UI Project Manager - Scrum Master

IBM Consulting is focused on building long-term client relationships and driving meaningful change through collaboration. They are seeking a UI Project Manager - Scrum Master to lead large-scale Unemployment Insurance transformation programs, collaborating with client teams to gather requirements and manage projects using Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with client business teams to understand and gather business requirements for complex UI enhancement, maintenance, and operations projects
• Lead technical teams in developing technical solutions and ensuring proper implementation into the client system
• Represent IBM Project Managers and Scrum Masters at client meetings
• Participate in strategic and tactical project planning and execution for critical UI requirements
• Create project estimates, deliverables, and related artifacts in the SDLC, developing EPICs, features, and related stories based on agreed business requirements
• Manage projects aligned with Agile methodologies, ensuring business requirements are correctly implemented
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and other testing activities
• Monitor and control project execution, identifying potential issues and risks, and developing mitigation/resolution options
• Adhere to organizational QMS, OPAL, Metrics Management Frameworks, and lifecycle methodologies for both waterfall and Agile projects

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of the UI benefits lifecycle, including claims intake, eligibility determinations, adjudication, appeals, overpayments, fraud detection, and employer tax functions
• Experience supporting UI system modernization initiatives, including legacy system transitions, payment engines, and integrations with external agencies
• Proficiency in Agile/Scrum practices, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, stakeholder alignment, risk tracking, and release readiness
• Ability to ensure compliance with USDOL reporting requirements, audit readiness, and regulatory deadlines within a structured governance framework
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to coordinate across state agencies, program SMEs, IT teams, vendors, and executive leadership
• Master's Degree