Technical Project Manager - Data Engineering and Analytics

Please note that our customer is currently not considering applicants from the following locations: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee.***Our Customer is a corporation that develops, manufactures, and markets robotic products designed to improve clinical outcomes of patients through minimally invasive surgery. Founded in 1995, their goal was to create innovative, robotic-assisted systems that help empower doctors and hospitals to make surgery less invasive than an open approach. Working with the top medical professionals, they continue to develop new, minimally invasive surgical platforms and future diagnostic tools to help solve complex healthcare challenges around the world.We are seeking a Technical Project Manager on a contract basis to support our Customer's business needs. This role is on-site in Sunnyvale, CA.We need an experienced BI technical project manager to drive and execute our Enterprise Data Warehouse Cloud Migration project. The scope of this project is to migrate the existing EDW data foundation from SQL Server and all reports, dashboards, and analytics onto the Snowflake Cloud platform.The other objective of the project is to plan and execute change management so that our large cross-functional user base (thousands) is engaged, trained, and informed to adopt the system.As a Technical Program Manager, you will lead and drive the project to architect and build data and analytics - drive quality/consistency of data across business functions. You will use your technical and data analytics experience to facilitate and lead different workstreams within the project. You will work with our Enterprise Analytics portfolio owners, developers, analysts, lead SMEs, and cross-functional business stakeholders to migrate EDW data and its reports and analytics to our Snowflake Cloud platform. You will manage the code conversion, data foundation build, and reports and analytics migration efforts. The data objects span across all business functions: finance, sales, marketing, manufacturing operations, supply chain, services, quality, and compliance.The TPM should be well-versed in business requirements gathering, business stakeholder alignment, managing projects from concept to delivery using a hybrid method of Agile and Waterfall, providing stakeholders status reports, and executing all phases of a project. The TPM will also conduct alignment sessions with the business partners, IT counterparts, and Enterprise Analytics internal teams. He/she should be able to work independently with minimum supervision and provide a structured analytical effort to ongoing and new projects.ResponsibilitiesManage all aspects of program deliverables from project inception to implementation and resource oversightLead the technical delivery, implementation, business change management, and adoption of new scalable and reliable data analytics and business intelligence solutions for cross-department leadership and business teamsEnsure that the project is delivered on time, within scope and within budgetDevelop a detailed project plan and timeline to monitor and track project progress on a daily and weekly basisAssist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant internal stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibilityTrack and monitor daily tasks and overall progress for multiple workstreams based on functionsCollaborate, communicate, and drive with business stakeholders and project team in all phases of the projectManage risks and escalations at the right time and effectivelyBe able to manage and track deliverables assigned to each team member to ensure delivery completeness before exiting each phase gateManage changes to the project scope and project schedule using appropriate verification techniquesAbility to work directly with business and technical teams to help solve issues, remove roadblocks, and keep all deliverables and timelines on trackAssist in the documentation of best practicesMeasure performance using appropriate project management tools and techniquesBuild and support a collaborative relationship with internal matrix partnersAt any given time, the TPM should always know overall project health and its current issues, blockers, risks, and mitigationsSkills And QualificationsBachelor’s degree related to Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, or Information Resource Management, or relevant work experience in the BI space7 years of experience in leading BI projects and programs related to data engineering, data analytics, business intelligence, and data warehouse (On-prem or Cloud)Must have hands-on experience related to Enterprise Data Warehouse, Snowflake Cloud, Business Intelligence tool sets, and data warehouse utilities such as SQL, Tableau, etc.Strong acumen with all Project Management Knowledge areasStrong understanding of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Strong experience delivering projects using hybrid project methods: Waterfall and AgileProven track record of proactively managing scope, timeline, risks, issues, and escalationsStrong verbal, written, and presentation skills (clear, concise, and confident, with audience-appropriate level of detail) across project team and cross-functional business stakeholdersThe ability to understand technical discussions between teams to identify and remove blockersProven track record of project execution – analysis, design, develop, and deliverAbility to lead with minimal direction and can handle ambiguityBe a leader and assertive collaborator – not afraid to speak the truth to uncover and remove roadblocksTeam player and collaborator are expectedPreferred QualificationsExperience in leading organizational change efforts using data tools and solutions to improve organizational efficiency and change managementPrefer TPM who has worked in the role of Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse Solution Architect, Data Engineer, or Technical Business System Analyst before becoming TPMTechnology Platform SkillEnterprise Data Warehouse, MDM, MDG, SQL, Snowflake, Tableau reporting experience is requiredSmartsheet, Microsoft Project, or equivalent tool to manage projectsJIRAExcel, PowerPointScrum master a big plusWe offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements). Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.