Data & AI Program Manager
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Harrisburg, PA - USA
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Job Summary
The role manages complex interdependent workstreams from initiation through closure ensuring delivery within approved scope schedule budget quality security and governance expectations. This position partners with business stakeholders architecture cloud cybersecurity privacy compliance analytics AI/ML vendors and executive leadership. The ideal candidate combines disciplined project leadership with knowledge on data and AI to coordinate platform implementation migration governance operational readiness and responsible AI controls in a regulated enterprise environment.
- Lead planning execution governance and delivery of complex cross-functional technology programs and project portfolios aligned to business objectives
- Develop and maintain integrated project and portfolio plans including scope schedules milestones dependencies resource allocations budgets risks and benefits realization
- Partner with business leaders product owners technical teams vendors and key stakeholders to define program objectives priorities success measures and delivery roadmaps
- Manage multiple concurrent projects and programs ensuring effective prioritization resource utilization dependency management and alignment with strategic objectives
- Establish and maintain portfolio governance processes including steering committees executive reviews stage-gate reviews decision management and status reporting
- Identify assess and manage risks issues assumptions decisions and dependencies ensuring timely resolution and escalation when appropriate
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration among business technology security compliance operations and external partners to ensure successful program execution
- Drive project financial management activities including budgeting forecasting vendor management resource planning and financial reporting
- Track and report project and portfolio performance through key delivery metrics milestones financial indicators resource utilization and business outcomes
- Lead change management communications stakeholder engagement organizational readiness training and transition-to-support activities
- Coordinate vendor and third-party delivery activities contract obligations implementation plans and operational handoffs
- Apply appropriate delivery methodologies including Waterfall Agile Hybrid Scrum or SAFe based on project needs and organizational standards
- Ensure project documentation governance artifacts and reporting are maintained in accordance with organizational policies and audit requirements
- Drive continuous improvement of project management practices portfolio governance frameworks PMO standards templates and delivery methodologies
- Support strategic planning roadmap development investment prioritization and capacity planning across the project portfolio
- Lead medium to large-scale enterprise technology initiatives from initiation through closure ensuring delivery within scope schedule quality and budget expectations.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience managing complex technology projects programs or portfolios in a corporate or enterprise environment
- Demonstrated success leading large-scale cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders vendors workstreams and delivery teams
- Strong experience in project portfolio management governance resource planning budgeting financial tracking and executive reporting.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities strategic initiatives and enterprise-wide programs while balancing business and technology objectives
- Experience implementing PMO disciplines governance frameworks stage-gate processes and portfolio management best practices
- Experience working with enterprise technology platforms cloud initiatives digital transformation programs or business-critical technology implementations
Preferred Qualifications - Familiarity with data analytics cloud AI or digital transformation initiatives is preferred
- Experience within healthcare life sciences financial services manufacturing or other regulated industries is a plus
- PMP PgMP PMI-ACP Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Professional Scrum Master (PSM) SAFe or equivalent project/program management certification
- Experience supporting enterprise data analytics cloud or AI initiatives
- Familiarity with modern data platforms such as Snowflake Databricks Azure AWS Microsoft Fabric or AI platforms is desirable but not required.
- PMO leadership or Enterprise Portfolio Management experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with Collibra data catalog is a plus
- Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering Business Administration or a related field required
- Masters degree in a relevant discipline or advanced project planning Portfolio management data cloud or AI certification preferred.
Required Skills:
Minimum of 7 years of experience managing complex technology projects programs or portfolios in a corporate or enterprise environment Demonstrated success leading large-scale cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders vendors workstreams and delivery teams Strong experience in project portfolio management governance resource planning budgeting financial tracking and executive reporting. Proven ability to manage competing priorities strategic initiatives and enterprise-wide programs while balancing business and technology objectives Experience implementing PMO disciplines governance frameworks stage-gate processes and portfolio management best practices Experience working with enterprise technology platforms cloud initiatives digital transformation programs or business-critical technology implementations Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with data analytics cloud AI or digital transformation initiatives is preferred Experience within healthcare life sciences financial services manufacturing or other regulated industries is a plus PMP PgMP PMI-ACP Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Professional Scrum Master (PSM) SAFe or equivalent project/program management certification Experience supporting enterprise data analytics cloud or AI initiatives Familiarity with modern data platforms such as Snowflake Databricks Azure AWS Microsoft Fabric or AI platforms is desirable but not required. PMO leadership or Enterprise Portfolio Management experience strongly preferred. Experience with Collibra data catalog is a plus Education Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering Business Administration or a related field required Masters degree in a relevant discipline or advanced project planning Portfolio management data cloud or AI certification preferred.
