Senior Manager - Program & Project Management

About the Position

We are seeking an experienced Nearshore Program Manager Scrum Manager to lead and coordinate multiple Data Analytics initiatives within the Disney Music Group (DMG) portfolio. The ideal candidate will act as the primary delivery and operational lead across cross-functional data engineering, analytics, product, and business teams while ensuring successful execution of roadmap commitments, sprint objectives, and program outcomes.

Responsibilities

Program Delivery Management

• Manage multiple DMG Data Analytics initiatives simultaneously
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, milestones, and dependencies
• Drive end-to-end execution from requirements through deployment and hypercare
• Track and report program status, budget, risks, issues, and mitigation plans
• Establish delivery governance and ensure adherence to LTIMindtree and client standards
• Coordinate across product, data engineering, BI, QA, support, and business teams

Agile Scrum Leadership

• Serve as Scrum Manager/Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives
• Monitor sprint health, velocity, burndown metrics, and release readiness
• Remove delivery roadblocks and resolve team dependencies
• Drive Agile best practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support Product Owners in backlog refinement and prioritization

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for business and technology stakeholders
• Conduct weekly and monthly program governance reviews
• Prepare executive dashboards and management reports
• Communicate delivery progress, risks, and strategic recommendations
• Drive alignment between business objectives and technology delivery

Resource Vendor Management

• Manage distributed nearshore and offshore delivery teams
• Track resource utilization, capacity planning, and demand management
• Coordinate onboarding, transitions, and knowledge transfer activities
• Work with partner teams and vendors to ensure delivery commitments are met

Operational Excellence

• Ensure adherence to SLA, KPI, and quality targets
• Drive proactive risk identification and issue resolution
• Support release planning, production deployments, and post-release reviews
• Promote automation, efficiency, and process optimization initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline
• 10 years of overall IT experience
• 5 years in Program Management, Delivery Management, or Scrum Leadership roles
• Proven experience managing medium to large Data Analytics programs
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Experience managing globally distributed teams
• Demonstrated success in client-facing delivery leadership roles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively during PST business hours

Nice to Have

Preferred Technical Experience

• Experience with one or more of:
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks
  • AWS Data Services
  • Azure Data Platform
  • SQL Server
  • ETL/ELT Pipelines
  • Data Warehousing
  • Data Lake Lakehouse Architectures
  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • MicroStrategy
  • DBT
  • Matillion
  • AWS Glue

Preferred Tools

• Jira
• Confluence
• Azure DevOps
• Smartsheet
• Microsoft Project
• Power BI
• Microsoft Teams
• SharePoint

Desired Certifications

• PMP
• PMIACP
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• SAFe Scrum Master
• SAFe Agilist
• PRINCE2 Practitioner

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Full-time engagement
• Opportunity to work with Disney Music Group (DMG)
• Work during Pacific Standard Time (PST) business hours

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