Senior Principal IT Project Management
Location
Pennsylvania
Posted
145 days ago
Salary
$164.7K - $247K / year
Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglishAWSAzureCloudKafkaPMP
Job Description
• Lead the end-to-end execution of a global data platform program, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and business outcomes.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans that encompass all workstreams, including platform engineering, data product development, governance, operations, and change management.
• Define, track, and manage critical path milestones; ensure timely delivery across all technical and business domains.
• Oversee the technical implementation of the data platform (e.g., cloud-native, lakehouse architecture, real-time pipelines, metadata, and lineage layers).
• Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies; manage mitigations and escalate appropriately to leadership and executive sponsors.
• Establish and manage program governance structures, including steering committees, and maintain a regular cadence of status updates. Deliver accurate and actionable reporting.
• Coordinate with global and regional business units, data and tech teams, compliance/legal, and external partners. Facilitate alignment and resolve conflicts.
• Drive the adoption of modern program management tools to ensure visibility, traceability, and efficient delivery.
• Collaborate with change and comms teams to ensure successful user adoption, stakeholder readiness, and global rollout planning
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of program or portfolio management experience, including at least 5 years in technical or data-driven programs and 5 years of experience in deploying large Manufacturing programs
- Proven experience managing enterprise-level programs with significant global scope and multi-functional workstreams.
- Strong technical understanding of modern data platforms (e.g., SAP, MES, Databricks, Snowflake, Azure/AWS data stack, Kafka, etc.).
- Expertise in building and managing integrated master plans, RAID logs, dependency maps, and governance forums.
- Demonstrated experience with agile-at-scale or hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Exceptional communication, leadership, and executive engagement skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Project Management / Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- PMP, PgMP, SAFe, or equivalent certifications are a plus.
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance
- 401(k)
- Disability
- Life insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time off and voluntary benefits