IBM Software Release Manager 

India, Kerala, Kochi 

874301227

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Your Role and Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for leading software development projects to bring mission critical Business Automation offerings to market.
• You will work with the international engineering teams, product management teams, and designers to develop and execute scope and schedule of the solutions.
• You will manage the release schedules, critical deliverables, key milestones, and other key requirements for successful delivery.
• You will manage a detailed plan to ensure the progress against the established plan and make determinations based on risks and issues to update schedule to meet product requirements, schedule, and quality criteria.
• You will be responsible for putting together risk mitigation plans, identifying, and managing dependencies, escalation of issues, closely managing scope and schedule.
• You will effectively communicate the progress, escalations, risks and mitigation plan to product stakeholders.
• You will be proactive and have growth mindset of addressing complex issues.
• You will drive innovation and adoption of new technologies for process optimization.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 5+ years of experience as Project Manager.
• Extensive experience using project planning tools to create, manage, and track project results.
• Ability to effectively communicate project plans, risks, and outcomes
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience managing projects in a complex cross-team environment
• Experience with Agile Development, Design Thinking, and/or Security and Privacy by Design
• IBM PM or PMP/PMI certification preferred.
• Agile Scrum Master Certified preferred.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Development or engineering background preferred.