Program Manager - Data

Program Manager – Data

Compensation: DOE

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 work streams rather than day-to-day project execution.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 leaders Pro

PDSINC, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.