Job Summary:
Seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager with 10+ years of program management experience to lead and coordinate a highly visible enterprise data modernization initiative focused on the final stages of a Hadoop-to-Databricks migration. The role will focus on the critical decommissioning phase, requiring strong program leadership, detailed planning, risk management, stakeholder coordination, and execution across multiple technical teams. The ideal candidate will be hands-on in driving day-to-day execution, establishing governance, removing roadblocks, and ensuring a safe transition with minimal business disruption.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the planning and execution of Hadoop decommissioning activities following migration to Databricks.
• Develop comprehensive project schedules, execution plans, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate decommissioning checklists, dependencies, and validation activities.
• Manage integrations and downstream systems currently connected to Hadoop and oversee transition activities.
• Drive accountability across technical teams to improve delivery timelines and execution consistency.
• Facilitate communication with senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to outages, service disruptions, and migration-related incidents.
• Perform capacity planning and resource management across multiple teams and workstreams.
• Build project plans, manage day-to-day execution activities, and drive measurable outcomes.
• Establish structure and governance where processes have historically been self-managed.
Required Qualifications:
• 10+ years of Program Management experience leading large-scale technology initiatives.
• Proven ability to build detailed project plans and drive successful execution.
• Strong experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing dependencies.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience working with executive leadership.
• Experience managing complex programs involving multiple technical teams and competing priorities.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with project tracking tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to identify the right questions, remove roadblocks, and connect teams to achieve business objectives.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience supporting legacy data platform migrations.
• Familiarity with Hadoop and Databricks environments.
• Experience with legacy data modernization and decommissioning initiatives.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Prior experience leading infrastructure, cloud, or enterprise technology transformation programs.
