Sr. Technical Project Manager (Cloud/Data Migration/EDW/ETL) - Remote

Next Pathway - Columbus, OH

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Columbus, OH

About the position

Next Pathway is seeking a skilled Senior Technical Project Manager specializing in Cloud/Data Migration, Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW), and Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes. This remote position is ideal for candidates with a strong background in managing complex projects and leading technical teams. The successful candidate will have over 10 years of experience in project management, with at least 5 years of experience leading geographically distributed teams. The role requires a deep understanding of cloud technologies, data integration pipelines, and enterprise data warehouse concepts. As a Senior Technical Project Manager, you will be responsible for providing project and program management skills across various projects. You will facilitate meetings with key client staff to gather requirements and prepare detailed project plans that outline tasks by project phases. Your role will involve managing the tasks of the entire team, including vendors and client staff, to ensure that project milestones are met. You will track and monitor the project budget, ensuring adherence to estimates, and follow escalation procedures for any issues affecting project health. You will prepare weekly status reports to communicate current tasks, upcoming tasks, issues, risks, budget status, and milestone dates. Identifying, tracking, and managing issues and risks will be crucial, as will facilitating regular status meetings with team members and clients to update them on project progress. You will also be responsible for ensuring that teams have access to technical clarity during meetings and for removing impediments that block the team's progress. In addition to project management skills, you will implement processes and tools that allow for multiple paths of delivery, recommending improvements and driving alignment across IT teams. A strong understanding of agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, is essential, as is the ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams effectively. You will also need to possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and have a strong work ethic and positive attitude towards project management and Scrum practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide project and program management skills to various projects
• Facilitate meetings with key staff from clients to gather requirements
• Prepare a detailed project plan(s) of the task by project phases
• Manage the tasks of the entire team (vendors, client, staff) to ensure the milestones are met for the completion of the project phases
• Track and monitor the budget and consumption of the budget based on adherence to project estimates
• Follow escalation procedures for matters relating to overall project health influenced by risks, issues and budget
• Prepare a weekly status report to identify the current tasks, tasks to be completed next, issues, risks, budget and project milestone dates
• Identify, track and manage issues and risks and bring them to the attention of the appropriate leadership
• Facilitate regular status meetings with team members and client to update them on the project's progress, issues, risks and milestone dates
• Ensure teams have access to technical clarity and focus during meetings / stand-ups
• Facilitate operational efficiencies of the development team to plan maximum deliverables in an iteration
• Responsible for removing the impediments and blocking issues for the team
• Implement processes, practices, and tools that allow for multiple paths of delivery
• Recommend improvements and drive alignment across IT teams within the same line of business

Requirements

• 10+ years as a Project Manager managing risks inherent in leading complex projects
• 5+ years leading multiple technical teams that may be geographically distributed
• Technical familiarity with cloud technologies, enterprise data warehouse concepts, data integration pipelines and reporting
• Previous experience in EDW, Datawarehouse Migration or Data Integration projects
• Knowledge of cloud and related cloud solutions
• Knowledge of agile methodology and frameworks (i.e. Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.)
• Expert in estimation and planning for software development projects
• Experience in matrix-managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience in sprint planning and agile development practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent time management skills
• PMP, CSM and Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field from a reputable university

Nice-to-haves

• Previous Consulting or Experience Conducting C-Level Presentations
• Team Player with Excellent Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Written and Verbal)
• Strong Work Ethic with a Positive Attitude and a Passion for Scrum and Project Management