Title: Principal Project Manager
Location: Richmond, Virginia
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
