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What You’ll Do (Core Responsibilities)

Program Leadership & Strategy Alignment

· Own the enterprise Data Strategy program roadmap, integrating initiatives across:

o Data platform modernization

o Data governance & operating model

o Data products & domain enablement

o Analytics, AI/ML, and decision intelligence

· Translate business strategy and executive priorities into sequenced, funded program roadmaps with clear outcomes and success measures.

· Ensure alignment between business value, architectural direction, and delivery capacity.

Portfolio & Dependency Management

· Oversee a portfolio of interrelated projects, ensuring:

o Cross-project dependency visibility and resolution

o Consistent delivery standards and operating cadence

o Balanced sequencing across data, technology, security, and business readiness

· Identify systemic risks, trade-offs, and bottlenecks across projects; drive resolution with functional leaders.

· Partner with Project Managers to remove escalated blockers and resolve cross-team conflicts.

Value Realization & Benefits Management

· Own the program-level benefits case, including:

o Value hypotheses and KPIs

o Baseline vs. realized benefits tracking

o Adoption, usage, and decision impact metrics

· Ensure initiatives are designed for measurable business outcomes, not just technical delivery.

· Course-correct investments based on realized value, changing priorities, or capacity constraints.

Governance, Operating Model & Standards

· Establish and run program governance, including:

o Executive Steering Committees

o Investment and prioritization forums

o Architecture, data governance, and security alignment checkpoints

· Define and standardize:

o Program delivery frameworks and guardrails

o Common metrics, reporting, and escalation paths

o Ways of working across Data, IT, and Business teams

· Ensure consistency in data governance, privacy, and security-by-design across all initiatives.

Executive & Stakeholder Management

· Act as the primary executive-facing owner of the Data Strategy program.

· Provide clear, outcome-focused communications:

o Program health, risks, decisions, and trade-offs

o Progress against strategic objectives and OKRs

· Facilitate enterprise-level decision-making where priorities conflict.

· Build strong partnerships with senior leaders across Business, Technology, Legal, Security, and Finance.

Financial & Investment Oversight

· Own program-level financial management, including:

o Multi-year investment planning and sequencing

o Budget allocation across projects and workstreams

o Vendor strategy and spend optimization

· Ensure funding decisions align to value delivery and strategic priorities.

Change, Adoption & Capability Building

· Ensure the program delivers sustainable organizational change, not point solutions.

· Oversee enterprise change strategy across:

o Operating model shifts

o Data ownership and stewardship adoption

o New platforms, tools, and decision processes

· Partner with Change, Comms, and Enablement leads to drive adoption at scale.

How This Role Partners with the Project Manager

Program Manager Project Manager

Owns why & what (strategy, outcomes, value) Owns how & when (execution, delivery)

Manages portfolio & dependencies Manages individual project plans

Runs executive governance Runs delivery ceremonies

Accountable for value realization Accountable for scope, schedule, budget

Resolves cross-project conflicts Resolves team-level blockers

Qualifications

Required

· 10–15+ years of experience leading large-scale data, analytics, or digital transformation programs in complex enterprises.

· Proven success managing multi-project portfolios with shared dependencies and executive visibility.

· Strong understanding of:

o Enterprise data platforms and architectures

o Data governance and operating models

o Analytics, AI/ML activation, and value tracking

· Exceptional executive communication and influence skills.

· Demonstrated ability to drive alignment across Business, IT, Security, Legal, and external partners.

Preferred

· Experience in retail, wholesale, consumer, or luxury ecosystems.

· Exposure to modern cloud data platforms and governance stacks.

· Background in enterprise operating model transformation.

· Certifications: PgMP, PMP, SAFe LPM, Prosci, or equivalent.

Current Technology

· Cloud: AWS, Azure

· Analytics: MicroStrategy, Tableau, Qlik, PowerBI

· Data: Databricks, Prophecy, ADF, Snowflake

· SAP: BDC, Datasphere, S4

· Data Governance / Quality: Soda, Atlan

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Key Competencies

· Strategic systems thinking

· Outcome and value orientation

· Executive presence and decision facilitation

· Financial and investment acumen

· Risk management at enterprise scale

· Change leadership and organizational influence