Technical Project Manager Location: Hybrid - Irvine, CAJob Type: Contract to Full TimeOverviewMutual of Omaha Mortgage is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager (TPM) to lead and oversee complex data and technology migration initiatives. In this role, you will be responsible for end-to-end project management of data warehouse migrations, reporting platform transitions, and data pipeline modernization efforts. You will serve as the central point of coordination between business stakeholders, data engineering, and analytics, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and in alignment with regulatory and compliance requirements applicable to a federally regulated mortgage lender.
Key Responsibilities: Project Planning & Execution
- Lead full project lifecycle for data warehouse and reporting migration projects, including scoping, planning, resource allocation, execution, and post-migration validation.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, risk registers, and status dashboards for executive and stakeholder visibility.
- Define and manage project milestones, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with technical leads and business owners.
- Proactively identify, escalate, and manage risks, issues, and dependencies across workstreams.
Data & Reporting Migration Oversight
- Oversee migration of data from legacy systems and on-premises data warehouses to cloud-based platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Azure Synapse, AWS Redshift, or similar).
- Coordinate the migration of reporting assets (dashboards, reports, data models) from legacy BI tools to target platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker).
- Ensure data integrity, quality validation, and reconciliation processes are incorporated into each migration phase.
- Partner with data engineers and architects to document data lineage, transformation logic, and schema changes throughout migrations.
- Oversee UAT planning and execution, ensuring business stakeholders validate migrated reports and data outputs prior to cutover.
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Act as the primary liaison between business teams (Operations, Finance, Compliance, Sales) and technical teams throughout migration projects.
- Facilitate regular project status meetings and working sessions with both technical and non-technical audiences, as needed to complete project.
- Translate complex technical concepts and migration impacts into clear, accessible communications for business stakeholders and leadership.
- Coordinate with the Legal and Compliance team to ensure project activities align with RESPA, TILA, ECOA, HMDA, and applicable data governance requirements.
Governance & Documentation
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation including requirements, architecture decisions, migration runbooks, and lessons learned.
- Ensure proper change management processes are followed, including change control boards and impact assessments for production data systems.
- Support post-migration monitoring plans to ensure stability and adoption of new platforms and reporting environments.
Qualifications: Required: - 5+ years of project management experience, with at least 2 years focused on data, analytics, or technology infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing data warehouse migrations, ETL/ELT pipeline transitions, or large-scale BI/reporting platform migrations.
- Strong understanding of data concepts including data modeling, data warehousing, dimensional design, and reporting best practices.
- Familiarity with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Azure, AWS, GCP) and modern BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Databricks, or similar).
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.
- Hands-on knowledge of SQL.
Preferred: - PMP, PMI-ACP, or SAFe certification.
- Experience in the financial services, banking, or mortgage industry.
- Familiarity with regulatory data requirements relevant to mortgage lending (HMDA, MISMO data standards, CFPB reporting).
- Experience with Agile and hybrid project methodologies.
- Exposure to data governance frameworks and tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Purview).
- Experience coordinating with compliance, legal, or audit teams on technology projects.
Core Competencies: - Strategic project planning and execution
- Risk and issue management
- Cross-functional stakeholder communication
- Data literacy and technical fluency
- Attention to detail and quality assurance
- Adaptability in dynamic environments
- Accountability and ownership mindset
The hourly rate for this position is $60-$70per hour.
We offer an extensive compensation package. Benefits include:
- Vacation - Vacation hours accrue on a per pay period basis. Balance maximums are based on years of service.
- Paid Sick Time - 40 hours of paid sick time after 90 days of employment. State sick time requirements will be added as needed.
- 9 Paid Holidays + 1 Cultural Celebration Day (Floating Holiday)
- Multiple PPO Medical Plans, as well as HDHP eligible plan.
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- 401K with a generous employer match
- Additional Benefits including - Optional Life, FSA, Pet Insurance etc.
- Free Legal Services
- Employee Loan Program
