Program Manager

Job Title: Technical Program Manager (Data Platform Initiatives)
Location: Cupertino, CA 95014 (Onsite)
Duration: 6-month contract with possible extension

Position Summary
We are seeking a Technical Program Manager contractor to support strategic Data Platform initiatives. This role will provide program leadership and delivery support for the Offline Rebuild initiative, including the Databricks MVP implementation, Snowflake Azure MVP implementation, and enterprise enablement of these capabilities.

The successful candidate will partner closely with engineering leaders, architects, product teams, and business stakeholders to drive execution, manage dependencies, coordinate delivery activities, and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities:
Lead day-to-day program coordination across multiple Data Platform workstreams
Partner with engineering, product, and architecture teams to drive delivery of Databricks and Snowflake initiatives
Develop and maintain integrated program plans, roadmaps, milestones, and dependency tracking
Facilitate status meetings, program reviews, and stakeholder forums
Track risks, issues, decisions, and mitigation plans across initiatives
Prepare executive-level status reporting and communications for senior leadership
Coordinate cross-functional teams across Development, Infrastructure, Security, Risk, and Operations
Support enterprise rollout planning, adoption, and governance activities
Monitor program health, resource utilization, and delivery timelines
Drive accountability and alignment across stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of strategic outcomes

Qualifications
7 years of program or project management experience supporting technology organizations
Experience leading cloud, data platform, or enterprise modernization initiatives
Demonstrated success managing complex, cross-functional programs
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and executive audiences
Experience working with geographically distributed teams

Preferred Experience
Databricks implementation or migration programs
Snowflake platform deployments
Azure cloud initiatives
Enterprise Data & AI platforms
Large-scale technology transformation programs

Ideal Profile
A technically savvy Program Manager who can effectively partner with engineering leaders, architects, and product managers; translate technical initiatives into business outcomes; and drive execution across multiple high-visibility strategic programs.