Data Program Manager

Job Description

At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard‑working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.

We are seeking a Data Program Manager to oversee roadmap, budget, and timelines for enterprise data initiatives as a senior individual contributor. The role collaborates with engineering, analytics, AI, and business teams to ensure execution, manage dependencies, track metrics, and resolve blockers. It ensures data programs deliver measurable value on time and within scope, supporting the firm’s greenfield data and AI efforts.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Data Engineering, this position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

• Owning and maintaining the roadmap for enterprise data programs, aligning with business priorities, data strategy, and the governed build‑buy portfolio model.
• Leading end‑to‑end delivery of data initiatives including defining scope, managing timelines, mitigating risks, and coordinating dependencies across engineering, analytics, and business partners.
• Planning, managing, and tracking program budgets, forecasts, and expenditures while ensuring financial accountability and providing transparent reporting to leadership.
• Establishing and monitoring key performance indicators to evaluate program success and value, translating outcomes into business impact narratives for executives.
• Owning program visibility and delivery tracking in Azure Dev Ops, including portfolio dashboards, sprint board oversight, and work item reporting.
• Identifying, escalating, and resolving delivery blockers and risks affecting timelines or outcomes while proactively handling cross‑team dependencies.
• Translating business needs into clear program plans and delivery milestones, enabling governance processes and providing executive‑level status updates effectively.
• Serving as an example for the Enterprise Applications team philosophy, promoting processes, procedures, security, standards, and a knowledge‑centered approach to support.
• Defining and overseeing testing strategies at the program level, including quality standards, user acceptance frameworks, and validation of business functions.
• Leveraging Artificial Intelligence tools—such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and AI‑assisted development environments—enhancing quality, efficiency, and innovation within daily workflows and assigned tasks.
• Contributing to the design, development, or maintenance of AI‑driven solutions on the firm’s Microsoft platform stack within the team’s governed portfolio guidelines.
• Adhering to the organization’s AI governance standards ensuring compliance with responsible use policies, data classification rules, and model deployment review procedures.

• Director, Enterprise Applications, Data, and AI Platforms
• Senior Manager, Automation and Development
• Senior Manager, Data Engineering
• Senior Manager, Enterprise Applications
• Senior Applications Architect
• Data Architect
• Team Lead, Workflow and Automation
• Technical Program Manager
• Project Manager
• Senior Manager, Data Governance
• Director, Business Transformation Office
• Business Relationship Manager
• Manager of Finance Reporting
• Power BI Developer

• Certifications:
  
  PMP required; PMI‑ACP, AZ‑900 recommended.
• Background in Business Administration, Project Management, Communications, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Proficiency translating business needs into functional program requirements, delivery milestones, and concise status updates for executive audiences.
• Ability to evaluate, learn, and adopt new technologies and platforms independently with minimal guidance.
• Secure professional workspace for confidential information; willing to travel up to 10%.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication abilities across technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts visually through diagramming, whiteboarding, and collaborative design tools in a hybrid work environment.
• 4+ years…