Data Governance Project Manager

Data Governance Project Manager

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Data Governance Project Manager

White Plains, NY 10601
Client type: State Client

Duration: 12 months contract
On Remote till covid

Project Overview
The Enterprise Data Governance Project aims to enable CLIENT to manage its "DataAsAnAsset” and to build the foundation for an enterprise data analytics platform at CLIENT. This program will focus on enabling data stewardship, improving the quality of our data assets, increasing data security and protection, simplifying data integration and establishing better audit trail on data usage at CLIENT.

This program will implement Data Governance & Data Integration tools and processes to provide data owners and data consumers the ability to provision and access high quality, wellgoverned data for their daytoday operations. In addition, it will help establish a strong foundation upon which to build a worldclass Data Analytics capability that turns data into business insights more efficiently and effectively.

Since this IT Project Manager role will support, manage, and govern the execution of this program, candidates must have prior experience managing Data Governance and Data Analytics programs.

Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Act as the bridge between the business and IT. Define and manage the IT workstream and documents of projects (schedule, tasks, cost, changes/risks/issues) via IT PMO processes, procedures, and tools for assigned projects. As needed, manage all project workstreams.
• Monitor the project schedule, budget, and deliverables. Track progress and review project tasks to make certain deadlines are met appropriately.
• Recognize problems or situations that are or may impact the project delivery. Facilitate the evaluation of alternatives and find solutions using a systematic, multi-step approach. Work cross-functionally to resolve issues, mitigate risks and implement changes. Analyze decisions and actions for their support of the project's strategic direction. Work with senior management to escalate and resolve more complex issues and risks.
• Manage the project with realistic resource plans for all phases of the project including the handover to production support.
• Assess impact of technology requirements and constraints on project scope.
• Utilize IT project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid) to drive technical solution delivery.
• Employ IT solution delivery processes, procedures, and toolsets (DevOps, configuration management, change management) to deliver stable, hardened, and scalable solutions.
• Manage IT project financials - project budget and forecast for IT external resources, hardware, software, labor.
• Ensure the solution and the team follow IT ITIL/ ITSM standards, Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security standards/policies, and other CLIENT technical standards.
• Fulfill requirements for the IT PMO and IT Governance process including PPM Pro entries, project documentation standards, project reviews, gate promotions as defined in the IT PMO Playbook.
• Work collaboratively with program teams, project teams, various IT teams, and related business unit staff to maintain thorough knowledge of the project objectives.
• Promote and maintain communication between project team members and stakeholders and manage expectations. Prepare correspondence, executive presentations and/or reports as required. Follow-up on correspondence and outstanding requests for resolution.

Skills

• Understand the Agile software development process and IT solution delivery processes, procedures, and toolsets (DevOps, change management, configuration management).
• Strong and tested project management skills including: Customer relationship management, Sponsor expectation management, Risk management, Change Management, Vendor Management.
• Understand data governance, management & quality.
• Organized and transparent communicator, deadline driven, team builder, leader, planner, problem solver, and agile.
• Ability to promote and maintain a positive and inclusive work environment with project team members, co-workers, management, and vendors by behaving, collaborating, and communicating in a manner consistent with professional standards.
• Superior interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, and negotiating skills, to ensure open communication across project teams. Ability to handle broad-based, often complex, communication for internal and/or external audiences. Ability to diffuse emotionally charged situations and use them to constructively build greater shared commitment to end goals.
• Outstanding record of project management success, both in results achieved and in use of professional methodology
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Education & Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business discipline. An advanced degree is preferred.
• Project Management Certification is preferred.
• Agile Scrum Master Certification is preferred.
• Minimum 5-10 years of increasingly responsible experience, including experience successfully managing various projects

Work Schedule

• Monday through Friday
• For assignments based at White Plains Headquarters, the workday consist of 7.5-hour paid workday plus a required 0.5-hour unpaid lunch.
• Paid for time worked only; there are no paid holidays, vacation or sick days.
• Overtime is not permitted unless authorized in advanced.
• Contingent Worker is required to badge in and out of the turnstiles located in the lobby for all daily entrances and exits.