Project Manager - Data

Cspring; Indianapolis, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CSpring is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead IT and data delivery initiatives from kickoff to closeout in the Indianapolis area. You will own scope, schedule, budget, and risk, while guiding cross-functional teams and communicating with client executives.

You will apply both agile and hybrid delivery approaches, manage stakeholder relationships, and ensure high-quality documentation and status updates throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience including data or software delivery.
• Experience managing data platforms, integrations, migrations, analytics, or enterprise apps.
• Experience with agile, waterfall, or hybrid delivery models and choosing the right approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT and data delivery projects from kickoff through closeout, aligning scope, schedule, budget, and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans with milestones, dependencies, and critical path.
• Serve as primary client contact, running status meetings, steering committee updates, and executive briefings.
• Translate technical work into plain language for non-technical stakeholders and convert business needs into actionable requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including data engineers, analysts, architects, QA, and business SMEs.
• Identify and manage risks and issues, escalating with a recommended path forward.
• Manage scope, change control, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies or hybrid delivery rituals and adapt to client environments.
• Produce clear project documentation and status reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Agile/Waterfall

Vendor relationships

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Smartsheet

MS Project

Job description

At CSpring, we believe in the power of data to drive decisions and real-world impact. We’re a purpose-driven consulting firm specializing in data strategy, data engineering, and data analytics. Our clients span the public and private sectors, and our work helps them solve complex problems, gain insights, and achieve measurable results.

We're seeking talented professionals who are collaborative, curious, and committed to making a difference that thrive at the intersection of data, technology, and business strategy. Whether you're passionate about transforming public programs, enabling executive decision-making, or modernizing legacy systems, you'll find meaningful work and purpose here.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Purposeful Projects – Improve systems that serve real people by delivering smarter data, streamlined processes, and strategic insight.
• People-First Culture – We’re as committed to your growth as we are to delivering high-impact solutions. You’ll find support, autonomy, and community here.
• Strategic, Hands-On Work – From data architecture and documentation to client workshops and solution delivery, you’ll influence every step of the process.
• Collaborative Trust – Our clients rely on us to listen carefully, deliver consistently, and guide wisely. We partner with integrity, curiosity, and heart.

What You’ll Do

You will lead IT and data delivery projects from kickoff through closeout, keeping scope, schedule, budget, and stakeholders aligned the entire way.

• Own the full project lifecycle for one or more IT/data initiatives — planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout — including charter, schedule, budget, and risk register.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans with clear milestones, dependencies, and critical path, and keep them current as reality shifts.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for client stakeholders, running status meetings, steering committee updates, and executive briefings.
• Translate technical work — data pipelines, integrations, migrations, reporting builds — into plain language for non-technical stakeholders, and translate business needs back into requirements the team can act on.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including data engineers, analysts, architects, QA, and business subject matter experts.
• Identify, log, and actively manage risks and issues, escalating early with a recommended path forward rather than just a problem statement.
• Manage scope and change control, documenting requests, assessing impact, and securing approvals before work begins.
• Track budget, burn rate, and resource allocation, and flag variances before they become surprises.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies or hybrid delivery rituals — sprint planning, standups, retrospectives — and adapt the approach to what the client environment can actually sustain.
• Produce clear, consistent project documentation and status reporting that a stakeholder can pick up cold and understand.

Requirements

• 7+ years of project management experience, with at least 4 years leading data or software delivery projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects involving data platforms, integrations, migrations, analytics, or enterprise applications.
• Strong command of project management fundamentals — scope, schedule, budget, risk, resource, and change management.
• Experience running both agile and waterfall or hybrid delivery models, and the judgment to know which fits a given client.
• Proven ability to manage client and executive stakeholder relationships, including difficult conversations about timeline or scope.
• Hands-on experience with project management tooling such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, MS Project, or comparable platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to move fluidly between technical detail and executive summary.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to work on-site or hybrid in the Indianapolis area as client needs require.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PgMP, CSM, SAFe, or comparable certification.
• Prior consulting experience delivering for external clients.
• Experience in government, public sector, or healthcare environments
• Familiarity with data warehousing, ETL/ELT, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), or BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience managing vendor relationships or multi-vendor delivery teams.
• Background working within procurement, compliance, or regulatory reporting constraints.

Come Build With Us

At CSpring, we unlock the potential of people and data. If you're ready to lead meaningful projects, collaborate with passionate teams, and grow your career in a people-first consulting environment—