Director - Project Management Office

About the role

The PMO will play a critical role in driving execution, governance, and coordination across enterprise data and analytics initiatives. This role requires a strong blend of program management discipline and technical fluency, particularly across modern data platforms, databases, and semantic/data abstraction layers.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end coordination of complex data and analytics programs, ensuring timely delivery against milestones and business objectives.
• Establish and maintain program governance frameworks, including status reporting, risk management, and executive updates.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies across engineering, architecture, stakeholders and business teams.
• Drive clarity on scope, deliverables, and priorities across multiple concurrent initiatives.

Technical Coordination (Data Platforms & Architecture)

• Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to support delivery across: Relational and non-relational databases (e.g., SQL, NoSQL), Multi-database environments and cross-platform data integration.
• Understand and coordinate initiatives involving: Data virtualization through query federation, enabling abstraction and unified data access across platforms, Ontology / semantic modeling concepts including business context mapping and data relationships, Data caching strategies.

Multi-Platform & Multi-Domain Data Understanding

• Support initiatives involving simultaneous interaction across multiple data sources/platforms, ensuring alignment across teams working with: Operational systems, Analytical platforms, Cloud and on-prem data environments.
• Identify and proactively manage challenges related to: Data latency and consistency, Query performance and optimization, Integration complexity across distributed systems.

Resources Management

• Coordinate and manage external consultants and vendor partners, ensuring alignment of external teams with internal priorities, delivery standards, and timelines.
• Track deliverables, manage escalations, and ensure accountability across all parties.
• Optimize utilization of external resources to balance cost and delivery outcomes.

Stakeholder Communication & Executive Reporting

• Prepare and deliver clear, concise executive-level updates.
• Provide visibility into: Program progress, Key risks and mitigation plans, Decision points and dependencies.
• Serve as the central point of coordination between: Technology teams, Data/analytics stakeholders, Business leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Program/Project Management (PMO) within data or technology domains.
• 8+ years of experience leading large-scale, cross-functional programs.
• Experience with data management programs.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of: Database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, distributed systems), Multi-database and hybrid data environments.
• Exposure to: Data virtualization technologies, Ontology / semantic modeling concepts.
• Proven experience managing: Complex, enterprise-scale, cross-functional programs, Multiple stakeholders across business and technology, External consultants and system integrators.
• Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise data platform modernization initiatives.
• Familiarity with modern cloud-based data platforms (Databricks, Azure Synapse, etc.).