Technical Program Manager with (Data science / Data Platform)

VDart Inc is the leading global provider of digital solutions, products and talent management company providing digital technology solutions in Automotive, Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities and Healthcare Industries. Led by a strong global team located across 10 countries including USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, UK, Japan, Australia & India. We are currently accepting applications from staffing firms for our Preferred Partner Program, where we align niche staffing firms with specific verticals based on their strengths. To apply, please visit: https://www.vdart.com/suppliers/ Role: Technical Program Manager with (Data science / Data Platform) Plano, TX Contract Role Description

• Senior level T/PgM to work on specific Program within Data Works portfolio.
• Understand project requirements, drive scope discussions, prioritization with alignment of project priorities with program level goals
• Create project plans, partner with product managers/ BSAs and Engineers to effort estimations, dependencies
• Own and drive Backlog grooming, Sprint planning and stand up meetings for global teams ( US and India). Hold team members accountable and ensure timely delivery Communication: Prepare and send regular sprint updates and program updates to identified audience
• Proactively identify assumptions, dependencies, issues and risks. Drive discussions across the team to develop mitigation plan and implement
• Help the extended team(s) be effective by providing insights, plans, and processes to execute highly cross-functional projects at scale.
• Must have the ability and experience to start a brand new project and drive end to end delivery.
• In addition, the candidate should have the ability take project midstream and ensure successful delivery
• Must have experience in the key 3 to 4 data management domains, e.g. master data management, reference data, data warehousing, BI & Analytics, ETL and API development, metadata management, data security, reporting & analytics, data quality & analysis, etc.
• Hands on day to day program/project mgmt and ability to make progress in highly ambiguous problem space are musts.
• Excellent understanding of tech stack for data management and business intelligence

• Work with Product and engineering teams to create & manage implementation plans including dependency mapping across multiple teams
• Manage multiple interdependent projects of moderate to high complexity and scope. Manage all aspects of program deliverables
• Lead planning for Agile Sprints and manage scrum teams for agile delivery
• Play a key role in improving operational efficiencies through system automation and process improvements.

• 8-10 years of project/product planning & implementation experience related to data management, identity & access management, application data security configuration
• This position requires a strong technical acumen, project management and communication skills.
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience in Data management
• Ability to think strategically and balance a broad range of internal and external factors when identifying problems, proposing solutions, and making decisions.
• Experience communicating across a wide variety of functions (e.g. Engineering, Business, Product Management)
• Proven experience leading day to day activities of multiple scrum teams
• Preferred Qualifications
• 5 years of experience with transactional and analytical data management solutions.
• Data centric skills and focus, e.g. master data management, data analysis, data quality, data integration, data governance, analytics, etc.
• Experience working within software development, information security, database or Internet-related industries, security engineering, privacy engineering
• Strong track record of KPI management and delivery. Comfortable navigating ambiguity.