IT Program Manager – Enterprise Data Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead and oversee enterprise-wide Data Management initiatives across Data Engineering, Data Governance, and Data Analytics projects.

• Simultaneously manage cross-functional projects/programs utilizing Scrum, Agile, Kanban, or waterfall methodologies.

• Create detailed project/sprint plans encompassing multiple workstreams to ensure timely project delivery.

• Facilitate daily standups and conduct internal and external meetings with diverse teams, setting clear agenda expectations.

• Track team performance, fostering continuous improvement and eliminating obstacles that hinder the achievement of sprint goals/deliverables.

• Administer project budgets, monitor burn rates, and evaluate project performance using relevant systems, tools, and techniques.

• Proactively identify and manage risks and issues as they arise, implementing corrective actions and escalating as necessary in a timely manner.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment among business stakeholders, data engineering teams, analytics teams, enterprise architects, and external partners.

• Assess program health, delivery metrics, resource utilization, risks, dependencies, and budget performance while generating data visualization reports.

• Coordinate enterprise data integration projects across ERP, CRM, MDM, analytics, and downstream operational systems.

• Analyze and document data flows across various business systems.

• Define and document requirements as features/stories in ADO and JIRA.

• Develop an IT roadmap outlining improvement opportunities.

• Oversee the overall program as well as individual projects to implement improvement opportunities.

• Collaborate with other IT teams to ensure project deliverables are met.

• Foster partnership and alignment with the business on technical requirements and sprint prioritization.

• Demonstrate the capability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple initiatives.

• Work closely with cybersecurity, infrastructure, enterprise architecture, and application teams to support scalable and secure data solutions.

• Assist in vendor management activities, coordinating with external implementation and consulting partners.

• Contribute to process improvement analyses by assessing and recommending reporting tools or extracting necessary data for process evaluations.

• Manage dependencies and priorities across several enterprise data portfolios and strategic initiatives.

• Provide leadership in organizational change management, communication planning, and stakeholder alignment for enterprise data projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in a business or technical field.

• Mastery in Scrum - either a Certified Scrum Product Owner or Certified Scrum Master.

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

• Experience with data management systems and processes.

• Proven experience managing a minimum of 3-5 EDM programs.

• Experience with Azure Cloud is advantageous.

• Familiarity with managing projects using Agile methodology.

• Strong project/program management capabilities.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Project Plan, and either Jira or Azure DevOps.

• Commitment to continuous improvement and enhancing ways of working.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and business teams.

• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrating a collaborative and considerate approach.

• Experience working with third-party development partners.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• High employer 401K match.

• Paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay.

• Short-term and long-term disability benefit plans.

• Above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave.

• Bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans.

• Paid time off for volunteering activities.

• Active and expanding Employee Resource Group network.