Data Platform Project Manager

Job Description

One of our top financial services clients is seeking a Data Platform Project Manager. In this role they will drive delivery across a suite of platforms that deliver key data management, data federation, and analytics capabilities. The position will partner with Lines of Business, Finance, Treasury, Risk and other Technology teams within the bank to deliver enterprise-scale data solutions leveraging Starburst/Trino and modern distributed data platforms.

The successful candidate will manage multiple concurrent initiatives spanning platform enhancement, data source onboarding, regulatory and governance activities, operational readiness, and technology modernization efforts. The role requires strong program management, stakeholder engagement, and governance expertise within a highly controlled and regulated financial services environment.

Skills and Requirements

• 7+ years of project or program management experience within large financial institutions or similarly regulated organizations.

• Experience with Starburst, Trino, Presto, Databricks, Snowflake, Hadoop, or similar enterprise data platforms.

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex technology, data, analytics, or platform modernization initiatives.

• Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery models.

• Experience managing cross-functional teams consisting of architecture, engineering, infrastructure, operations, risk, and business stakeholders.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of executive-level presentations and governance materials.

• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities and aggressive delivery timelines. Strong RAID management, dependency tracking, issue escalation, and executive reporting experience.

• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, project financial management, and resource planning.

• Working knowledge of enterprise data platforms, cloud technologies, data warehousing, analytics, or distributed query technologies.

• Ability to navigate complex governance, risk, compliance, audit, and change-management processes.

• Understanding of distributed query engines, data federation, data virtualization, and data mesh concepts.

• Familiarity with enterprise data governance, metadata management, lineage, data quality, and data privacy practices.

• Experience supporting regulatory reporting, finance, treasury, risk, or CFO technology organizations.

• Knowledge of information security, entitlement management, encryption, identity management, and access governance processes.

• PMP, PgMP, Scrum Master, SAFe, or equivalent project management certification preferred.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].