Data analytics Program manager

Qualification / Skill Set Requirement

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by further education in accounting, auditing, business or public administration, computer science, economics, finance. MBA Degree is preferable.
Over 10+ years of experience working in Data and Analytics projects
Experience managing at least $5M+ programs.
Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with expertise and experience in delivering Data and Analytics projects in Microsoft Azure
Managed teams working on Data engineering, Data warehousing, Data visualization and AI, covering the entire end to end for Data and Analytics projects.
Strong program and project management and organizational abilities with a keen eye for detail and the ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems.
Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle applied to Data and Analytics initiatives.
Able to work well under pressure and effectively prioritize tasks to keep team members focused amidst shifting timelines and needs.
Strong communicator and collaborator who can adapt to a variety or work styles and synthesize feedback from multiple stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to research and propose new approaches and think creatively and flexibly about how to meet diverse audience needs.
The ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project teams, with a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Strong knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programs, SAFe® certifications, Certified Scrum master, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner preferred.
Strong experience working in Agile: including Scrum and Kanban
Strong Grasp on software for project management such as JIRA (Workflow, Issue Type, Rules Automation, Project Board Customization, Permissions, JQL, Dashboard, Utilization Reports), Confluence, Roadmap and Release plan tools, Timeline tools Spreadsheet, Documentation tools, Presentation Tools
Strong experience managing international clients & leading a team of Project Managers 
Past experience handling product management would be preferred.
Good understanding of the procurement process including negotiation with third parties
Good knowledge of program and project management methods including MSP and PRINCE2