Technical Program Manager

About Position:

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) / Delivery Lead to oversee the Data Validation and Migration Testing workstream for a large-scale Teradata to GCP BigQuery migration initiative. This role requires strong experience in data testing, migration validation, stakeholder management, and delivery governance. The ideal candidate should be able to define validation approaches, coordinate testing activities across teams, manage risks and dependencies, drive issue resolution, and ensure successful migration signoffs. This is a leadership role focused on ensuring the completeness, accuracy, and quality of migrated data while serving as the primary point of contact between business stakeholders, development teams, and data validation teams.

• Role: Technical Program Manager
• Location: Hyderabad
• Experience: 12+years
• Job Type: Full-Time Employment

What You'll Do:

• Understand the end-to-end migration scope, define and govern the overall Data Validation Strategy, testing approach, execution plan, and sign-off criteria.
• Lead and coordinate Data Validation team across migration phases.
• Track validation progress, test execution status, defects, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Drive daily governance and stakeholder communication for the data migration validation workstream.
• Review data reconciliation results and ensure data quality issues are appropriately analyzed and resolved.
• Coordinate with Development, and Business teams to investigate and resolve data discrepancies.
• Facilitate defect triage discussions and prioritize critical issues impacting migration readiness.
• Ensure validation coverage for data completeness, accuracy, consistency, lineage, controls, and audit requirements.
• Manage UAT support, production validation activities, and migration sign-off coordination.
• Prepare executive status reports, risk dashboards, and migration readiness updates.
• Mentor & motivate the team

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 12+ years of experience in Program Management, Technical Delivery Management, or TPM roles.
• Strong understanding of Data Warehousing, ETL, Data Migration, and Cloud Modernization programs.
• Experience managing large-scale data migration initiatives involving Teradata, Hadoop, Snowflake, BigQuery, or similar platforms.
• Strong knowledge of GCP ecosystem, particularly BigQuery-based data solutions.
• Experience working with Data Engineering, Data Quality, Testing, and Business teams.
• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and project dependencies simultaneously.
• Strong risk management, governance, budgeting, and delivery tracking experience.
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Experience working in Agile and Hybrid delivery models.
• Ability to challenge, influence, and drive outcomes across cross-functional teams.
• Banking and Financial Services domain experience.
• Prior experience managing cloud transformation or data modernization programs for large enterprises.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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