Senior Data Platform Program Manager

E-Frontiers; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

E-Frontiers is seeking a Lead Technical Program Manager to guide a major Data Platform program across Data Engineering, Product, Platform and Business teams. This senior role shapes strategy and oversees delivery of large-scale data initiatives, ensuring priorities align with business goals and stakeholders stay informed.

The role requires 8+ years in complex technical, data or platform environments, deep cloud/data analytics knowledge, and proven multi-team leadership.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years’ experience across complex technical, data or platform environments.
• Strong understanding of modern cloud, data and analytics platforms.
• Proven experience leading large technical programmes with multiple teams and dependencies.
• Experience partnering with Data Engineering, Product and Platform teams.
• Strong programme governance, prioritisation, risk-management and delivery skills.
• Exposure to FinOps, platform budgeting, cloud-cost management, forecasting or capacity planning.
• Experience improving operational processes and delivering scalable technical solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Ability to produce clear executive-level reporting and programme updates.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• A self-directed and collaborative approach within a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive programme intake, planning, prioritisation and governance.
• Coordinate strategic data-platform initiatives spanning multiple technical teams.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to align platform investment with business priorities.
• Manage dependencies across engineering, product and enterprise-platform teams.
• Identify delivery risks, operational challenges and competing priorities early.
• Manage communication and governance around data releases and downstream consumers.
• Drive operational excellence across support processes, issue management and continuous improvement.
• Support FinOps activities, including budgeting, forecasting, cloud-cost visibility, capacity planning and optimisation.
• Develop executive reporting, programme communications and senior stakeholder updates.
• Build alignment and influence across teams without relying on direct authority.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Data platform experience

Cloud platforms

FinOps awareness

Executive reporting

Communication skills

Multi-team leadership

Problem solving

Job description

E-Frontiers is seeking a Lead Technical Program Manager to guide a major Data Platform program across Data Engineering, Product, Platform and Business teams. This senior role shapes strategy and oversees delivery of large-scale data initiatives, ensuring priorities align with business goals and stakeholders stay informed.

The role requires 8+ years in complex technical, data or platform environments, deep cloud/data analytics knowledge, and proven multi-team leadership.