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

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.