Senior Program Manager

phData

Senior Program Manager managing complex data and AI programs for strategic customers at phData. Collaborating across teams to deliver measurable business value on time and budget.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and drive complex, multi-workstream data and AI programs for phData’s largest strategic accounts from discovery through execution and scale, ensuring alignment to client objectives and measurable outcomes.
Translate business objectives into actionable data and AI roadmaps with clear milestones, connecting architecture, engineering, and delivery work to business value.
Manage scope, timelines, budgets, and resources (architects, engineers, and other delivery roles) across multiple concurrent customers while maintaining high utilization and delivery quality.
Ensure rigorous project and program governance through operating cadences, clear RACI, risk/issue/decision logs, change control, and stakeholder communication plans.
Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks across delivery, scope, and resourcing; create recovery plans and drive resolution to closure.
Own project and portfolio financials, including revenue targets, margin management, forecasting, and reporting; identify levers to improve profitability.
Collaborate with internal sales, account management, and delivery leadership to drive overall customer success and account health, serving as a key liaison between clients and delivery teams.
Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with senior client stakeholders, including C-level executives, to drive clear decision-making and alignment around program goals and trade-offs.
Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams across geographies and time zones, elevating delivery quality, efficiency, and professional growth; coach other PMs/TPMs as needed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of Technical Program Management experience delivering complex, multi-workstream initiatives, with hands-on ownership of customer relationships, timelines, scope, budgets, and resources (architects and engineers) for data and AI projects (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Fivetran, Power BI, Tableau, Sigma).
Strong background in program and portfolio management for data platforms and analytics initiatives, including experience coordinating across multiple workstreams and teams.
Hands-on experience managing programs that leverage modern data and analytics technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Fivetran, and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Sigma).
Proficiency with Agile methodologies and strong understanding of Waterfall, with the ability to select, tailor, and blend approaches based on client context and desired outcomes.
Demonstrated proficiency with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, and Microsoft 365 (Excel), including strong technical and process documentation skills.
Strong analytical, decision-making, and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to interpret complex information, exercise sound judgment, and escalate with clarity when needed.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote-First Workplace
Medical Insurance for Self & Family
Medical Insurance for Parents
Term Life & Personal Accident
Wellness Allowance
Broadband Reimbursement
Continuous learning and growth opportunities to enhance your skills and expertise
Other benefits include paid certifications, professional development allowance, and bonuses for creating for company-approved content

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Hard Skills & Tools

Technical Program Managementdata and AI projectsprogram and portfolio managementAgile methodologiesWaterfallSnowflakeDatabricksdbtFivetranBI tools

Soft Skills

analytical skillsdecision-makingcritical-thinkingstakeholder communicationrelationship buildingmentoringcollaborationrisk assessmentproblem-solvingleadership