Principal Program Manager, Data Governance & Analytics serves as the subject matter expert for Global Program Controls, establishing the data governance, reporting, and analytics strategy. This individual contributor role is responsible for defining policies, standards, and operating mechanisms to ensure portfolio delivery data is accurately maintained and translated into actionable insights for senior leadership. The role involves managing the authoritative data dictionary, quality programs, stewardship networks, and executive dashboards across multiple platforms including Jira, Primavera Cloud, Apex, Unifier, and various financial systems. Key responsibilities include developing data lineage documentation, enforcing quality rules, and overseeing master data management. Candidates must possess expertise in business intelligence tools like Power BI or Tableau, as well as proficiency in Confluence. The role solves the challenge of ensuring consistent data practices and improved portfolio visibility across a complex global infrastructure.
What does a Program Manager earn?
Median $173900 from 85 postings across 21 companies.
Establish and lead the global data governance strategy, including policies, standards, and operating models.
Maintain an authoritative data dictionary and map data lineage across multiple enterprise systems like Jira and Primavera Cloud.
Define and enforce data quality rules to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness for all portfolio reports.
Manage a cross-functional data stewardship network to oversee master data and resolve ownership gaps.
Design and maintain executive dashboards that translate complex project data into actionable insights for senior leadership.
Partner with IT and engineering teams to ensure reliable data flows and scalable reporting infrastructure.
Influence stakeholders across different departments to adopt consistent data practices and standardized metrics.
What we're looking for
Extensive experience leading data governance, analytics, business intelligence, program controls, or enterprise reporting in complex global environments.
Demonstrated experience building or maturing a data governance or enterprise reporting program.
Expert knowledge of data quality management, master/reference data, lineage, metadata, and metric governance.
Expert proficiency with Power BI or Tableau for dashboard design, semantic modeling, and report distribution.
Strong knowledge of program controls and performance metrics including schedule variance, cost variance, and earned value.
Experience extracting, interpreting, and reporting data from Primavera P6 and Jira.
Proven ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams across organizational boundaries.
Familiarity with DAMA-DMBOK, Unifier, or capital project management systems (preferred).