Senior Project Manager, Enterprise Data Platform Migration

ABCS, Inc.; Colorado; Remote; USD 124,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

ABCS, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the final phases of the Enterprise Data Platform Migration and retire legacy EDW capabilities. You will drive delivery across multiple workstreams, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure governance and risk management are in place.

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Data & Analytics Programs, you will enable business continuity, adoption, and measurable outcomes while coordinating with enterprise functions and external partners in a fully

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project or program management experience leading large-scale Data Architecture initiatives.
• Experience in Retail, enterprise analytics.
• Experience delivering complex data, analytics, cloud, BI, or platform transformation programs.
• Demonstrated success managing cross-functional initiatives involving technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Enterprise Data Platform Migration program remaining workstreams from initiation through final delivery, business enablement, and project closure.
• Own integrated project plans, schedules, dependencies, milestones across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Coordinate delivery efforts spanning platform hydration, data acquisition, data quality, reporting modernization, Power BI migration, user migration, and EDW decommissioning activities.
• Drive cross-functional alignment among engineering teams, product owners, business stakeholders, vendors, consultants, and leadership teams.
• Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, status reviews, sprint planning activities, and executive readouts. Ensure dependencies, assumptions, risks, issues, decisions, and action items are consistently tracked and communicated.
• Monitor and control program health, including robust integrated change management and proactive risk management to maintain committed timelines.
• May manage external partners to ensure accountability, quality, and timely execution.
• Collaborate with leads to coordinate development, testing, deployment, and production readiness activities.
• Facilitate business adoption and change management efforts, including stakeholder communications, migration planning, training coordination, and cutover readiness.
• Establish clear success measures and project reporting metrics, providing transparent visibility into progress, outcomes, and remaining risks.
• Coordinate dependency management across Enterprise Data initiatives and broader enterprise technology programs.
• Ensure project documentation, operational handoffs, lessons learned, and closure activities are completed successfully.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile methodologies

Leadership

Power BI

Cloud platforms

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft 365

Job description

Duration: 6 to 12 months Contract

Location: Fully Remote

Rate: Up to $90-$100/hr on W2 (All-inclusive / no benefits)

About the Role

The Senior Project Manager, Enterprise Data Platform Migration, will lead the final phases of the client's Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) transformation program and retirement of legacy Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) capabilities. This role is responsible for driving delivery across multiple technical and business workstreams including data platform migration, reporting modernization, user enablement, EDW<>EDP drift management, data contracts, data observability, and operational readiness.

Partnering closely with Enterprise Data, IT, Digital, Supply Chain, Finance, Retail, and external delivery partners, this individual will provide end-to-end project leadership from initiation through project closure. The role requires strong execution skills, stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and the ability to coordinate large cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Data & Analytics Programs, this position plays a critical role in ensuring successful migration to the Enterprise Data Platform while delivering business continuity, adoption, and measurable business outcomes.

WHAT YOU'LL DO HERE

(ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES)

• Lead the Enterprise Data Platform Migration program remaining workstreams from initiation through final delivery, business enablement, and project closure.
• Own integrated project plans, schedules, dependencies, milestones across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Coordinate delivery efforts spanning platform hydration, data acquisition, data quality, reporting modernization, Power BI migration, user migration, and EDW decommissioning activities.
• Drive cross-functional alignment among engineering teams, product owners, business stakeholders, vendors, consultants, and leadership teams.
• Facilitate governance forums, steering committees, status reviews, sprint planning activities, and executive readouts. Ensure dependencies, assumptions, risks, issues, decisions, and action items are consistently tracked and communicated.
• Monitor and control program health, including robust integrated change management and proactive risk management to maintain committed timelines.
• May manage external partners to ensure accountability, quality, and timely execution.
• Collaborate with leads to coordinate development, testing, deployment, and production readiness activities.
• Facilitate business adoption and change management efforts, including stakeholder communications, migration planning, training coordination, and cutover readiness.
• Establish clear success measures and project reporting metrics, providing transparent visibility into progress, outcomes, and remaining risks.
• Coordinate dependency management across Enterprise Data initiatives and broader enterprise technology programs.
• Ensure project documentation, operational handoffs, lessons learned, and closure activities are completed successfully.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

(JOB REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS)

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 10+ years of project or program management experience leading large-scale Data Architecture initiatives.
• Experience in Retail, enterprise analytics.
• Experience delivering complex data, analytics, cloud, BI, or platform transformation programs.
• Demonstrated success managing cross-functional initiatives involving technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Strong understanding of data and analytics ecosystems, including data warehousing, cloud data platforms, business intelligence, reporting, and data governance concepts.
• Working knowledge of modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Azure, Astronomer, Power BI, or comparable technologies.
• Experience managing Agile, Scrum, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, or similar project management tools as well as Microsoft 365.
• Strong executive communication skills with the ability to present complex topics clearly to leadership audiences.
• Exceptional organizational, planning, and prioritization skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and shifting business demands.
• Proven ability to drive accountability, influence without authority, and navigate ambiguity in a matrixed organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Footwear industry
• Experience leading enterprise data warehouse modernization or cloud data platform migration initiatives.

SUCCESS IN THIS ROLE LOOKS LIKE

• Enterprise Data Platform migration objectives are delivered on schedule with clear stakeholder alignment.
• Legacy EDW dependencies are successfully retired or transitioned.
• Business users are migrated with minimal disruption to operations.
• Risks, dependencies, and delivery issues are proactively managed and communicated.
• Cross-functional teams operate with accountability, transparency, and execution focus.
• The program closes with a stable, scalable platform that supports future data, analytics, AI, and reporting capabilities.

Key Relationships:

Internal: Enterprise Data; Direct to Consumer, Global Operations, D&L, Supply Chain, and Planning Teams, Distributed Analytics Teams, Other IT Teams

External: Implementation partners and contract vendors for project resources