IntroductionA 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; including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.
Your Role and ResponsibilitiesThe program manager is responsible for managing a team of software developers, business analysts and testers for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The Program Manager is the main point of contact between the client and the project team. The program manager will provide leadership, oversight, and management of the contract and will direct and monitor work to meet customer requirements, specifications and quality assurance standards.
Leaders are expected to spend time with their teams and clients and therefore are generally expected to be in the workplace a minimum of three days a week, subject to business needs.
Required Technical and Professional ExpertiseMinimum of 10 years experience in managing and delivery enterprise-wide IT systems projects. Experience working with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Experience using the Agile Development methodology and SCRUM practices. Effective communicator and team builder Experienced in managing a team of staff with matrixed skills and responsibilities Experience developing and implementing program controls, schedules, program financials, and risks PMP
Preferred Technical and Professional ExpertiseExperience in developing and advising strategic roadmaps