Data Program Manager

Job Requirements Data Program Manager : Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery across multiple data engineering and data integration workstreams.
• Manage offshore teams comprising Data Architects, Technical Leads, Data Engineers, ETL Developers, QA, and DAs.
• Own program planning, sprint execution, delivery governance, and milestone tracking.
• Coordinate with onsite stakeholders, business teams, product owners, and technology leadership.
• Drive issue resolution, dependency management, and proactive risk mitigation.
• Ensure adherence to architecture standards, coding best practices, and data governance guidelines.
• Monitor project health, resource utilization, budget, and delivery KPIs.
• Drive automation, reusable frameworks, accelerators, and AI-assisted development practices to improve delivery efficiency.
• Review solution approaches, technical estimates, and implementation plans as needed.
• Ensure successful release planning, production deployments, and post-production stabilization.
• Provide regular executive-level status reporting, highlighting progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Foster continuous improvement across delivery processes and engineering practices.

Required Skills

• Experience in Data Engineering and Data Platform delivery.
• Experience managing large offshore delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture and modern data platforms.
• Hands-on experience delivering solutions using:
• Snowflake
• Oracle
• Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS)
• SAP BODS
• DBT
• Experience with cloud-based data modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Data Warehousing, ETL/ELT, Data Quality, Metadata Management, and Data Governance.
• Experience working in Agile delivery models.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Banking or Financial Services domain experience preferred.

Work Experience 15