Job#: 2022028

Job Description:

Position Description:
Program Management Team represents the Data Organization, globally, as the first point of contact for consumers data. This role manages the large portfolio, working cross-functionally with the Data Engineering team, Business, and interfacing applications. This role has the Program Management responsibility for building and supporting the unified data platform in Google Cloud Platform data factory, building and supporting analytics / insights on the newly created data platform in Google Cloud Platform, and decommissioning the legacy platforms.
Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement best practices, standardize processes and tools within the Data Organization to ensure an effective and efficient program management office drives successful implementation of key initiatives
• Manage the data transformation program governance structure
• Manage the global prioritization of the data solution demands and balance with key enterprise objectives
• Perform initial assessment on initiatives and work with product teams to determine estimate and effort; including reviewing, critiquing, and validating requirement specifications
• Coordinate cross functional teams to define release content, priorities, and dependencies
• Manage changes, risks, issues, mitigation planning, and contingency planning
• Define and maintain strategy and roadmap for Unified Data Platform, in alignment with business needs and data strategy transformation
• Drive, track progress, and report out on key initiatives to program governance and stakeholders at various levels. Including maintaining scorecards and status reports for multiple leadership levels.
• Identify integration conflicts and issues with global and cross portfolio initiatives and ensures they are brought into the proper governance level
• Define, analyze, and provision key performance metrics to leadership requests
• Participate, prepare, and facilitate in Agile/SAFe Ceremonies
• Rally/JIRA Administrator for the portfolio; User maintenance, data integrity, consistency

Experience Required:

• 8 years of program management experience
• Portfolio and Program Management
• Managing complex programs from inception to launch
• Managing transformation programs that span across multiple product teams
• Risk management, mitigation, and contingency planning
• Change and issue management; along with dependency identification
• Demand management and managing / refining backlogs
• Experience with creating strategic roadmaps and working with cross-functional teams
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent teamwork, interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills for working in a global environment
• Empathy and care for customers and teams
• Detail orientated, including strong prioritization and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task, manage changing priorities and adapt quickly to changing demands
• Strong Facilitation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in all phases of the development life cycle and familiarity with agile practices

Education Required: * Bachelors degree in Information Technology or a related discipline
Nice to have: * Google Cloud Digital Leader certification
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