Purple Drive
Principal Project Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Richmond, VA, USA
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
- 8–12+ years of IT project management experience
- Strong background delivering data, analytics, or cloud modernization programs
- PMP, SAFe, or Agile certifications preferred
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
Full description
Role Summary
The Technical Project Manager leads the delivery of large-scale data and analytics initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, architecture, analytics, and business stakeholders. This role ensures projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned to enterprise data and AI strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and manage end-to-end delivery of data platform, analytics, and AI initiatives
- Coordinate work across data engineers, architects, analysts, and external vendors
- Develop and manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, and budgets
- Translate technical concepts into clear updates for executive and business stakeholders
- Manage risks, issue, and change requests proactively
- Ensure adherence to enterprise data architecture, governance, and security standards
- Support Agile and hybrid delivery models (Scrum, SAFe,)
- Identify and Implement Automation
Technology & Platforms
- Enterprise Data Platforms - Azure
- Data engineering and analytics ecosystems - Databricks
- Project & Agile tools (Azure DevOps, SNOW)
- BI & Analytics platforms (Power BI, Tableau)
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
- 8–12+ years of IT project management experience
- Strong background delivering data, analytics, or cloud modernization programs
- PMP, SAFe, or Agile certifications preferred
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills