Technical project manager

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC in Santa Clara, CA is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead data and analytics initiatives in a large enterprise environment. You will drive end-to-end delivery, engage executives, and collaborate with offshore teams to implement solutions across Databricks, Power BI, and Tableau.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in project delivery with strong stakeholder management and hands-on data platform experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Project Management, Program Management, or Technical Delivery roles.
• Experience bridging business and technical teams.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and modern cloud platforms.
• Experience with data warehousing, ETL/ELT, data integration.
• Strong skills with Power BI and Tableau.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery for data, analytics, and reporting initiatives.
• Engage stakeholders to translate objectives into project plans and technical solutions.
• Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions with stakeholders.
• Drive planning, execution, risk management, and status reporting.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and reporting teams.
• Coordinate with offshore teams in India to ensure communication and execution.
• Manage scope, timelines, budgets, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Establish governance, reporting, and documentation standards.
• Provide updates to executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Ensure solutions align with data governance and security standards.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements gathering

Data analytics

Project management

Communication

Offshore coordination

Agile / hybrid delivery

Education

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

Tools

Databricks

Power BI

Tableau

Azure

AWS

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Work Authorization:US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead and manage data and analytics initiatives for a large enterprise environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of project management, business stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, and data analytics expertise. This role requires close collaboration with business leaders, technical teams, and offshore delivery teams to drive successful project execution from conception through implementation.

The candidate should have hands-on experience in modern data platforms such as Databricks, along with strong familiarity with reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI and/or Tableau. Experience working within large global organizations with mature governance, compliance, and delivery processes is essential.

Key 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.

Required 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.
• 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 data platforms.
• Experience with data warehousing, data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration concepts.
• Strong understanding of reporting and visualization tools such as:
  • Power BI
  • 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Semiconductor, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or High-Tech industries.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or other cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with enterprise data governance and master data management practices.
• Experience working with executive leadership and steering committees.
• Knowledge of SAP and enterprise business processes is a plus.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.