Delivery Project Manager

**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 Delivery Project Manager: You will ensure that client needs are satisfied through the formulation, development, implementation, and delivery of application solutions in response to client requirements. You will be responsible for the overall project plan, budget, structure, schedule, and staffing requirements for the delivery organization. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Manage Project Plan and Budget: Develop and manage the overall project plan, budget, structure, schedule, and staffing requirements to ensure successful delivery of application solutions that meet client needs. • Lead Cross-Functional Teams: Manage efforts of IBM and client employees, as well as third-party vendors, to ensure an integrated solution is provided to meet client needs. • Ensure Contractual Deliverables: Hold overall responsibility for cost, schedule, and contractual deliverables, ensuring that client requirements are met and expectations are exceeded. • Apply Expert Knowledge: Utilize expert-level knowledge of PM methodologies, including SEI/CMM, emerging technologies, and technical architectures, to influence client actions and provide high-quality solutions. **Required technical and professional expertise** Project Management Methodologies: Experience with expert-level knowledge of PM methodologies. ? Leadership of Complex and Cross-Branding Projects: Coordinating initiatives that span multiple business units, products, and technologies, ensuring consistency and integration throughout the engagement. ? End-to-End Governance and Execution: Managing scope, financials, risks, communication, and quality to ensure predictability and delivery excellence. ? Engagement with Global Stakeholders: Maintaining structured communication with clients, partners, and internal teams — from technical specialists to executive leaders. ? Performance & KPI Management: Tracking and strategizing around project health, team productivity, costs, revenue, and client satisfaction. ? Influence and Executive Credibility: Acting as a trusted advisor, anticipating risks, driving complex decisions, and guiding stakeholders with clarity. ? Development of High-Performing Teams: Cultivating collaboration, innovation, and a culture of accountability even amid challenging delivery expectations. ? Client-Centric Execution: Ensuring a seamless, transparent, and value-driven experience at every stage. **Preferred technical and professional experience** ✔ Proven experience leading complex projects, integrating multiple areas, technologies, and stakeholders. ✔ Strong background in cross-branding initiatives, aligning diverse product lines and business units into a cohesive delivery. ✔ Consistent client-facing experience, including direct interaction with customers, expectation management, executive communication, and handling of critical scenarios. ✔ Strategic communication skills across all organizational levels — from technical engineers to C-suite leaders. ✔ Ability to mediate challenging discussions and guide teams toward structured, sustainable solutions. ✔ Preferred qualifications: * Certifications such as PMP, Scrum Master, Agile PM, CMMI. * Experience working with IBM-related or equivalent technologies (Cloud, Data & AI, Security, Automation, etc.). * Solid track record delivering through agile or hybrid frameworks. 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.