Senior Project Manager – Master Data Stream

Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Master Data Stream

Location: Columbus, OH (Open to non-local candidates with bi-weekly travel)

Work Model: Hybrid for local candidates (3 days onsite); bi-weekly travel for non-local candidates

Rate: $80–$90/hour

Contract Length: August 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026

Extension: Strong possibility of extension

Employment Type: W-2 Only

Work Authorization: U.S. Citizens Only | No visa sponsorship available

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager – Master Data Stream to support a major Customer Transformation Program for a utilities client. This role will lead the project management and coordination of the Master Data workstream, ensuring planning, execution, stakeholder alignment, and delivery across all master data-related activities tied to the broader transformation effort.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience leading complex project work streams in enterprise transformation environments, with specific experience overseeing master data initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving progress across business and technology stakeholders. This individual will play a key role in managing timelines, risks, dependencies, issue resolution, and executive reporting for a high‑visibility workstream that is critical to overall program success.

This role is well suited for a project manager who is highly organized, proactive, and comfortable operating in a matrixed environment where data, systems, process, and stakeholder alignment must come together to support program objectives.

• Lead the Master Data workstream within a large customer transformation program.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and workstream timelines.
• Coordinate day‑to‑day execution of master data activities across business, technology, and program teams.
• Ensure the workstream remains aligned with overall program goals, delivery timelines, and governance expectations.
• Drive accountability across stakeholders to ensure deliverables are completed on time and issues are escalated appropriately.

• Lead a team supporting the master data stream, ensuring clear priorities, ownership, and execution across all related activities.
• Coordinate master data planning, data readiness, process alignment, and execution activities across impacted functions.
• Partner with business and technical teams to support data requirements, data governance, data dependencies, and readiness milestones.
• Ensure master data work is integrated effectively with other program work streams, including customer, process, technology, testing, and deployment teams.
• Monitor master data risks, quality concerns, and dependencies that may impact downstream program activities.

• Partner closely with program leadership, business stakeholders, IT teams, data leads, vendors, and other project managers to drive alignment.
• Facilitate meetings, working sessions, and decision‑making discussions related to the master data workstream.
• Provide clear communication and status updates to stakeholders, including leadership and program governance groups.
• Build strong working relationships across a complex utility environment and help ensure cross‑functional coordination remains strong.

• Identify, track, and manage workstream risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Escalate risks or delivery concerns in a timely and solution‑oriented manner.
• Proactively drive issue resolution and coordinate with impacted teams to maintain progress.
• Support mitigation planning for data‑related, schedule‑related, and stakeholder‑related challenges.

• Prepare status reports, dashboards, RAID logs, milestone updates, and executive‑ready presentations.
• Support program governance, steering committee materials, and leadership reporting as needed.
• Ensure workstream documentation is current, organized, and aligned with PMO/program standards.
• Track progress against key deliverables and support informed…