Senior Data & Analytics Project Lead

Beacon Hill; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, seeks an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives across data platform, marketing data, analytics, and insights teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong Agile project management experience within data/technology environments and excel at managing multiple workstreams, dependencies, risks, and executive-level communication with stakeholders and partners.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Technical Project Management experience managing complex technology and data-focused initiatives.
• Strong experience working directly with Data Engineering, Data Platform, Analytics, or Data Science teams.
• Proven experience managing large-scale, cross-functional projects involving multiple technical and business teams.
• Strong hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum, including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, backlog management, and release planning.
• Strong experience with Jira and Smartsheet for project planning, tracking, reporting, and workflow management.
• Experience with portfolio/roadmap planning, resource capacity planning, and dependency management.
• Ability to manage and report project milestones, risks, issues, blockers, KPIs, and OKRs.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to provide clear status reporting and executive-level presentations.
• Experience coordinating across Product Managers, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, technical teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• PMP and/or Certified Scrum Master (CSM).
• Experience with Power BI, Lucidchart, Monday.com, and Atlassian tools.
• Experience in media, entertainment, production, or similarly complex enterprise environments.
• Consulting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional initiatives across data platform, marketing data, analytics, and insights teams.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Managers, stakeholders, and external partners to drive complex projects.
• Manage multiple workstreams, dependencies, risks, and executive-level communications.
• Plan, track, and report progress using Agile/Scrum practices and Jira/Smartsheet tools.
• Ensure milestones, KPIs, OKRs, and blockers are clearly communicated to leadership.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data/Analytics understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering or related technical discipline

PMP or Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

Monday.com

Lucidchart

Power BI

Job description

Beacon Hill Technologies, a premier National Information Technology Staffing Group, seeks an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives across data platform, marketing data, analytics, and insights teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong Agile project management experience within data/technology environments and excel at managing multiple workstreams, dependencies, risks, and executive-level communication with stakeholders and partners.