Job Title: Technical Program Manager (APM)
Job Location: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid)
Job Location & Duration: Contract-to-Hire
Work Model: HYBRID or REMOTE
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager (APM) to lead the successful delivery of a large-scale enterprise data platform initiative within the P&C Insurance domain. This role requires a strong blend of technical leadership, program governance, stakeholder management, and deep expertise in cloud data ecosystems, Snowflake, SQL, and ETL/ELT frameworks.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing enterprise data programs in high-pressure production environments, supporting daily data loads, live reporting views, and mission-critical insurance data operations.
Key Responsibilities
Program & Delivery Management
Lead end-to-end execution of enterprise-scale data platform initiatives using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Manage cross-functional technical teams across engineering, architecture, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders.
Drive project planning, execution, delivery governance, risk management, and status reporting.
Technical Leadership
- Oversee implementation and optimization of enterprise data pipelines and ingestion frameworks.
- Manage data movement across validation, transformation, abstract, and data store layers.
- Ensure scalability, reliability, observability, and performance of Snowflake-based data platforms.
- Support production environments involving daily batch loads, live views, and real-time reporting dependencies.
Stakeholder & Governance Management
- Serve as the primary point of contact for executive leadership and client stakeholders.
- Conduct governance meetings, QBRs, executive status reviews, and steering committee updates.
- Ensure alignment between technical delivery and business objectives.
Data & Insurance Domain Alignment
- Work closely with business teams supporting Policy, Claims, Reinsurance, Underwriting, Workers Compensation, GL, Auto, and Property insurance functions.
- Drive data quality, lineage, compliance, and governance standards across enterprise data systems.
Financial & Operational Oversight
- Track delivery KPIs, resource planning, forecasting, budgets, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Manage program risks, dependencies, escalations, and delivery health metrics.
Required Qualifications
- 12 15+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Data Delivery, or Enterprise Platform Management.
- Strong experience in P&C Insurance and Reinsurance domain.
- Expert-level proficiency in Snowflake and advanced SQL.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of ETL/ELT frameworks, Data Warehouses, and Data Lakes.
- Experience managing production support environments with daily ingestion pipelines and live operational reporting.
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
- Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Snowflake Certification
- Azure or AWS Cloud Certifications
- Experience with GenAI or AI-driven data initiatives in Insurance
- Exposure to enterprise data governance and observability frameworks
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
ABOUT US
Apptad offers strategic consulting, enterprise information management and digital transformation services. With globally connected offices in US and India along with a team of trained and certified IT resources, Apptad ensures quick and effective delivery to its customers.Apptad is relentlessly reinventing the outlook of how companies leverage data.
With an effort to enable our customers the ability to solve biggest problems within their organization.We perceive our clients problems and respond with custom solutions instead of handing over boilerplate responses.
OUR MISSION
Customer Focus: We listen carefully to the needs of our clients so that we know what s important for their business and can design a customized solution for their business.
Innovation: As a firm, we believe in constantly upgrading ourselves and improving our solutions to adapt to the changing landscape of technology.
Accountability and Ethics: We believe in taking our commitments as seriously as our customers and living up to them while building trust for a long term business relationship.
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