Role Description

Job Description: Project /Program Manager (Data Engineering) Role summary

• Location: Offshore delivery center, India
• Shift: 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM IST, to support US-based clients
• Experience: 8 to 10 years in IT, with at least 4 years as a Project or Program Manager on data engineering projects
• About the role We are looking for a Project Manager to lead a distributed onshore/offshore team delivering data engineering and modernization work for a US enterprise client. You will be the main point of contact for the client's leads, run day-to-day delivery and governance, and manage the people side of the team: onboarding, training, performance and continuity. You'll also look for places where the client needs more support. This is a management role; hands-on technical skills are not required. Key responsibilities Project delivery and tracking
• Keep one integrated project plan and backlog view across all workstreams
• Run daily stand-ups and backlog reviews to track progress, blockers, risks and issues




• Monitor sprint commitments and agree recovery plans when delivery slips
• Manage scope, dependencies and change requests with client stakeholders Client collaboration and governance
• Act as the day-to-day point of contact for client leads and managers
• Prepare and present weekly status reports and monthly governance reviews
• Keep risk, issue and decision logs, and escalate early to client and internal leadership
• Track and report delivery KPIs agreed with the client People management
• Lead, motivate and support a team of 25 or more people across locations
• Set transparent goals, give regular feedback and run performance reviews
• Spot skill and performance gaps early, and resolve them through coaching, training or a replacement
• Handle team concerns, conflicts and morale, and keep engagement and retention high
• Plan backups for critical roles and arrange timely backfills when people leave Onboarding and training
• Run onboarding for new joiners:

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