Program Manager - Data & Analytics

Clarus Technology; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Independence Pet Holdings, a leading multi-brand pet health platform, is seeking a Program Manager - Data & Analytics. You will steer delivery across cloud data platforms, reporting modernization, data integrations, and AI-enabled capabilities within IPH's evolving data landscape.

You will partner with data leaders, architecture, security, and business teams to drive aligned, transparent delivery and governance while managing dependencies and risks in a large enterprise transformation.

Qualifications

• Delivery coordination across complex enterprise tech and data initiatives.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced transformation projects.
• Strong organizational, planning, and dependency management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate delivery activities across enterprise data and analytics initiatives.
• Drive integrated planning and execution with business program managers and engineering teams.
• Lead Agile/SAFe delivery routines and roadmap coordination across data, analytics and infrastructure.
• Build executive-ready dashboards and status reporting for multiple delivery teams.
• Ensure alignment with TPDO governance standards and financial controls.

Skills

Delivery coordination

Execution management

Enterprise technology

Job description

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.

Job Summary

Doubtless, formerly known as Independence Pet Holdings (IPH) is undertaking a multi-year enterprise transformation to modernize its technology and data ecosystem and establish scalable, data-driven capabilities across its operating companies globally.

The Program Manager - Data & Analytics is responsible for leading execution and coordinated delivery of strategic enterprise data and analytics initiatives across IPH's evolving data platform landscape, including cloud data platforms, reporting and analytics modernization, data integrations, governance enablement, and AI-driven capabilities.

Reporting into the Technology Portfolio & Delivery Office (TPDO), this role partners closely with IPH Data & Enterprise Analytics (IDEA) leadership, business program leaders, architecture, engineering, infrastructure, security, and third-party delivery teams to drive execution alignment, delivery accountability, and coordinated outcomes across multiple concurrent workstreams.

This role requires strong execution discipline, organizational leadership, and delivery management capabilities within complex enterprise environments. The successful candidate will lead integrated planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, and execution governance in support of IPH's broader enterprise transformation initiatives and data modernization strategy.

Focus Areas:

• Data Platform Delivery Lead and coordinate delivery activities across enterprise data platform, analytics, reporting, integration, and AI enablement initiatives to support successful execution against transformation objectives.
• Transformation Enablement Drive modernization of enterprise data capabilities, governance processes, analytics platforms and operational reporting practices across IPH operating companies.
• Cross-Functional Coordination Partner closely with business, data, architecture, infrastructure, security, and vendor teams to drive execution alignment, dependency management, and issue resolution.
• Execution Governance Drive visibility into delivery status, risks, dependencies, and operational metrics.

Key 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, state;
• 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, eliminate 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

Required Skills & Abilities

• Strong delivery coordination and execution management skills across complex enterprise technology and data initiatives
• Ability to manage competing priorities and operate effectively within fast-paced transformation environments
• Strong organizational, planning, dependency management