Job Summary
Senior Technical Data Project Manager – Data & Analytics (Azure/GCP) | 15+ years’ experience
Seeking an experienced Senior Technical Data Project Manager to lead enterprise Data & Analytics transformation programs on Azure and/or GCP, with strong delivery, stakeholder management, presales, RFP, and proposal support capabilities.
Collaborate with business, architecture, engineering, delivery, and sales teams to deliver cloud-based data modernization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Program & Project Delivery
- Manage end-to-end Data & Analytics program delivery.
- Lead planning, estimation, budgeting, staffing, execution, and reporting.
- Drive Agile, Scrum, or hybrid delivery across distributed teams.
- Track risks, issues, dependencies, governance, quality, and financials.
- Ensure smooth transition from initiation to deployment and support.
Technical Leadership
- Partner with architects and engineering teams on delivery strategy.
- Oversee Data Lake, Warehouse, Lakehouse, BI, AI, and modernization solutions.
- Review solution designs, risks, and roadmaps.
Stakeholder & Client Management
- Serve as the primary client and executive stakeholder contact.
- Manage expectations, escalations, communications, workshops, and reviews.
- Build strong relationships with customer leadership and sponsors.
Presales, RFP & Proposals
- Lead RFP/RFI/RFQ responses, proposals, SOWs, and delivery commercials.
- Define delivery strategy, estimates, timelines, staffing, risks, assumptions, and migration approach.
- Partner with Sales, Presales, Architects, and SMEs for solutions, presentations, and proposal defense.
Skill Requirements
Required Skills Project & Program Management Large-scale program/project management. Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall delivery. RAID, resource, vendor, budget, forecasting, and stakeholder management. Data & Analytics Expertise Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Lakehouse, ETL/ELT, integration
Other Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- Cloud migration/modernization and global delivery management experience.
- Strong proposal writing, client presentation, and CXO engagement skills.
- Managed services and transformation delivery experience.
Preferred Certifications
- PMP/PRINCE2, CSM/SAFe.
- Must have : Basic level Azure or Google services Fundamental certification
- Good to have: Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Data Engineer, Google Professional Data Engineer, or Google Cloud Architect.
Key Success Metrics
- On-time, on-budget delivery with customer satisfaction.
- Revenue, margin, utilization, and delivery excellence.
- Successful modernization outcomes and high-quality RFP/proposal responses.