Project Manager: IBM Research Global Internship Program

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At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Your role and responsibilities

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We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Project Manager who is a thought leader and problem solver, with experience in working with cross functional teams to join our Research Talent Programs Team. This role is a hands-on, high-visibility role where you will be managing multiple projects to support the IBM Research Global Internship Program, with a special focus on multiple elements of the Yorktown Heights lab site and its interns. This role involves planning, executing, and managing multiple aspects of the internship program behind the scenes, ensuring its alignment with the IBM's talent objectives enterprise wide, and providing a positive experience for both the interns and IBM Research stakeholders.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Serve as a site focal for IBM Research Interns, Externs, Managers and Mentors.
• Intern Orientation, Onboarding, and Offboarding: Assist with planning and execution of effective orientation sessions for incoming interns, ensuring smooth onboarding processes that include necessary paperwork, equipment, and training.
• Mentorship & Supervision: Pair interns with appropriate mentors and buddies within the organization. Regularly monitor and support the progress of interns, providing feedback and addressing any issues promptly.
• Project Coordination: Manage day-to-day projects throughout the internship experience including end-of-internship presentation showcase.
• Manage and develop internal webpages for interns, externs, managers and mentors.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain detailed records of intern performance, projects, and feedback including evaluation surveys. Prepare periodic reports on the program's progress and outcomes for senior management.
• Data collection and recommendations for programmatic enhancement year over year.
• Lead insights and curation of suggested content for sharing the story of the Intern to IBMer journey
• Manage the IBM Research Emeritus Program

Be a lifelong learner - continue to invest time in yourself to promote continuous growth during your time at IBM Research

Required education

Associate's Degree/College Diploma

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Required Professional and Technical Expertise:

- Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management, preferably in an HR or internship context.

- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

- Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.

- Proficiency in MS Office Suite and project management tools (e.g., Airtable, Monday.com).

- Knowledge of best practices regarding internships is a plus.

If you are passionate about fostering young talent and have a proven track record in project management, we would love to hear from you.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise:

-Website design skills

-Professional development event/program skills

-Event planning skills

-Slack

-Agile and Design Thinking credentials

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
• Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.