Community Program Manager

Introduction At IBM, we bring together innovation, collaboration, and expertise to help clients solve their most complex business challenges. Working across industries and geographies, you'll partner with colleagues, clients, and partners to co-create solutions that drive digital transformation and lasting impact. Success in Global Sales is built on curiosity, empathy, and collaboration. You'll connect technical understanding with strong people skills, building trusted relationships and shaping solutions that improve business and society. With world-class onboarding, continuous learning, and a supportive culture, IBM offers the tools and opportunities to grow your career. Join us and be part of a global team that's passionate about driving innovation and making a difference.

Your Role And Responsibilities As a Community Program Manager, you are a driven and well-organized person ready to help cultivate the global technology communities and help them thrive. You are friendly, outgoing, and want to help make an already-successful developer community even better. You are good at keeping track of details (which you’ll need when you’re coordinating meetups and other events worldwide) and great at maintaining relationships with a large number of people (which you’ll need when you’re getting to know community leaders, meetup organisers, and speakers). You have experience working in a marketing or developer relations team.

Reporting to the Director of Community and working remotely in the UK. You will help the team advance its mission: to help earn the love of developers, admins, and architects who are adopting the technologies IBM supports.

Preferred Education Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Excellent ability to communicate with colleagues and external figures
• Ability to work remotely and excel in an independent way
• Good interpersonal skills
• Understanding of marketing as a business function
• A very organized and reliable individual
• Strong skills with word processing, spreadsheets, email, social media platforms. Ideal but not required experience with hosting Zoom events and Airtable management.
• Unremittingly positive attitude

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience We’re searching for the best people who not only excel at their role, but also contribute to the health, happiness and growth of the company. Inclusivity and openness are important traits, with regular company wide and team events. Here are some of the personal qualities we’re looking for:

• Hard working, you get things done
• Hungry to learn in a field which is ever evolving
• Adaptable to the myriad of challenges each day can present
• Inquisitive and not afraid to ask all the questions, no matter how basic
• Ready to roll up your sleeves and help others, getting involved in projects where you feel you can add value
• Strive for excellence in your work, your team and the company