AI-Driven Data & Analytics Program Lead

Independence Pet Holdings; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 113,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Independence Pet Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Program Manager – Data & Analytics to lead the execution of strategic data and analytics initiatives across its evolving data platform landscape.

Reporting into the Technology Portfolio & Delivery Office, you will collaborate with IDEA leadership and cross‑functional teams to drive planning, governance, and delivery across cloud data platforms, integration, governance, and AI enablement.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technology program or project management experience supporting enterprise data and analytics delivery initiatives.
• Experience supporting enterprise data platforms, analytics modernization, cloud data ecosystems, or AI enablement initiatives preferred.
• Familiarity with data engineering, reporting, analytics, governance, or enterprise data platform concepts.
• Experience working with cloud data platforms such as Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, or similar ecosystems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate delivery activities across enterprise data and analytics initiatives, including cloud data platforms, reporting modernization, data integrations, governance enablement, and AI-related capabilities
• Drive integrated planning and execution coordination with business program managers, data leaders, engineering teams, architects, and system integrators
• Lead Agile / SAFe delivery routines, including planning sessions, dependency management, status reviews, RAID management, and execution tracking activities
• Lead integrated roadmap coordination across data engineering, analytics, integrations, infrastructure, security, and business workstreams
• Drive visibility and accountability for program milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, financials, and action items across multiple delivery teams
• Lead coordination with vendors and third-party delivery partners to monitor deliverables, elevate blockers, and ensure execution accountability
• Build and maintain executive-ready delivery dashboards, status reporting, and operational metrics across enterprise data initiatives
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Information Security, and Engineering teams to ensure aligned and predictable delivery outcomes
• Lead operational readiness, release coordination, testing alignment, and deployment planning activities across data and analytics initiatives
• Ensure delivery activities align with TPDO governance standards, reporting requirements, financial controls, and operational processes
• Collaborate closely with business and Data leadership to ensure alignment between technology delivery activities and broader enterprise data transformation objectives
• Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery governance, operational cadence, reporting standards, and transformation execution practices

Skills

Delivery coordination

Execution management

Stakeholder management

Agile / SAFe

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Business / Engineering / Analytics

Job description

Independence Pet Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Program Manager – Data & Analytics to lead the execution of strategic data and analytics initiatives across its evolving data platform landscape.

Reporting into the Technology Portfolio & Delivery Office, you will collaborate with IDEA leadership and cross‑functional teams to drive planning, governance, and delivery across cloud data platforms, integration, governance, and AI enablement.