Program Manager - Data

PDS Inc, LLC

  • Phoenix, AZ
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    The Data Technical Program Manager leads an enterprise-scale data program that enables scalable, trusted, and actionable data across the organization. This role owns end-to-end program execution, stakeholder alignment, and delivery outcomes across data engineering, analytics, and business teams.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationPhoenix, AZ

    Description

    Program Manager – Data

    Compensation: DOE 
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    The Data Technical Program Manager leads an enterprise-scale data program that enables scalable, trusted, and actionable data across the organization. This role owns end-to-end program execution, stakeholder alignment, and delivery outcomes across data engineering, analytics, and business teams. It is accountable for program-level outcomes and governance across multiple workstreams rather than day-to-day project execution.


    KEY OUTCOMES
    • Deliver enterprise data initiatives on time, within scope, and aligned to business priorities.
    • Drive measurable adoption and value from data platforms and analytics capabilities.
    • Proactively manage and communicate program risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs.
    • Provide leadership with clear visibility into progress, outcomes, and key decisions.

    CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Own delivery of multiple interrelated data initiatives using modern data architectures (e.g., Medallion).
    • Serve as the primary program interface for business, IT, and executive stakeholders.
    • Drive roadmap planning, milestone execution, and dependency management.
    • Establish program standards, governance, and operating cadence.
    • Oversee program budgets, resourcing, and forecasts.
    • Identify and mitigate risks; implement corrective actions as needed.
    • Communicate status, risks, and outcomes to senior and executive leadership.
    • Coordinate and govern onboarding of new entities and attributes in Snowflake using the Medallion framework across multiple projects.
    • Manage cross-team dependencies and prioritization to prevent downstream delivery blockers.
    • Define and enforce standard operating procedures and release gates to support a single version of the truth across data warehouse efforts.
    • Drive enablement by ensuring documentation and training are available and adopted so delivery teams adhere to standards.

    QUALIFICATIONS
    • 5–8+ years leading enterprise-scale data programs.
    • Experience with modern data platforms (cloud, Snowflake, ETL/ELT pipelines).
    • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
    • Proven success delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives at scale.

    CORE COMPETENCIES
    Enterprise Program Leadership
    • Leads complex, multi-workstream data programs with clear accountability for outcomes
    • Balances scope, speed, quality, and risk to meet enterprise priorities
    Strategic Planning and Execution
    • Translates business strategy into executable data roadmaps
    • Aligns teams around milestones, dependencies, and delivery commitments
    Stakeholder and Executive Management
    • Establishes trust and credibility with senior leaders
    • Communicates tradeoffs, risks, and decisions clearly and concisely
    Delivery Governance and Standards
    • Continue refining and enforce program-level standards, SOPs, and release gates
    • Ensure consistent delivery and a single source of truth across data and analytics initiatives
    Financial and Resource Management
    • Oversees program budgets, forecasts, and capacity planning
    • Optimizes resource allocation to maximize value delivery.
    Technology and Data Fluency
    • Understands modern data architectures and analytics platforms well enough to guide delivery decisions
    • Partners effectively with engineering leadersPro

    We look forward to reviewing your application. We encourage everyone to apply - even if every box isn’t checked for what you are looking for or what is required.

    PDSINC, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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