Project Manager - Data Analytics

Job location : Bengaluru/Hyderabad

Notice Period : Immediate joiners only

Program & Delivery Leadership :

• Lead end-to-end execution of analytics initiatives across Data Engineering, Data Science, and AI/ML workstreams.

• Manage project scope, schedules, milestones, risks, and delivery commitments.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Data Engineers, ML Engineers, Data Scientists, BI Developers, and Platform Engineers.

• Ensure adherence to delivery timelines, quality standards, and governance checkpoints.

• Act as the primary delivery interface between client stakeholders and internal execution teams.

• Facilitate steering committee updates, program reviews, and roadmap alignment sessions.

• Translate business needs into structured execution plans.

Agile Delivery & Execution Governance :

• Manage delivery using Agile/Hybrid methodologies.

• Run sprint ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Retrospectives, and Sprint Demos.

• Track velocity, burn-down metrics, and release planning.

• Manage RAID logs proactively.

• Maintain delivery dashboards and execution trackers.

• Support governance layers including PMO Reviews, Architecture Review Boards, Data Governance Forums, and Model Governance Checkpoints.

• Work closely with Solution Architects, Data Platform Leads, Cloud Engineering Teams, and MLOps teams.

Required Skills & Experience :

• 5+ years of experience managing analytics, data platform, or digital transformation projects.

• Experience managing multi-stream analytics programs.

• Strong stakeholder engagement and client-facing experience in enterprise environments.

• Experience working within structured governance frameworks.

Analytics Delivery Awareness :

• Good working knowledge of Data Engineering lifecycle, Data Lake/Lakehouse architectures, Machine Learning lifecycle, and BI reporting ecosystems.

Agile & Execution Frameworks :

• Agile/Scrum delivery experience and hybrid delivery models (Agile + Waterfall).

• Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, and Confluence.

• Scrum Master and/or PMP certification preferred.

Preferred Skills :

• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and successfully deliver complex projects.

• Understanding of change management principles and user adoption strategies.

• Strong strategic thinking, analytical skills, and data-driven decision-making.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and storytelling abilities.

• Experience with A/B Testing, Causal Inference, and Statistical Experimentation.

• Ability to co-own or define product/program vision, roadmap, and KPIs.