Data & AI Program Manager

Meta Resources Group; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Resources Group is seeking an experienced Data & AI Delivery Program Manager in the Philadelphia area to lead planning and delivery of strategic data and AI initiatives that support the Data and AI Platform Strategy. You will coordinate with business owners, architecture, cloud, cybersecurity, and executives to ensure governance, security, and operational readiness.

This one-year contractual role requires EST hours and will involve managing cross-functional teams, budgets, risks, and vendor

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing complex technology projects, programs, or portfolios.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders and vendors.
• Experience implementing PMO disciplines, governance frameworks, and portfolio management best practices.
• Experience with enterprise data, analytics, cloud, or AI initiatives is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, governance, and delivery of complex technology programs and portfolios.
• Develop integrated project plans with scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and benefits realization.
• Define objectives, priorities, success measures, and delivery roadmaps with stakeholders.
• Manage multiple concurrent programs with resource allocation and dependency management.
• Establish portfolio governance processes, steering committees, and status reporting.
• Drive change management, communications, and organizational readiness for transitions to operations.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Budgeting & financial tracking

Portfolio governance

PMO/portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / Engineering / Business

Master’s degree or advanced PM certification

Job description

Philadelphia, United States | Posted on 11/05/2026

Our client, a leading global healthcare organization, is seeking an experienced Data & AI Delivery Program Manager to lead the planning and delivery of strategic data and artificial intelligence initiatives that enable the organization’s Data and AI Platform Strategy.

The role manages complex, interdependent workstreams from initiation through closure, ensuring delivery within approved scope, schedule, budget, quality, security, and governance expectations. This position partners with business stakeholders, architecture, cloud, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, analytics, AI/ML, vendors, and executive leadership. The ideal candidate combines disciplined project leadership with knowledge on data and AI to coordinate platform implementation, migration, governance, operational readiness, and responsible AI controls in a regulated enterprise environment.

This is a contractual role for 1 year, with the likelihood of extension based upon the Client's needs. The selected candidate will need to work the Client's preferred EST hours.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead planning, execution, governance, and delivery of complex, cross-functional technology programs and project portfolios aligned to business objectives
• Develop and maintain integrated project and portfolio plans, including scope, schedules, milestones, dependencies, resource allocations, budgets, risks, and benefits realization
• Partner with business leaders, product owners, technical teams, vendors, and key stakeholders to define program objectives, priorities, success measures, and delivery roadmaps
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and programs, ensuring effective prioritization, resource utilization, dependency management, and alignment with strategic objectives
• Establish and maintain portfolio governance processes, including steering committees, executive reviews, stage-gate reviews, decision management, and status reporting
• Identify, assess, and manage risks, issues, assumptions, decisions, and dependencies, ensuring timely resolution and escalation when appropriate
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration among business, technology, security, compliance, operations, and external partners to ensure successful program execution
• Drive project financial management activities, including budgeting, forecasting, vendor management, resource planning, and financial reporting
• Track and report project and portfolio performance through key delivery metrics, milestones, financial indicators, resource utilization, and business outcomes
• Lead change management, communications, stakeholder engagement, organizational readiness, training, and transition-to-support activities
• Coordinate vendor and third-party delivery activities, contract obligations, implementation plans, and operational handoffs
• Apply appropriate delivery methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid, Scrum, or SAFe, based on project needs and organizational standards
• Ensure project documentation, governance artifacts, and reporting are maintained in accordance with organizational policies and audit requirements
• Drive continuous improvement of project management practices, portfolio governance frameworks, PMO standards, templates, and delivery methodologies
• Support strategic planning, roadmap development, investment prioritization, and capacity planning across the project portfolio
• Lead medium to large-scale enterprise technology initiatives from initiation through closure, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, quality, and budget expectations.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of experience managing complex technology projects, programs, or portfolios in a corporate or enterprise environment
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, vendors, workstreams, and delivery teams
• Strong experience in project portfolio management, governance, resource planning, budgeting, financial tracking, and executive reporting.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, strategic initiatives, and enterprise-wide programs while balancing business and technology objectives
• Experience implementing PMO disciplines, governance frameworks, stage-gate processes, and portfolio management best practices
• Experience working with enterprise technology platforms, cloud initiatives, digital transformation programs, or business-critical technology implementations

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with data, analytics, cloud, AI, or digital transformation initiatives is preferred
• Experience within healthcare, life sciences, financial services, manufacturing, or other regulated industries is a plus
• PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe, or equivalent project/program management certification
• Experience supporting enterprise data, analytics, cloud, or AI initiatives
• Familiarity with modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS, Microsoft Fabric, or AI platforms is desirable but not required.
• PMO leadership or Enterprise Portfolio Management experience strongly preferred.
• Experience withCollibra data catalog is a plus

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field required
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline or advanced project planning, Portfolio management, data, cloud, or AI certification preferred.