Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Apptad is seeking a Technical Project Manager and Product Owner to lead complex business and technology transformation initiatives focused on Databricks and data engineering. The role manages multi-million-dollar programs, aligns business and technology roadmaps, leads cross-functional teams, and drives delivery from conception through execution.
Responsibilities
- Lead new and ongoing Data Engineering initiatives in collaboration with client Product and Business teams
- Partner with customer stakeholders to gather, analyze, and validate business requirements
- Develop and maintain key project artifacts, including user stories, API specifications, process flows, prototype designs, and other functional documentation
- Manage end-to-end project delivery across the application development lifecycle, including scope management, planning, resource allocation, dependency management, integration, and scheduling
- Establish and maintain project governance processes, including resource capacity, schedule management, risk tracking, executive reporting, and cross-functional dependency management across Data Engineering, Platform, and Compliance teams
- Monitor project progress, proactively identify risks and issues, manage dependencies, and drive timely resolution
- Take ownership of critical issues by coordinating with relevant support teams and ensuring effective resolution within agreed timelines
- Collaborate closely with track leads and Scrum master to maintain project plans, identify constraints and bottlenecks, and implement mitigation strategies
- Ensure project plans are consistently updated in accordance with defined processes and that status updates are communicated effectively to stakeholders
- Manage stakeholder expectations and maintain alignment on project priorities, objectives, and deliverables
- Ensure adherence to project governance frameworks, quality standards, and compliance requirements
- Facilitate requirement-gathering workshops, product demonstrations, steering committee meetings, and weekly status reviews
- Drive effective project communication and reporting across internal and external stakeholders, including preparation of executive-level updates and leadership communications
- Foster collaboration among business, product, engineering, and operational teams to ensure successful project outcomes and delivery excellence
Skills
- 12+ years of experience in project Management, product Management, or related roles
- Experience in Agile/Scrum environments
- Strong experience of SDLC, Agile and product development life cycle
- Proven experience managing multiple stakeholders and cross functional teams
- Proven analytical, communication and leadership skills
- Must have strong D&A background with core skills application development/data engineering, analytics etc
- Project delivery expertise on data engineering, data migration, data foundation buildout and data analytics using BI tools
- Expertise in project management processes and communication including tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps
- Client stakeholder management to ensure program deliverables are achieved
- Conduct detailed impact analysis on new requirements to ensure all dependencies are addressed
- Tracking and delivering complex projects with multiple stakeholders
- Communication with business users to understand the requirements and complete associated requirements documentation for technical teams
- Product Strategy & Roadmap Management
- Agile & Scrum Methodologies
- Project Planning & Execution
- Stakeholder Management
- Risk & Issue Management
- Backlog Prioritization
- Business Analysis
- Budget & Resource Management
- Leadership & Team Management
- Communication & Presentation Skills
- PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, or Product Owner Certification (CSPO/PSPO)
- Knowledge of insurance process flows
- Experience in corporate finance projects
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