Project Manager - Azure Data Factory (ADF) Job

Experience

10-14 Years

Job Description

• Overall 10-14 years of experience with atleast 3 years of experience into Project Management
• Manage Data and Analytics projects of medium to large scale end to end - project kick off, project planning, execution, and closure with effective handling of scope, schedules, quality, budget, and resource allocation
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies
• Lead project status meetings and provide regular updates to stakeholders
• The technical experience must be into Data and Analytics with 2-3 years of experience in Azure data platform 
• Experience in reviewing technical solution and architecture as well as working in presales and RFP in Data and Analytics space
• Able to work with tech leads to build and deploy ADF specific solutions incorporating best practices and incorporating Azure DevOps
• Good understanding of Azure services and costs associated - able to control project execution costs
• Understanding of Reporting and Analytics tools like PowerBI

Required Technical/ Functional Competencies

Change Management:

• Specialized in overcoming resistance to change and helping organizations achieve their Agile goals.
• Able to guide teams in driving the change management projects or requirements.

Customer Management:

• Specialized knowledge of customers' business domain and technology suite.
• Use latest technology, communicate effectively, demonstrate leadership, present technical offerings, and proactively suggest solutions.

Domain/ Industry Knowledge:

• Specialized knowledge of customers' business processes and relevant technology platform or product.
• Able to forecast business requirements and market trends, manage project issues, and validate customer strategy roadmap.

Product/Technology Knowledge:

• In-depth knowledge of Azure Data Platform specifically ADF, PySpark, Azure DevOps
• Good understanding and knowledge on Data Bricks
• Good understanding on AI/ ML 
• Review various product-specific solutions for a specific project/client/organization and conduct product demos, walkthroughs and presentations to prospects if required.

Profitability Management:

• Demonstrate competence in applying profitability and cost management techniques.
• Can develop Project budgets, monitor actual costs against the budget, and identify potential cost overruns or deviations.
• Use established processes and tools to track and control project expenses.

Project Management:

• Extensive experience in managing projects and can handle complex projects with minimal supervision.
• Deep understanding of project management concepts and methodologies and can apply them effectively to achieve project goals.

Scheduling and Resource Planning:

• Prepare independent global delivery models covering skill levels, skill mix and onsite/offshore work allocation.
• Create an accurate resource plan for people, space and infrastructure for the given requirements.
• Forecast people and skill requirements to align with plans.
• Optimize the schedule for complex projects.

Risk Management:

• Good understanding of risk management principles and techniques.
• Identify, assess, and document risks independently, as well as prioritize risks based on their potential impact.
• Assist in developing risk mitigation plans and monitoring risk responses.

Required Behavioral Competencies

Accountability: Being a role model for taking initiative and ensuring others take initiative, removing obstacles for others, taking ownership for results and deadlines for self and others, and acting as a role model for being responsible.

Agility: Works with a diverse set of situations, people and groups and adapts and motivates self and team to thrive in changing environment.

Collaboration: Reaches out to others in team to ensure connections are made and team members are working together.

Customer Focus: Engages in executive customer discovery to predict future needs of customers and drives customer relationships with a long-term focus and takes actions to enhance customer loyalty.

Communication: Communicates and presents complex ideas, information, and data to multiple, broad, and demanding stakeholders internal and/or external to the Organization.

Drives Results: Proactively seeks challenging and differentiated opportunities and drives and motivates team members to take on more responsibility.

Resolves Conflict: Balances the business interests of all stakeholders and manages any conflicts offering mutually beneficial options.

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