Project Manager, Data Team
Project Manager on Mercor's Data team responsible for end-to-end ownership of data initiatives from scoping through delivery. Requires 3-5+ years PM experience, strong leadership and stakeholder skills, and passion for data-driven projects in a cross-functional environment.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end project management for data initiatives, including intake and scoping, requirements gathering, readiness reviews, cross-functional approvals, and launch/post-launch handoff.
- Take direct responsibility for the successful execution of projects, including meeting project goals, client/stakeholder service, quality of work, resource utilization, and profitability.
- Lead, motivate, and build a strong team environment for project contributors, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act, and taking ownership of team outcomes.
- Partner with team leads to vet, scope, and kick off assignments, and own all due dates and milestones.
- Develop and maintain accurate project documentation, including timelines, budgets, and scoping documents.
- Lead communications and change management across the project lifecycle, from kickoff briefings for stakeholders through end-user notifications ahead of launches, ensuring the right people have the right information at the right time.
- Serve as the primary coordination point across functional teams (Data Engineering, Analytics, Legal, Finance, etc.), aligning workstreams and driving decisions and accountability against timelines.
- Anticipate and manage the downstream implications of project decisions before they create risk; proactively surface dependencies, resolve blockers, and escalate when needed.
- Build and continuously improve the infrastructure that makes data project delivery scalable: intake forms, templates, checklists, SOPs/playbooks, and retrospectives that feed into process improvement.
- Manage relationships with key stakeholders to promote trust and future opportunities.
Requirements
- 3-5+ years of project management experience or related experience.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across departments (engineering, data science, leadership, legal, finance).
- Superb attention to detail, sound judgment, and strong listening skills.
- Comfortable driving process improvement and proposing more efficient ways of working.
- Passion for data-driven products and cross-functional collaboration.
Nice-to-Haves
- Proven track record managing large, cross-functional data or technical projects.
- Experience managing a high volume of projects in parallel.
- Experience with data, engineering, or analytics project types.
Skills
Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Projects, Process Improvement, Documentation, Risk Management, Change Management
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