Program Director Data Unification & Cloud Transformation

Job Description

Job Description

Program Director Data Unification & Cloud Transformation (Chicago Hybrid)

Location : Chicago, IL (Hybrid 3 days onsite per week)

Duration : 12-month contract with possible extensions

About the Role

Were 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 , youll work closely with C-suite executives and vendor partners to deliver one of the companys most strategic transformation initiatives.

The mission : consolidate multiple legacy data environments (Teradata, Hive, AWS) into a unified, Google Cloudnative ecosystem powered by BigQuery, Cloud Composer, Dataproc Serverless, and Keboola (ETL).

What Youll 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.

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