Data Solutions Technical Program Manager - Delivery Lead

Nelnet; Oklahoma; Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

401K match

Wellness program

Tuition reimbursement

Stock purchase

Paid time off

Job summary

Nelnet is seeking a Data Solutions TPM to lead intake, prioritization, and stakeholder communication. You will guide a small team of analysts, coach performance, and translate business needs into well-scoped engineering work with clear acceptance criteria.

The role requires strong data warehousing knowledge, SQL familiarity, and experience with JIRA and Confluence. Hybrid work is offered; visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Qualifications

• Three or more years in technical program management or delivery management for data/analytics teams.
• Experience managing an intake queue with multiple stakeholders and priorities.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA and Confluence.
• Strong SQL/data warehousing concepts; able to discuss data models.

Responsibilities

• Owns team intake and prioritization; triage requests within one business day.
• Lead a small team of analysts; coach, review performance, remove blockers.
• Translate business requests into scoped work items with clear criteria.
• Maintain team Jira board and documentation; drive planning and retros.
• Communicate proactively with stakeholders and track delivery metrics.

Skills

SQL literacy

Data warehousing

Prioritization

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Analytics, or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Nelnet is seeking a Data Solutions TPM to lead intake, prioritization, and stakeholder communication. You will guide a small team of analysts, coach performance, and translate business needs into well-scoped engineering work with clear acceptance criteria.

The role requires strong data warehousing knowledge, SQL familiarity, and experience with JIRA and Confluence. Hybrid work is offered; visa sponsorship is not available for this position.