Project Manager

Technical Project Manager with BigQuerySan Diego, CAFull-timeJob Description10+ years of experience in technical program or project management within data engineering or cloud platform environments.Proven experience leading large-scale data platform migrations (Snowflake or Redshift → BigQuery or other cloud DWH).Strong understanding of data ecosystems — pipelines, ETL/ELT, data modeling (dbt), andBI/reporting platforms (Looker, Tableau, MicroStrategy).Hands-on familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Composer) and modern data stack tools (dbt, Airflow, GitHub, Terraform).Solid understanding of data governance, security, and cost optimization frameworks. Roles & Responsibilities:Program LeadershipLead the end-to-end delivery of Customers Snowflake → BigQuery migration program, ensuring scope,timelines, and quality.Serve as the primary liaison between Customer's data engineering org, offshore teams, Google Cloud,and the implementation partner.Manage program governance — steering committees, milestone tracking, risks, and decision logs.Technical CoordinationCollaborate with data engineering, BI, and analytics teams to define and prioritize the migration roadmap (schemas, pipelines, dbt models, dashboards).Coordinate design reviews and migration readiness assessments with Google and partners.Track migration across ingestion, transformation, validation, and cutover phases.Ensure adherence to data governance and security standards.Stakeholder ManagementAct as single point of contact for all program communications — executive updates, progresssummaries, and escalations.Partner with customer and GCP leadership to align business goals and define success criteria.Translate technical progress into business impact narratives for leadership reporting.Process & Delivery ExcellenceImplement agile frameworks suited for hybrid global teams.Develop templates for sprint planning, dependency tracking, and validation.Drive post-migration reviews to ensure quality, accuracy, and performance benchmarks.