IT Program Manager - Enterprise Data Management

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and support enterprise-wide Data Management programs across Data Engineering, Data Governance, Data Analytics initiatives
• Manage cross-functional projects/programs simultaneously using Scrum, Agile, or Kanban or waterfall
• Create complex project/sprint plans with multiple workstreams to keep project delivery on track
• Conduct daily standups. Run internal and external meetings with a variety of teams and varied experience levels and set clear expectations on the agenda
• Maintain team performance, driving continuous improvement and removing impediments that prevent the team from delivering the sprint goal/deliverables
• Manage project budgets, burn rate, and Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
• Anticipate and manage risks and issues as they arise, take measures to correct when they occur, and escalate appropriately and in a timely manner
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure alignment between business stakeholders, data engineering teams, analytics teams, enterprise architects, and external partners
• Monitor program health, delivery metrics, resource utilization, risks, dependencies, and budget performance and build data visualization reports
• Cook up and document data flows across multiple business systems
• Define and document requirements in to features/stories in ADO, JIRA
• Develop IT roadmap for improvement opportunities
• Manage the overall program as well as the individual projects to deliver improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with other IT teams for project deliverables
• Partnership and alignment with the business on technical requirements and sprint prioritization
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple initiatives
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, enterprise architecture, and application teams to support scalable and secure data solutions
• Support vendor management activities, including coordination with external implementation and consulting partners
• Contribute to the process improvement analyses by evaluating and recommending reporting tools or extracting data needed in the process evaluation
• Manage dependencies and priorities across multiple enterprise data portfolios and strategic initiatives
• Provide leadership in organizational change management, communication planning, and stakeholder alignment for enterprise data initiatives

Qualifications

• Required Skills: Education Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in business or technical discipline; Master in Scrum - Certified Scrum Product Owner or Certified Scrum Master; Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Experience: With Data management systems and processes; Experience in managing a minimum of 3-5 EDM programs; Azure Cloud experience is beneficial; Experience with managing projects in Agile methodology; Strong project/program management skills; Proficient skills in Microsoft Office Suite including Project Plan; Proficient in either Jira or Azure DevOps; Continuous improvement, Ways of Working; Strong communication skills and the ability to work between technical and business teams; Strong interpersonal skill, with a collaborative and thoughtful approach; Experience with 3rd party development partners