Senior Data Program Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +2 more locations.

📋 Description

• Convert roadmap objectives and product specifications into epics that are appropriately sized for sprint planning in Data Science and Platform Engineering.

• Independently create epics and collaborate with technical leads for refinement prior to board submission.

• Take ownership of the epic structure, acceptance criteria, sequencing, and dependencies, while delegating implementation specifics to technical leads.

• Ensure that epics meet a Ready-to-Execute standard.

• Monitor ongoing tasks across DP&A, DS, and PE boards, providing transparency into active, blocked, or at-risk work.

• Recognize sequencing conflicts and inter-team dependencies before they escalate into sprint obstacles.

• Manage the Jira process and sprint rhythm for the Data Products & Analytics team.

• Lead planning, review, and retrospective ceremonies as focused decision-making sessions.

• Oversee the backlog to ensure that Jira accurately reflects the team's priorities.

• Establish epic and process quality standards across Data Products & Analytics without direct reporting authority.

• Sequence tasks and highlight inter-team dependencies and program risks.

• Report directly to the Senior Director of Data Products & Analytics.

• Collaborate with leadership in Data Products, Platform Engineering leads, Data Science/ML leads, Jira tooling vendors, and any external engineering and development teams as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.

• Over 7 years of experience in program or project management within a data or software delivery environment.

• Extensive hands-on ownership; experience in people management is not required.

• In-depth knowledge of program management, particularly regarding epic usability.

• Sufficient technical knowledge to draft epics that senior engineers can utilize.

• Cross-functional collaboration skills across teams without direct authority.

• Proficient in Jira as a process designer, including board layout, epic standards, and backlog administration.

• Excellent written communication skills.

• Capability to influence others without formal authority and maintain quality standards.

• Agile/Scrum or PMP certification is advantageous.

• Experience in designing processes across multiple teams is preferred.

• Familiarity with data, analytics, or ML delivery environments is a plus.

• Ability to fulfill relevant gaming, licensing, background investigation, security checks, legal, regulatory, or contractual requirements.

• Agreement to undergo a due diligence/background investigation as a condition of employment, where permitted by law.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

• Potential support for gaming or other licensing requirements relevant to the role.

• Assistance with regulatory and contractual compliance.