Technical Program Manager - Enterprise Data Strategy & Enablement

Blue Yonder is a leading global, AI‑driven supply chain software company that helps organizations optimize demand planning, logistics, and execution through advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions. The Technical Program Manager will be responsible for driving the execution of the Enterprise Data Strategy and leading cross-functional programs across data governance, quality, and analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Drive planning, execution, and delivery of cross-functional programs across the six pillars of the Enterprise Data Strategy
• Lead end-to-end program management for major initiatives including the Unified Semantic Layer, Metrics-That-Matter, governance rollout, and platform modernization
• Establish and maintain roadmaps, OKRs, RAG status, risks, dependencies, and milestones
• Ensure program visibility and alignment across leadership, technical teams, and business partners
• Facilitate collaboration between Data Engineering, MDM, Analytics Engineering, BI Advisors, Data Governance, Security, and IT
• Coordinate intake, prioritization, and resource assignment
• Serve as connective tissue between teams to unblock progress and ensure timely decisions
• Prepare and run steering meetings, working groups, and program reviews
• Support operationalization of governance processes (data ownership, stewardship, quality workflows, policies, RACI)
• Drive rollout and adoption of definitions, standards, and architectural guardrails
• Ensure compliance and audit-readiness for SOX, IPE, lineage, and metadata requirements
• Establish repeatable program management frameworks and reporting
• Improve processes around intake, execution, testing, release, communication, and post-implementation review
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and implement improvements
• Provide clear, concise updates to senior leaders
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language
• Build high-quality materials for executive reviews and planning cycles
• Understand data architecture patterns, semantic modeling, MDM, data quality frameworks, and analytics workflows
• Work effectively with engineers, architects, and data modelers
• Provide context for technical decisions, tradeoffs, and risk identification

Requirements:

• Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in Technical Program Management
• Must have experience leading cross-functional programs in data, analytics, BI, data engineering, or enterprise architecture
• Must have a solid understanding of modern data stacks (Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, AWS, AtScale, Purview, MDM)
• Experience with governance, lineage, or compliance programs
• Experience in SaaS or high-growth tech environments
• Familiarity with semantic layer tools, metadata tools, or MDM platforms
• Background in Agile or hybrid delivery
• PMP, Agile, or Scrum certifications (optional)