Consultant

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 Responsibilities Identify common systems in OSS Local/National Service fulfillment area and work on Integration functionality. Meet with CenturyLink Business and Process stakeholders to identify impacts to OSS LSF and NSF applications due to Program Increment (PI) Change Requests and come up with solutions. Organize Agile Program meetings to review/discuss the overall progress, update roadmap, review issues, risks & their mitigation plan, deployment planning etc Use IBM OnDemand Process Asset Library (OPAL) quality processes for ensuring software quality assurance is met. Perform Changes due to software End of Service Life to upgrade to newer technology. Work with Leadership team to prepare proposals and Statements of Work for all new work. Use the CenturyLink proprietary Relative Information Security Classification (RISC) tool to identify the locations where the work can be performed. For the work that is approved to be worked offshore based on the RISC tool work with offshore manager to identify the resources with relevant skills, experience and domain knowledge. Work with Scrum Master, Onshore and offshore delivery team to arrive at the task line items, delivery milestones and task ownership for backlog user stories. Participate in daily scrum calls to clarify any queries, monitor progress and identify any risks and Issues. Provide weekly status report to IBM delivery project executive, who in turn consolidates and shares the status with CenturyLink executives. Use IBM percolator tool to perform resource capacity planning for application development and Application maintenance projects, which provides input to IBM leadership for forecasting revenues. Weekly meeting with CenturyLink Business team to address any urgent issues in Local/National Service fulfillment area. Use CenturyLink SharePoint site for forecasting project wise planning of resource capacity utilized. Drive value add for client, innovation / automation to save on cost and pursue better internal / legal compliance. Participate in various IBM initiatives like Knights Watch and Quarterly innovation events done in collaboration with CenturyLink stakeholders for identifying areas of innovation and Automation to add value.Monroe, LARequired Technical and Professional ExpertiseCertified PMP (Project Management Professional) - Certified SaFE Agilist10+ years experience in Telecom domain knowledge, must have a strong telecom background5+ years experience in Telecom OSS Local/National provisioning domain knowledge10+ years experience in leading, coaching, and mentoring teams while leveraging Agile methodologies, with strong focus on continuous improvement and developing self-organizing teams15+ years experience in a variety of computing platforms, such as DotNet, Java, Mainframe, client/server, web, cloud, etc3+ years Experience in DevOps tool-chain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous DeploymentProficiency in Microsoft Office Tools (Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)Skills in leadership, team-focused with high energy and a positive attitudeSkills in analytics, estimating, and problem solvingAbility to think strategically and develop tactical methods to achieve objectives and goalsPreferred Technical and Professional Expertise3+ years experience in SaFE Agile Framework program increment planning.2+ year experience using JIRA tool.Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with team members, customers, and external groups, as well as working in a collaborative environment with geographically dispersed resourcesAbility to work in a high-pressure environment.Ability to rapidly resolve issues and recognize when escalation is necessary.Excellent problem solving and structured thinking skills.Strong leadership skillsStrong verbal and written communication skillsAbout Business UnitIBM Services 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. 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