Business Program Project Manager

IntroductionAt IBM, our Project Managers excel by leading and coordinating a project team's overall performance, scope, cost, and deliverables. Our clients rely on timely and efficient status reports, and as Project Manager, you will drive the charge with project direction, metric definition, and performance management. If you are ready to help our clients and project teams succeed, we would love to meet you!Your Role and ResponsibilitiesThe Chief Privacy Office's main mission is to harness key resources across IBM to strengthen IBM's regulatory compliance position and further increase Trust in the IBM Brand. The Chief Privacy Office has transparency and client experience at the heart of all of its privacy programs.As part of the Client Experience team, you will manage the delivery of key privacy related projects such as the Privacy Portal which is a one stop shop for clients and IBM employees to view and manage privacy data and preferences, infusing Trust and Transparency. Another key project will be the redesign of IBM's Privacy Statement with the prime objective of putting the user experience at the forefront.You will work closely with various business units, development, legal and other functions to plan, manage schedules, dependencies, risks and other activities to support the release of the product. You will work collaboratively and build partnerships with each business unit, corporate services groups, and external stakeholders, track and ensure timely communication of progress, changes and issues amongst key stakeholders, ensuring progress is kept up to date, provide coordination and direct support for all underlying work streams, proactively identify and plan for cross-functional project interdependencies, issues and risks and ensure that priorities are well defined, and that conflicting needs are managed through trade-off decisions.Required Technical and Professional Expertise+ Thought Leader who challenges the status quo throughout the organization, can influence the organization without formal authority and holds ground in face of divergent opinions.+ Big Picture Thinking and Selling the Vision+ Team player with a 'can do "attitude'+ Ability to work with Stakeholders and manage expectations and priorities.* Proven experience as Project Manager+ Track record of delivering innovation projects using Cognitive applications+ Communication skills across various functional teams and executive management+ Knowledge of agile methods and experience in working in an agile squad+ Ability to shift priorities quickly and capacity to handle multiple prioritiesPreferred Technical and Professional Expertise+ Ability to navigate in a multinational corporate environment+ Ability to work under pressure keeping a sense of good humorFluency in EnglishAbout Business UnitIBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world's most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.Your Life @ IBMWhat matters to you when you're looking for your next career challenge?Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities - where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust - where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.About IBMIBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.Location StatementFor additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.Being You @ IBMIBM 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, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.