Data Program Manager

About the role

K&L Gates is seeking a Data Program Manager to oversee enterprise data initiatives. This role collaborates with various teams to ensure timely and effective execution of data programs.

Responsibilities

• Owning and maintaining the roadmap for enterprise data programs, aligning with business priorities and data strategy.
• Leading end-to-end delivery of data initiatives, including defining scope, managing timelines, mitigating risks, and coordinating dependencies.
• Planning, managing, and tracking program budgets, forecasts, and expenditures while ensuring financial accountability.
• Evaluating and learning new technologies independently, adopting them within the firm's governed portfolio guidelines.
• Translating business needs into clear program plans and delivery milestones, enabling governance processes and providing executive-level status updates.
• Identifying, escalating, and resolving delivery blockers and risks affecting timelines or outcomes.
• Defining and overseeing testing strategies at the program level, including quality standards and user acceptance frameworks.
• Leveraging AI-assisted tools within a professional engineering or enterprise technology setting.

Requirements

• Obtain or hold relevant professional certifications (PMP, PMI-ACP, AZ-900).
• Possess background in Business Administration, Project Management, Communications, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related area of study.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional programs or initiatives with demonstrated ownership of roadmaps, budgets, and delivery timelines.
• Experience collaborating with data, analytics, AI, or enterprise technology teams in a program management role.
• Experience identifying risks and actively eliminating delivery obstacles across intricate, multi-team programs.
• Experience with Agile, hybrid, or waterfall project delivery methodologies and proficiency using Azure DevOps or similar delivery management platforms.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools within a professional engineering or enterprise technology setting.

Qualifications

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing the highest quality client service.

Skills

• Proficiency in translating business needs into functional program requirements, delivery milestones, and concise status updates tailored for executive audiences.
• Ability to evaluate, learn, and adopt new technologies and platforms independently with minimal guidance.
• Secure, professional workspace for handling confidential information, travel up to 10%, and support scheduled release events with schedule flexibility.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication abilities across technical and non-technical audiences, maintaining professionalism to connect with diverse personalities effectively.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts visually through diagramming, whiteboarding, and collaborative design tools within a hybrid work environment.