Technical Project Manager – Data, Databricks

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the daily execution and operational cadence of designated Databricks and data initiatives.

• Align technical delivery with client priorities and desired business results.

• Keep the Jira board updated as the definitive source for project execution.

• Define, prioritize, assign, estimate, and monitor tasks throughout the delivery lifecycle.

• Conduct stand-ups, planning sessions, backlog reviews, status meetings, and retrospectives.

• Create and share Weekly Pulse Reports detailing progress, risks, decisions, dependencies, budget/burn, and action items.

• Manage project plans, milestones, RAID logs, decisions, action items, resource plans, and PMO documentation.

• Ensure compliance with Databricks/data technical playbooks and HIKE2 PMO standards.

• Monitor technical dependencies across data sources, environments, pipelines, integrations, architecture, security, testing, deployment, and client teams.

• Identify delivery risks and work to resolve issues promptly.

• Provide stakeholders with insights into project health, decisions, risks, and upcoming steps.

• Collaborate with technical leads to convert technical work into actionable plans and client communications.

• Raise issues to the PMO and delivery leadership when support or decisions are necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in project or program management.

• Extensive experience in leading data, analytics, cloud, or data platform implementations.

• Proven experience managing technical engineering teams and navigating complex technical workstreams.

• Eagerness to continually enhance technical knowledge in Databricks, modern data architecture, cloud platforms, analytics, and emerging AI/ML technologies.

• Strong proficiency in Jira and Agile delivery methodologies.

• Experience with Databricks is highly preferred; similar modern cloud data platforms may be considered.

• Ability to comprehend technical architecture, engineering terms, dependencies, and delivery sequencing.

• Capability to convey complex technical concepts in business language for non-technical stakeholders.

• Excellent client-facing communication skills and executive-level status reporting abilities.

• Relevant experience with data and technical delivery.

• All candidates must reside in the U.S. and possess U.S. Citizenship.

• A valid LinkedIn profile must be provided.

• Employment may depend on the successful completion of a background check.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• 401(k)

• Holiday pay

• Vacation

• Personal and family sick leave

• Reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process