Project Manager-Banking Industry

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll 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.

Your Role And Responsibilities

We are looking for a Digital Project Manager (Banking Domain) with proven digital delivery track record and a thorough understanding of the Agile development process. As Digital Project Manager, the candidate will drive the cross-functional team together to deliver.

You will bring deep experience as a project manager in building either complex mobile applications (e.g. online banking), omni-channel commerce,

Comfortable with project management skills, you are passionate about digital technology, deeply engage in the objectives of the programs and achieving the client’s ultimate business success, and can consult client executives on successful digital transformation.

Additional Responsibilities Include

• Accountability for planning and delivery of digital projects, across customer experience strategy, experience design and technology delivery in a highly agile and collaborative, experimental environment
• Plan for, execute and manage client communications, including executive level consulting
• Drive the Creative Team, Technical team and the Product Owners in an Agile development process
• Create project plan, control and manage scope
• Manage project risks by developing mitigations, manage issues as they develop and provide plans to close out issues
• Manage client and third party dependencies
• Introduce Scrum values and practices. Guard and shield the team from distractions and interruptions from external interference
• Enable close cooperation across all roles and functions
• Promote and participate in the continuous improvement of structure, processes, tooling to enable the teams to deliver more value
• Organize and facilitate stand-ups, release and sprint planning, reviews, demos and retrospectives
  
  

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Financial services experience (Banking Domain, Wealth)
• At least 5 years experience in managing application development projects in a vendor/client environment
• At least 5 years experience in managing the design, development, testing, and implementing of on-line, internet, or mobile based applications
• Solid consulting experience with ideal work experience with a Tier 1 digital consulting/agency organization
• Understanding of how omni channels technologies/products can be leveraged to enable strategic outcomes
• Experience managing delivery of multi-functional Mobile/eCommerce/Digital Marketing strategy programs to C-Suite and Business Unit leaders and translating the resulting recommendations into successful design and execution programs
• Proven track record & ability to build business relationships & mentoring client
• Strong self-management skills (i.e. is able to focus on the task at hand, manage his/her timing and circle back quickly if he is blocked).
• Strong communication and writing skills (i.e. is able to attend client meetings and speak with clarity, is able to write requirements in clear business terms, etc.)
• Strong process management skills (I.e. Is able to operate under a strict process and identify gaps in process and suggest opportunities to bridge gaps). Has a can do attitude and willing to learn.
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Experience in a role functioning as a Scrum Master
• At least 2 year experience in working and leading others in a rapidly changing environment