Program Director Data Unification & Cloud Transformation
Inizio Partners Corp, Chicago, IL, United States
Job Openings Program Director Data Unification & Cloud Transformation
About the Job Program Director Data Unification & Cloud Transformation Program Director Data Unification & Cloud Transformation (Chicago Hybrid)
Location:
Chicago, IL (Hybrid 3 days on site per week)
Duration:
12-month contract with possible extensions
About the Role We are seeking a Senior Program Director to lead a high-visibility Enterprise Data Unification and Cloud Modernization program. Reporting directly to the VP of Data & AI, you’ll work closely with C-suite executives and vendor partners to deliver one of the company’s most strategic transformation initiatives.
The mission:
consolidate multiple legacy data environments (Teradata, Hive, AWS) into a unified, Google Cloud native ecosystem powered by BigQuery, Cloud Composer, Dataproc Serverless, and Keboola (ETL).
What You’ll Do
Lead the end-to-end Data Unification & Cloud Modernization program (initiation, stabilization).
Establish program governance: steering committees, milestones, risk tracking, dashboards.
Coordinate across internal data/AI teams, vendor partners, and global business functions.
Oversee migration from legacy systems to BigQuery and modern ETL/orchestration.
Drive adoption of unified data standards, governance, and self-service analytics.
Translate complex data and cloud initiatives into measurable business outcomes.
Who You Are
10-15 years managing large-scale data or cloud transformation programs.
Deep understanding of Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Dataproc, Cloud Composer, Vertex AI) or equivalent modern stacks.
Experienced in multi-vendor management and executive-level stakeholder communication.
Skilled in ETL/ELT orchestration (Keboola, Airflow, Talend) and data governance.
Pragmatic, structured, and business-oriented with proven results in enterprise delivery.
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About the Job Program Director Data Unification & Cloud Transformation Program Director Data Unification & Cloud Transformation (Chicago Hybrid)
Location:
Chicago, IL (Hybrid 3 days on site per week)
Duration:
12-month contract with possible extensions
About the Role We are seeking a Senior Program Director to lead a high-visibility Enterprise Data Unification and Cloud Modernization program. Reporting directly to the VP of Data & AI, you’ll work closely with C-suite executives and vendor partners to deliver one of the company’s most strategic transformation initiatives.
The mission:
consolidate multiple legacy data environments (Teradata, Hive, AWS) into a unified, Google Cloud native ecosystem powered by BigQuery, Cloud Composer, Dataproc Serverless, and Keboola (ETL).
What You’ll Do
Lead the end-to-end Data Unification & Cloud Modernization program (initiation, stabilization).
Establish program governance: steering committees, milestones, risk tracking, dashboards.
Coordinate across internal data/AI teams, vendor partners, and global business functions.
Oversee migration from legacy systems to BigQuery and modern ETL/orchestration.
Drive adoption of unified data standards, governance, and self-service analytics.
Translate complex data and cloud initiatives into measurable business outcomes.
Who You Are
10-15 years managing large-scale data or cloud transformation programs.
Deep understanding of Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Dataproc, Cloud Composer, Vertex AI) or equivalent modern stacks.
Experienced in multi-vendor management and executive-level stakeholder communication.
Skilled in ETL/ELT orchestration (Keboola, Airflow, Talend) and data governance.
Pragmatic, structured, and business-oriented with proven results in enterprise delivery.
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