Senior Data & Analytics PM — Databricks, Cloud, Power BI

American IT Systems; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

American IT Systems in Santa Clara, CA seeks an experienced Data Project Manager to lead data and analytics initiatives for a large enterprise. You will bridge business needs with technical delivery, collaborate with offshore teams, and drive end-to-end project execution from concept to implementation.

The role requires strong PM skills, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on data platform experience with Databricks and reporting tools like Power BI or Tableau.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Project Management, Program Management, or Technical Delivery roles.
• Proven experience managing enterprise-scale Data & Analytics projects.
• Strong experience engaging senior business stakeholders and gathering business requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge business and technical teams.
• Hands-on experience working with Databricks and modern cloud-based dataplatforms.
• Experience with data warehousing, data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration concepts.
• Strong understanding of reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience working within large global enterprises with established project governance and delivery processes.
• Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating and managing offshore teams, particularly teams located in India.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery for data, analytics, and reporting initiatives.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand strategic objectives, gather requirements, and translate them into actionable project plans and technical solutions.
• Facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, and requirements discovery sessions.
• Drive project planning, execution, risk management, issue resolution, and status reporting.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, business analysts, and reporting teams to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Work closely with offshore development and support teams in India, ensuring effective communication, prioritization, and execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across business and IT organizations.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Establish and maintain project governance, reporting, and documentation standards.
• Track project milestones and provide regular updates to executive leadership and business stakeholders.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, data governance, and security standards.
• Drive adoption and change management activities associated with delivered solutions.

Skills

Data

Analytics

Databricks

Power BI

Tableau

Cloud Platforms

PM Certification

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Databricks

Job description

American IT Systems in Santa Clara, CA seeks an experienced Data Project Manager to lead data and analytics initiatives for a large enterprise. You will bridge business needs with technical delivery, collaborate with offshore teams, and drive end-to-end project execution from concept to implementation.

The role requires strong PM skills, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on data platform experience with Databricks and reporting tools like Power BI or Tableau.