Data Project Delivery Manager

About GSPANN
Headquartered in Milpitas, California (U.S.A.), GSPANN provides consulting and IT services to global clients, ranging from mid-size to Fortune 500 companies. With our experience in retail, high-technology, and manufacturing, we help our clients to transform and deliver business value by optimizing their IT capabilities, practices, and operations. Counting on our ten offices, including four global delivery centers, and approximately 1400 employees globally, we offer the intimacy of a boutique consultancy with capabilities of a large IT services firm

Data Engineering & Analytics Portfolio Manager - Technical PM
Location: Orlando, FL (5 Days Onsite)

Job Type: Long-term / Full time

Overview:
We are seeking a Data Engineering & Analytics Portfolio Manager to oversee the development and execution of data platform initiatives on Microsoft Fabric, with a particular emphasis on the unique needs of the hospitality industry. The ideal candidate will have a background in hospitality, strong communication and stakeholder management skills, and proven experience quickly ramping up in dynamic, multi-stakeholder environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee data engineering and analytics programs leveraging Microsoft Fabric, including Data Warehousing (DW), Business Intelligence (BI), Big Data, and personalization initiatives.
• Drive project management efforts across multiple data and analytics portfolios relevant to hospitality operations and guest personalization.
• Collaborate closely with business and product management teams, engaging in roadmap discussions, requirements gathering, and prioritization of data initiatives.
• Manage processes and communications with multiple stakeholder groups to ensure business alignment and optimal delivery outcomes.
• Translate business user needs into technical requirements, collaborating tightly with engineering teams for rapid, high-quality execution.
• Write clear user stories with precise acceptance criteria and lead backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives.
• Present work during regular companywide or portfolio-wide demos; create and sustain strong cross-functional relationships.
• Drive release and acceptance testing planning to ensure high-quality product delivery to business stakeholders and end-users.

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of solid Data Project/Product Management experience, ideally in hospitality, travel, or e-commerce/retail domains.
• Hands-on experience managing projects on Data Warehousing, BI, Big Data, or analytics platforms (experience with Microsoft Fabric strongly preferred;
• Experience in one of MS Fabric, Azure Synapse, Databricks or Snowflake is a must
• Strong written and oral communication skills able to bridge technical and business audiences.
• Strong interpersonal and team leadership skills.
• Experience with agile delivery processes (writing user stories, backlog grooming, sprint planning, demos, retros, and release management).
• Local to Orlando, FL preferred; candidates must be able to work onsite

Nice-to-Have:

• Deep hospitality domain knowledge and a passion for guest-centric solutions.
• Previous experience with e-commerce or retail data solutions.
• Microsoft Fabric certifications or hands-on platform experience.

Working at GSPANN GSPANN is a diverse, prosperous, and rewarding place to work. We provide competitive benefits, educational assistance, and career growth opportunities to our employees. Every employee is valued for their talent and contribution. Working with us will give you an opportunity to work globally with some of the best brands in the industry. The company does and will take an affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, and to treat qualified individuals without discrimination based on their physical or mental disability status. GSPANN is an equal opportunity employer for minorities/females/veterans/disability.