Tech Project Manager

Job Description Project Manager

Project Manager Pipeline Control Tower (PCT)

Function: R&D Data & Analytics / Pipeline Performance Management

Location: Hybrid

Contract Type: Full-time

Role Purpose:

The Project Manager will lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of releases for the Pipeline Control Tower (PCT) Companys unified analytics platform for R&D portfolio planning and performance management.

This role ensures disciplined project delivery, transparent governance, and high stakeholder engagement, while maintaining data quality, compliance, and adoption across the organization.

Key Responsibilities :

Project Delivery & Governance

Own the delivery of PCT releases end-to-end: defining scope, timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and risks.

Lead regular project meetings, driving agendas, facilitating discussion, and ensuring clear outcomes and follow-up actions.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, status reports, RAID logs, and ADO (Azure DevOps) work items.

Ensure issues and risks are identified early, clearly communicated, and actively managed to resolution.

Stakeholder Management & Communication

Act as the central coordination point between Product, Engineering, Data Governance, and Business stakeholders.

Communicate clearly and confidently at all levels, including senior stakeholders, providing concise updates and escalation as required.

Take ownership of meeting outputs reviewing notes before circulation, validating action owners, and ensuring timely follow-up.

Build trust through reliability, professionalism, and proactive communication.

Planning & Execution

Support the Product Owner in translating roadmap objectives into actionable workplans and sprint deliverables.

Track progress against milestones; ensure all tasks are delivered to quality standards and within agreed timelines.

Drive accountability across contributors; ensure that action items are not only assigned but completed.

Change & Adoption

Support deployment and release readiness activities, including training coordination, release communications, and post-release follow-up.

Promote continuous improvement and structured change management to increase PCT adoption and effectiveness.

Professionalism & Ownership

Demonstrate proactive ownership of assigned work; anticipate needs and communicate early when support or clarification is required.

Uphold transparency and integrity in all reporting and stakeholder interactions.

Respond positively to feedback, focusing on solutions and continuous improvement.

Required Experience

Proven experience managing BI, analytics, or data platform projects with multiple stakeholders.

Strong grounding in project management principles (Agile or hybrid) and familiarity with tools such as Azure DevOps, MS Project, or Jira.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting to cross-functional and senior audiences.

Experience coordinating across technical and business teams (data, product, engineering, governance).

Demonstrated ability to manage project documentation, RAID, and follow-through on actions.

Skills & Attributes

Proactive and accountable; takes initiative to identify issues and drive progress.

Clear and confident communicator who can lead discussions and ensure meetings are purposeful.

Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Analytical mindset with focus on problem solving, data accuracy, and value delivery.

Professional integrity, self-awareness, and a collaborative, solution-oriented approach.

Preferred Experience

Exposure to Power BI, Azure data environments, or enterprise analytics platforms.

Familiarity with R&D portfolio or project management processes.

Recognized PM qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, or Agile)