Role Overview
- The Principal Program Manager will lead strategic, cross-functional programs that drive innovation and operational excellence across Data Engineering initiatives, while ensuring alignment with enterprise infrastructure and cybersecurity standards.
- This role requires deep program management expertise, strong technical acumen, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across engineering and business teams.
Key Responsibilities
Program Leadership:
- Plan, organize, and manage multiple programs ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and objectives.
- Develop and maintain program roadmaps aligned with organizational priorities.
- Anticipate risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure timely delivery.
- Drive execution across diverse teams, resolving issues and managing dependencies.
- Define KPIs and success metrics for programs.
- Ensure continuous improvement through feedback loops and process optimization.
- Effectively lead all scrum ceremonies.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with Data Engineering, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration of solutions.
- Foster collaboration across stakeholders, vendors, and leadership teams.
Change & Conflict Management:
- Apply organizational change management methodologies to ensure successful adoption of new processes and technologies.
- Proactively manage and resolve conflicts within teams and across stakeholders to maintain program momentum.
Communication & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Develop and execute communication strategies tailored to diverse audiences.
- Influence and align senior leaders, engineering managers, and business stakeholders.
- Provide program status, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders and executive leadership in a clear and concise manner.
Required Skills and Experience
- 10+ years experience in IT, with min. 5+ years in program/project management within engineering teams.
- Proven track record of managing programs involving Data Engineering.
- Exposure to Enterprise Security/Infrastructure domains.Experience working in a global setup and managing stakeholders and engineering teams across India and US teams.
- Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed organization.Proficient in Agile methodologies with strong expertise in Scrum practices.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication for stakeholder engagement and executive reporting.
- Understanding of Cloud platforms and Data Engineering practices.
- Expertise in program governance, risk management, and change management.
