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IBM Program Director in Bangalore, India
Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.
Your Role and Responsibilities
As a Program Director, you will primarily be a management leader responsible for IBM business continuity in the areas of Hybrid Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI). You will be accountable for the product development, managing delivery schedules and assuring highest quality of release with maximum exploiter/customer satisfaction. You will be part of a global development team and associate with peers and stakeholders based in Germany, USA, and India.
Essentially :
Hiring, development, and retention of the best talent from the industry skilled in Unix/Linux base OS and associated Hybrid Cloud and AI sub-systems
Focus on Employee engagement, Growth, Skill building, Innovation and well-being towards retaining highly talented resources
Enable collaboration with open source community and Linux distro partners
Champion Design Thinking & Agile practices in product design, development & test
Motivate the team in applying processes and best practices in delivering great user experience and quality products for IBM Server Systems
Ensure Business Compliance and Integrity is maintained across the team
Collaborate with teams across multiple geographies and time zones, including development managers, release managers, product managers, peers and stakeholders to share/apply best practices at increasing efficiency in the process/product methodologies
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Relevant experience of 20+ years:
Demonstrated leadership with atleast 10 years of hands-on technical IT industry experience preferably in the area of Systems product R&D associated with Cloud/AI technologies
Atleast 5 years of People Management experience, preferably managing Managers as well as Senior Technical resources
Proven ability to manage and lead/guide/mentor technical team and been part of their talent & career development - essentially a people champion
Good problem solver - business/technical solutions, conflict resolution, expert negotiator
Familiar with Enterprise Server (Unix/Linux) Operating System (advantage if familiar with IBM Z Systems as a consumer or user)
Technically associated with:
Systems Software, and Server/Systems platform architecture and familiar with Virtualization technologies and Performance optimization approaches
Kubernetes, RHOCP, DevOps, Python, GO Language, Docker, Jenkins, etc.
AI Methodologies including Data Science, Generative AI, AI Compiler/Runtime, Machine learning, Deep learning, and Natural language processing, Data Handling, etc.
Familiar with tools to track project & defect progress (RQM, RTC, Clear Quest, Best Quest, github, Jupyter, Jira, Trello, etc.) from program concept to delivery
Experienced in driving process transformation and innovation in the organization
Drive Agile, DevOps, and Design Thinking methodologies at work to streamline the delivery process
Proven ability to work effectively in a global team environment, forming & managing multiple projects across geographies
Proven command over the English language, both written and verbal.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Solid understanding of systems hardware & architecture
Good understanding operating systems internals/Kernel (Process Management, Memory Management, Virtualization, Scheduling, I/O (Networking & Storage), Security, etc.)
Understanding of on-prem vs cloud deployments
Be able to relate to technologies spanning across Redhat OpenShift (OCP), and Hybrid Cloud (Docker, Kubernetes, Containers), and Artificial Intelligence (AI), etc.
Understanding of AI/ML model deployments, AI lifecycle , hands-on experience on deploying AI/ML models on cloud.
About 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.
This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.
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