployment and optimization of technologies including storage for data and AI, hybrid cloud and data resiliency solutions with IBM Storage technologies including IBM FlashSystem, IBM DS8000, IBM Storage Scale System, IBM Tape Storage Systems, and IBM Storage software including Storage Scale, Storage Protect , and Storage Virtualize or equivalent enterprise storage solutions.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Certifications for project/program management: Project or program certifications including but not limited to PMP, CMMI, Scrum Master or Agile Project Management.




• Expertise in IBM Storage Offerings: Technical expertise at least one of the following IBM Storage offerings, IBM FlashSystem, IBM DS8000, IBM Storage Scale System, IBM Tape Storage Systems, and IBM Storage software including Storage Scale, Storage Protect / Protect Plus, and Storage Virtualize or equivalent enterprise storage solutions.




• IBM Power Infrastructure/ IBM i Expertise: Familiar with the design, deployment and optimization of infrastructure solutions for clients based on IBM Power servers running IBM i operating system with PowerVM virtualization. Deep technical expertise in IBM i operating system.




• Cloud Software Expertise: Deep expertise in cloud software technologies including IBM Cloud Platform, VMWare, NSX-T, PowerVS, Red Hat OpenShift, high performance computing, DevSecOps, site reliability engineering, IBM Retain Insights, and AEM on IBM Cloud.




• Technical Expertise in Mainframe Infrastructure and System Software: Technical expertise in z/OS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE operating systems and associated mainframe system software. Familiar with the design, deployment and optimization of infrastructure solutions for IBM zSystems, LinuxONE and associated operating system and virtualization software including z/OS or Linux.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.