Databricks Data Projects PM - Lead & Deliver

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k plan

Vacation

Job summary

HIKE2 is seeking a Technical Project Manager – Data & Databricks to drive day-to-day execution of complex data projects in a fast-paced environment in the United States. You will partner with Databricks architects, data engineers, and client stakeholders to ensure delivery aligns with business outcomes.

You will manage technical workstreams, translate complex concepts to non-technical audiences, and maintain PMO artifacts and dashboards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project or program management experience delivering data, analytics, cloud, or data platform initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical engineering teams and complex workstreams.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business terms for non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day execution and operating rhythm of assigned Databricks and data projects.
• Bridge technical delivery with client priorities and desired business outcomes.
• Maintain the Jira board as the source of truth for project execution, including backlog, stories, tasks, dependencies, blockers, owners, and status.
• Ensure work is defined, prioritized, assigned, estimated, and progressing through the delivery lifecycle.
• Lead project ceremonies: stand-ups, planning, backlog reviews, status meetings, and retrospectives.
• Produce and distribute Weekly Pulse Reports with progress, upcoming work, risks, decisions, and dependencies.
• Maintain project plans, RAID logs, decisions, action items, resource plans, and PMO artifacts.
• Understand the technical delivery plan and ensure adherence to Databricks/data playbooks.
• Identify delivery risks early and drive resolution rather than mere reporting.
• Provide visibility to stakeholders on project health, decisions, risks, and next steps.
• Collaborate with technical leads to translate work into a clear executable plan.

Skills

Project management

Data & Databricks

Agile delivery

Jira

Technical fluency

Client communication

Risk management

Tools

Databricks

Jira

Cloud platforms

Job description

HIKE2 is seeking a Technical Project Manager – Data & Databricks to drive day-to-day execution of complex data projects in a fast-paced environment in the United States. You will partner with Databricks architects, data engineers, and client stakeholders to ensure delivery aligns with business outcomes.

You will manage technical workstreams, translate complex concepts to non-technical audiences, and maintain PMO artifacts and dashboards.