We are looking for an experienced Program Manager with a strong Data Engineering background to lead customer onboarding, manage end to end
program delivery, and ensure robust governance across multiple datafocused initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience in data engineering concepts along with strong stakeholder management, project reporting, and execution oversight.
This is a nearshore role working closely with UK-based client teams, with a preference for candidates who can overlap significantly with UK working hours. 

Occasional travel to London (if needed) for planning or key client ceremonies

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• Program Management & Delivery
• Lead and manage complex data engineering programs across multiple workstreams.
• Own customer onboarding workflows including planning, requirement gathering, coordination, and technical alignment.
• Drive end-to-end delivery governance—milestones, risks/issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Establish and maintain program dashboards, weekly reports, and executivelevel updates.
• Ensure delivery timelines, quality, and SLAs are consistently met.
• Stakeholder & Client Management
• Serve as the primary point of contact for UK client stakeholders.
• Conduct regular status meetings, steering committees, and program reviews.
• Translate business needs into actionable plans for engineering teams.
• Proactively identify delivery risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Technical Oversight
• Leverage data engineering experience to guide teams on architecture, pipelines, integrations, and data quality considerations.
• Validate technical solutions during onboarding and execution.
• Collaborate with engineering leads to ensure technical feasibility, effort estimation, and roadmap alignment.
• Team Leadership & Coordination
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across regions (nearshore/offshore).
• Support resource planning, onboarding of new team members, and productivity tracking.
• Foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

              Must have

• 8–12 years of experience in Program/Project Management, preferably in
  data engineering or data platform projects.
  
• Strong understanding of data pipelines, ETL/ELT, cloud data platforms
  (Azure/GCP/AWS), data modeling, and engineering workflows.
  
• Experience working with UK/European clients in a nearshore or hybrid
  delivery model.
  
• Proven track record in customer onboarding, requirement gathering, and
  delivery governance.
  
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation
  skills.
  
• Strong proficiency with project management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps,
  Confluence, MS Project, etc.).
  
• Ability to prepare and present clear weekly/monthly status reports,
  dashboards, and executive summaries.
  
  Good-to-Have
  
  
• Certifications: PMP, PRINCE2, CSM, or cloud certifications
  (Azure/GCP/AWS).
  
• Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
  
• Exposure to data products, analytics platforms, or migration programs.

Must have

• Data engineering
• Stakeholder management
• Project management
• Data pipelines
• ETL
• Cloud
• Data modeling
• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• Confluence
• MS Project
• PMP
• Prince2
• CSM
• Analytics platform