We are seeking a skilled and dynamic Senior Project Manager with a robust technical understanding of data platforms. You will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of data platforms and delivery of use cases, including data visualization, data science/AI, and real-time analytics. Experience in leading complex projects and managing diverse stakeholders, including third-party vendors, is essential. This role involves driving transformation in the current data landscape for our customer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Project Leadership:
- Steer large-scale projects using both waterfall, agile, and hybrid delivery methods.
- Coordinate interdependent work streams involving multiple customer stakeholders and third-party vendors.
- Develop and manage comprehensive program/project plans, estimates, and associated management deliverables.
- Provide regular status updates to the steering committee and maintain continuous communication with Business and IT sponsors.
- Risk and Issue Management:
- Proactively identify and resolve project issues while monitoring and mitigating risks and dependencies to prevent delays.
- Ensure timely, quality delivery of data platform transformations by leveraging your expertise and proven techniques.
- Financial and Deliverables Management:
- Oversee project deliverables including invoices and billing.
- Manage the completion of project deliverables, ensuring alignment with business requirements and technical specifications.
- Stakeholder Management:
- Collaborate with technical and business users, vendors, and other stakeholders to design and deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Engage in all aspects of the project lifecycle, including strategy, road-mapping, architecture, implementation, and development.
- Business Development:
- Participate in proposal, business development, and presales opportunities.
- Travel:
- Availability to travel for business purposes (up to 25% of the time).
Skills and Requirements:
- General Skills:
- Ability to rapidly identify project risks and opportunities.
- Advanced communication skills in English, both written and verbal, tailored to technical and business audiences.
- Dedicated, innovative, and resourceful with a strong analytical mindset and the ability to work under pressure.
- Specific Experience:
- Proven experience managing virtual, international teams and customer stakeholders.
- Over 5 years of experience as a delivery Project Manager on Cloud Data Warehouses/Data Platforms, Business Intelligence, and Analytics projects.
- Successful track record managing projects involving Azure Data Analytics services (Fabric, Data Factory, Synapse, Azure Databricks) and/or Databricks Data Intelligence
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) would be an added advantage.
Nice to Have:
- Experience working in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.
- Experience in managing implementation or transformational projects involving Data Lakehouse architectures.
