Lead Data Engineer/Tech Project Manager

Job Title: Lead Data Engineer/Tech Project Manager

Location: Noida

Job Type: Full-time

Experience: 8-12 years

Industry: IT/Analytics/Business Consulting Services

Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of Data Analytics projects. The ideal candidate should bring a strong mix of technical knowledge, stakeholder management, and delivery leadership to successfully manage multiple projects in a fast-paced consulting environment. You will be the primary point of contact between clients, technical teams, and business units—ensuring timelines, quality, and value creation.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Own project delivery for data analytics engagements—from scoping, planning, execution to closure.
• Drive stakeholder discussions and manage expectations across client and internal leadership.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, BI Developers, Business Analysts, and QA to ensure deliverables are aligned with business objectives.
• Manage project plans, resourcing, timelines, risk registers, and communication plans.
• Ensure adherence to delivery frameworks (Agile/Scrum/Waterfall) based on project context.
• Track KPIs around effort estimation, quality, timelines, and budget.
• Conduct regular sprint reviews, retrospectives, and status meetings.
• Help in identifying opportunities for value addition, change requests, and future enhancements.
• Contribute to pre-sales solutioning, project estimation, and proposal writing as needed.

Required Professional Expertise:

• 10–14 years of experience, with at least 4+ years in project management for Data/BI/Analytics solutions.
• Proven success in managing end-to-end delivery of analytics projects in a consulting environment.
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms, ETL processes, data warehousing, and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, etc.).
• Excellent communication, documentation, and client-facing skills.
• Proficient in using project management tools such as JIRA, MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent.
• PMP, CSM, or SAFe certifications are a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related discipline. MBA or equivalent business qualification preferred.