Title: Program Manager – Data Analytics & Business Intelligence

Location: Jersey City, NJ/NYC

Job Description:

ITnova is seeking a Program Manager – Data Analytics & Business Intelligence to support the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Aviation Department’s Aviation Data Analytics Warehouse (ADAW). The ideal candidate will have experience managing technical projects, coordinating data integration initiatives, and overseeing project schedules, resources, budgets, and deliverables. This role will manage Agile project delivery using Azure DevOps, translate business requirements into actionable tasks, monitor risks and milestones, prepare status reports and invoices, and coordinate with technical teams and stakeholders to ensure successful project execution. Experience managing data analytics, cloud technology, or business intelligence programs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple data integration projects and ongoing enhancement requests for the Aviation Data Analytics Warehouse (ADAW).
• Coordinate project planning, scheduling, task assignments, milestones, and deliverables using Agile project management practices and Azure DevOps.
• Translate business requirements into clearly defined tasks and deliverables for the data engineering team.
• Track project progress, analyze outcomes, identify risks, and communicate project status to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with the PANYNJ Aviation Department's Manager of Data Analytics and Business Intelligence to prioritize work and manage expectations.
• Develop and manage annual budgets in coordination with the PANYNJ manager.
• Monitor staff hours, consultant performance, project costs, and resource utilization.
• Prepare weekly and monthly status reports, invoices, and project documentation.
• Establish and maintain program governance, data governance, and stakeholder engagement processes.
• Coordinate project dependencies, issue resolution, change management, and delivery of enhancements.
• Facilitate communication among technical teams, business stakeholders, and management.
• Ensure project deliverables meet established requirements, timelines, and quality expectations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing technical projects, programs, or portfolios.
• Experience managing projects using Agile methodologies.
• Experience using Azure DevOps or similar project management and work-tracking tools.
• Experience gathering and translating business requirements into actionable tasks, project plans, and deliverables.
• Experience tracking project schedules, milestones, risks, issues, and performance.
• Experience preparing project status reports and communicating progress to stakeholders.
• Experience managing resources, staff hours, budgets, or project costs.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to coordinate technical teams and manage multiple concurrent projects.

Preferred Experience

• Experience managing cloud data warehouse, data engineering, business intelligence, or analytics programs.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure services, including Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Azure SQL, and Databricks.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power BI and enterprise reporting solutions.
• Experience with contract administration, invoicing, and professional services resource management.
• Experience establishing data governance frameworks and stakeholder engagement processes.
• Experience supporting transportation, aviation, government, or other large enterprise organizations.

Must be US Citizen

Full-time remote ( Mon – Fri, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST)

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Short Term Disability, AD&D and Life insurance
• 401(k) Program
• Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program

ITnova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.