Project/Program Manager

On-Site role

Job Description:

• This Project is Client’s enterprise Data & AI platform and enablement program, supporting a large and rapidly growing portfolio of use cases and platform initiatives.
• The Project / Program Manager will drive execution, coordination, and delivery discipline across multiple workstreams in a highly dynamic, cross-functional environment.
• This role requires a strong program leader who can manage complexity, drive alignment, and provide clear visibility to leadership.

Key Responsibilities - Day to Day Scope of Work:
Program Execution & Delivery:

• Drive end-to-end execution across a portfolio of projects and workstreams, ensuring alignment to program priorities and timelines.
• Define and enforce clear ownership, milestones, and deliverables across cross-functional teams.
• Proactively identify and manage dependencies, risks, and execution gaps, driving timely resolution.
• Support ongoing prioritization as new workstreams and requests are introduced into the program.

Jira Governance & Delivery Tracking:

• Establish and enforce consistent Jira usage for epics, stories, and milestone tracking across all workstreams.
• Maintain backlog integrity, ensuring work is properly defined, sequenced, and aligned to delivery plans.
• Drive regular cadence for backlog refinement, sprint alignment, and execution tracking.
• Provide clear visibility into progress, including status, risks, dependencies, and overall delivery health.

Cross-Functional & Global Coordination:

• Coordinate execution across distributed teams in the US, EMEA, and APAC to ensure alignment and continuity.
• Lead core program cadences (interlocks, execution reviews, and task triage) to maintain momentum and alignment.
• Facilitate collaboration between technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership.
• Escalate and resolve blockers that impact delivery timelines or cross-team dependencies.

Program Operations & Executive Communication:

• Develop executive-ready presentations, dashboards, and program updates for senior leadership.
• Provide concise, management-by-exception reporting on program status, key risks, and required decisions.
• Maintain RAID logs, action tracking, and overall program governance processes.
• Support intake and prioritization of new initiatives, ensuring alignment with capacity and delivery plans.
• Drive adherence to program standards, ensuring consistency in execution, reporting, and tracking.
• Translate complex technical progress into clear, business-relevant insights for leadership consumption.
• Act as a Product Owner when needed, serving as a liaison between business, engineering, and IT teams.

Skills:

• Demonstrated experience driving program execution discipline, including dependency management and RAID tracking.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment with evolving priorities and ambiguity.

Required Qualifications:

• 15+ years of Project / Program Management experience, delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives at scale, there's flexilbity around this.
• As long as they have strong Project Management experience, open to less than 15 years of experience, but still want this to be on the Sr side.
• Required: Proven experience managing AI, data platform, or large-scale enterprise technology programs.
• Required for this role: Strong proficiency in Jira, including backlog management, epic/story structuring, reporting, and governance.
• Experience supporting globally distributed teams across US, EMEA, and APAC.

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