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Program Manager – Data

Job Category: onsite

Location: Markham, On

Job Type:Full Time

Job Posted: 2025-08-14

Job Description

  • We are seeking an accomplished Program Manager – Data to lead strategic data transformation initiatives in the insurance and financial sectors. This senior leadership role demands a proven track record in delivering large-scale, multi-million-dollar data programs from inception to completion.

    The successful candidate will oversee enterprise-level data warehouse, data lake, and data visualization projects while managing executive stakeholders, cross-functional teams, budgets, and timelines.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Lead large-scale strategic data transformation programs in insurance/financial domains.
    • Manage program scope, integrated project plans, budgets, resource allocation, and risk mitigation.
    • Ensure adherence to data governance and compliance standards.
    • Collaborate with architecture teams, vendors, and clients to ensure successful delivery.
    • Oversee change control, quality assurance, and cost management processes.
    • Produce clear, executive-level program reports and maintain governance documentation.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; PMP certification required.
    • 15+ years in program/project management, with budgets exceeding $10M.
    • Proven delivery of strategic data transformation initiatives in insurance or financial services.
    • Hands-on with data warehouse, data lake, and visualization projects.
    • Government sector project experience (preferred).
    • Familiarity with SAS, IBM, Informatica, Microsoft, AWS, Qlik and PM tools (JIRA, Confluence, MS Project).
    • Expertise in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

    Pay: $80.00-$90.00 per hour

    Expected hours: 40 per week

    Work Location: In person

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