Junior Project Manager - IBM Client Innovation Center Belgium

Introduction

You will be part of the new IBM Client Innovation Center Belgium located in Antwerp, where we deliver an industry-leading range of innovative technology services and provide deep technical and industry expertise to local IBM clients across public and private sectors. We use the best IBM methods of work, as well as global processes and techniques. You will have access to the latest education, tools and technology, and a limitless career path with the world’s technology leader.

Your Role and Responsibilities

Responsibilities

As a Junior Project Manager you will be responsible for building positive and productive working relationships with the client. Your role will involve:

• Plan, track and manage the delivery of projects using appropriate agile project management methodologies, learning & iterating
• Support the clients’ agile transformation with consulting, introduction, support, and optimization of agile procedures
• Take an active role in the clients’ projects as a Scrum Master
• Work with Product Managers and Business Analysts to ensure product roadmaps are developed and translated into user stories
• Establish and lead a collaborative, dynamic planning process – prioritizing the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team
• Manage a multi-stakeholder and multidisciplinary team
• Establish mechanisms for monitor and tracking the quality of all products/services built
• Document, track and manage risks and dependencies
  
  
  

If you have any questions about the position, please feel free to contact Talent Acquisition Partner Haineto F. Smeding at [email protected]. Please note that we invite interviews on an ongoing basis and may choose to close recruitment once we have found the right match. Once you have clicked ‘apply now’, you can upload your CV. Then the recruitment process begins.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Project management experience
• Experience in Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Project scheduling
• Stakeholder management
• Status report generation
• Risk identification and management
• Dependency management
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluent English and Dutch or French (written & spoken)
  
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise

In addition to your technical skills, we would like you to have a strong business understanding and good communication skills.

About Business Unit

The Client Innovation Centre (CIC) is an innovative and exciting part of IBM. A fast-paced and dynamic business built to deliver high-value technical services to world renowned clients. All of our employees work in a consultancy environment on a variety of exciting projects across a range of sectors. Every project has its own unique working environment - this enables our employees to build their experience, skillset and network. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems?

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, lives 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 everyday, 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 on-going 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 everyday 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.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

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.