Job Description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted in long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You will 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 groundbreaking 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 Responsibilities

This is a position at IBM Digital Services, Inc. As a project manager, you will lead the smooth management and operation of end-to-end projects from the proposal and planning phase to the conclusion of the project to ensure the success of system development, operation, and maintenance projects for clients in various industries such as finance, manufacturing, distribution, and public/utility.

Your primary responsibilities include:

• Lead the project as a representative of the client, internal members, subcontractors, and offshore development members.
• Propose, negotiate, and coordinate with IBM in cooperation with the client by utilizing industry business knowledge and technical expertise.
• As a project manager, coordinate the scope, schedule, cost, etc. with the client, prepare project plans based on the results, and promote the execution of the project.
• Plan and manage the work of members in projects with several to dozen members, and conduct QCD management during project execution.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

The following skills are required for this position:

• Ability to communicate smoothly in Japanese with clients and project members.
• Experience as a project manager.
• Experience in a series of processes in system development (from requirement definition to design, development, and testing).

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

The following skills are preferred for this position:

• Working knowledge in specific or multiple industries.
• PMI/PMP or other project management certifications.
• Communication skills with clients and team members.
• English language skills (reading and writing).

About Business Unit

IBM Consulting is a team of business, strategy, and technology consultants that design, build, and run foundational systems and services that is the backbone of the world's economy. We partner with the world's leading companies in over 170 countries to build smarter businesses by reimagining and reinventing through technology, with our outcome-focused methodologies, industry-leading portfolio, and world-class research and operations expertise leading to results-driven innovation and enduring excellence.

Your Life @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that dedication to our clients' success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships live in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment every day, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth-minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide ongoing feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team-focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers.

The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions every day is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude, and always striving for an outcome-focused approach within everything that they do.

About IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason, and science, we can improve business, society, and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Location Statement

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Being You @ IBM

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.