Data Strategy Program Manager

We are always seeking talented, motivated, growth-minded, and creative individuals. Our firm is committed to providing employee support and advancement, while embracing inclusion and innovation as keys to a stronger future. We invite you to explore the position below and to submit your application to join our team! The firm is continuing its evolution into a data‑driven decision organization, building on a strong foundation of enterprise reporting, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Fabric. The Data Strategy Program Manager will own the business processes, product, and communication aspects of the firm’s data strategy. The Data Strategy Program Manager is responsible for helping to define what needs to be done, assign relative priority, and assist with progress and outcome communication. The Data Strategy Program Manager will partner closely with data practitioners, project managers, people managers, vendors, business stakeholders, and the Data Council to translate strategic data goals into actionable plans, clear roadmaps, and measurable outcomes. The Data Strategy Program Manager acts as the product and program owner for the data strategy, ensuring that data initiatives are well‑sequenced, properly governed, clearly communicated, and effectively consumed across the firm. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Partner with IT leadership to shape strategic objectives, success measures, and execution priorities. Help define and maintain the data strategy roadmap, including initiatives, milestones, dependencies, and timelines required to deliver strategic outcomes. Translate strategy into executable work, collaborating with project managers and people managers to break strategy down into actionable tasks and workstreams; align work to available resources; and track progress, risks, and dependencies. Serve as the primary product owner for data initiatives, ensuring that data services, reporting, and platforms are designed and delivered with clear business purpose and measurable value. Establish and run data-related operating processes, including intake and prioritization of data council requests; change management and release communication; data product lifecycle management; and standards for documentation and service consumption. Own data governance within established firm guidelines, partnering with Information Governance and Security teams to define, negotiate, and operationalize governance practices that balance control, usability, and risk. Own data quality practices, working with the data subject matter experts to establish data quality gates and practices. Lead communication and adoption efforts, developing clear messaging, artifacts, and forums that explain what data products and services exist; how they should be used; what changes are coming; and why they matter. Work directly with vendors and partners to propose strategy-aligned initiatives, define scope and deliverables, and ensure vendor work aligns with firm priorities. Monitor and re