IT Program Manager - Enterprise Data Management

IT Program Manager – Enterprise Data Management

Location:

US – CT – West Hartford.

Positions:
1. Experience required: 7 years. Category:
Information Technology.

At a Glance

Legrand North America is seeking a talented and motivated IT Program Manager to join the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) organization. This role will report to the Director of Enterprise Data Management and serve as the techno‑functional leader responsible for coordinating and managing enterprise data initiatives across Data Engineering, Data Governance, Data Analytics, and enterprise data platforms. This position will lead cross‑functional programs spanning both legacy and modern cloud‑based data ecosystems, partnering with business stakeholders, architecture teams, analytics teams, and IT delivery organizations to drive scalable, governed, and high‑quality enterprise data solutions.

We are looking for someone who will bring strong program/project management expertise, enterprise data management experience, and the ability to align strategic data initiatives with business priorities and operational execution.

• Lead and support enterprise‑wide Data Management programs across Data Engineering, Data Governance, Data Analytics initiatives.
• Manage cross‑functional projects/programs simultaneously using Scrum, Agile, or Kanban or waterfall.
• Build complex project/sprint plans with multiple work streams to keep project delivery on track.
• Conduct daily standups. Run internal and external meetings with a variety of teams and varied experience levels and set clear expectations on the agenda.
• Monitor team performance, driving continuous improvement and removing impediments that prevent the team from delivering the sprint goal/deliverables.
• Manage project budgets, burn rate, and measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
• Anticipate and manage risks and issues as they arise, take measures to correct when they occur, and escalat[e] appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure alignment between business stakeholders, data engineering teams, analytics teams, enterprise architects, and external partners.
• Monitor program health, delivery metrics, resource utilization, risks, dependencies, and budget performance and build data visualization reports.
• Coordinate enterprise data integration initiatives across ERP, CRM, MDM, analytics, and downstream operational systems.
• Analyzing and document data flows across multiple business systems.
• Define and document requirements into features/stories in ADO, JIRA.
• Develop IT roadmap for improvement opportunities.
• Manage the overall program as well as the individual projects to deliver improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with other IT teams for project deliverables.
• Partnership and alignment with the business on technical requirements and sprint prioritization.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple initiatives.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, enterprise architecture, and application teams to support scalable and secure data solutions.
• Support vendor management activities, including coordination with external implementation and consulting partners.
• Contribute to the process improvement analyses by evaluating and recommending reporting tools or extracting data needed in the process evaluation.
• Manage dependencies and priorities across multiple enterprise data portfolios and strategic initiatives.
• Provide leadership in organizational change management, communication planning and stakeholder alignment for enterprise data initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in business or technical discipline.
• Master in Scrum – Certified Scrum Product Owner or Certified Scrum Master.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

• Experience with Data management systems and processes.
• Experience in managing a minimum of 3–5 EDM programs.
• Azure Cloud experience is beneficial.
• Experience with managing projects in Agile methodology.
• Strong project/program management skills.
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office Suite including Project Plan. Proficient in either Jira or Azure Dev Ops.
• Continuous improvement, Ways of Working.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work between technical and business teams.
• Strong interpersonal skill, with a collaborative and thoughtful approach.
• Experience with 3rd party development partners.

Equal Opportunity Employer.