Associate Principal - Program & Project Management

About the role

Associate Principal - Program & Project Management (Data Program Manager) based in Irvine, CA. Seeking an experienced Project Program Manager to lead and deliver large-scale business and technology initiatives with strong governance and stakeholder management. This position includes a bonus or variable payout component based on individual and organizational performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program delivery ensuring alignment with strategic business goals
• Manage multiple projects and workstreams within a program
• Define project scope, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and timelines
• Drive execution to meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives
• Establish and maintain program governance frameworks and reporting mechanisms
• Track project progress, identify deviations, and implement corrective actions
• Engage and build strong relationships with business stakeholders, client leadership, delivery teams, architects, and vendors
• Present program status, risks, issues, and recommendations to senior leadership
• Facilitate steering committee reviews and executive governance meetings
• Develop roadmaps, resource plans, and execution strategies
• Manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) log
• Drive compliance with organizational delivery standards and processes
• Track program budgets, forecast revenue, cost, and margin performance
• Monitor resource utilization and productivity
• Support SOW management, change requests, and financial governance
• Lead Agile ceremonies including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and cross‑team coordination
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using delivery metrics and dashboards
• Ensure adherence to quality and process standards
• Plan workforce requirements and capacity management
• Coordinate onboarding, staffing, and allocation activities
• Manage vendor engagements and third‑party dependencies
• Apply program architecture principles to design and structure programs effectively
• Enforce project governance to maintain standards and accountability throughout the project lifecycle