Senior Data Project Manager

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Ready to make your career legendary? Join us as we bring the magic of Vegas to our players. The BetMGM team has over 1,400 talented members, revolutionizing sports betting and online gaming in the United States and Canada. We're a brand with technology at our hearts and the most driven and focused talent in the business.
As a valued team member, we're committed to giving you the resources and support you need to thrive. Our benefits and perks include:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance
401(k) with company match
Pre-tax spending accounts including health care FSA and commuter savings
Flexible paid time off
Professional development reimbursement and ongoing skills training opportunities
Employee resource groups
Swag, ticket giveaways, and more!
At BetMGM, we recognize that every individual plays a meaningful role in our success. That's why we're committed to building a respectful, inclusive workplace. It's the strategy behind every win. By meeting people where they are, we create a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive and a workplace that reflects our values, our people, and our drive to win.
The Opportunity

As the Sr. Data Project Manager, you will set direction across multiple Data & BI Operations products, operational domains, and portfolios. You will lead the most ambiguous and cross-cutting initiatives, establish scalable standards and operating models, and multiply the effectiveness of teams and partners without direct people-management responsibility.
The role will require enterprise-level perspective and sustained ownership across complex, interdependent work. You will anticipate business, technical, operational, regulatory, and organizational impacts; shape priorities and major trade-offs; and partner with senior and executive stakeholders across IT, Gaming, Sports, Operations, Risk, Finance, and other business domains. The role will be part of the Data & BI Operations organization and will set the bar for delivery and operational excellence across reporting, dashboards, analytics, predictive modelling, semantic and analytical data products, data warehouses, data platforms, governance, and related capabilities.
Responsibilities

Owns portfolio governance across multiple Data & BI Operations products and domains, ensuring investment recommendations, prioritization decisions, dependencies, capacity, and resources align to organizational strategy and measurable business outcomes
Frames the most complex and cross-cutting business and technical problems; reframes issues when needed to ensure teams solve the right problem and address downstream impacts and edge cases
Creates and institutionalizes discovery, requirements, prioritization, delivery, governance, documentation, and intake standards that become the operating model used across Data & BI Operations and are adopted by partner teams
Designs scalable frameworks, operating models, controls, service levels, runbooks, quality practices, and ways of working that improve execution beyond a single initiative or domain
Manages a portfolio of interdependent work, balancing scope, timelines, capacity, quality, risk, and business value across multiple areas
De-risks delivery by anticipating and removing systemic issues, clarifying ownership and decision rights, and creating mitigation strategies for material cross-team dependencies
Sets measurement frameworks and data standards across areas; applies rigorous analytical judgment to consequential decisions and challenges metrics that do not demonstrate meaningful value
Influences executive decision-making through data-driven recommendations, portfolio insights, and business cases that shape strategic priorities, investments, and trade-offs across the organization
Simplifies the most complex Data & BI topics for senior leaders and cross-functional teams and manages the overall narrative in high-impact discussions and governance forums
Shapes vendor and partner strategy, performance expectations, and major commercial or service discussions; holds external parties accountable for outcomes and commitments
Establishes long-term Data & BI Operations strategy and portfolio roadmaps that guide investment, capability development, platform modernization, governance, automation, and operating-model evolution across multiple teams
Ensures work aligns to company and Data & BI Operations strategic priorities, compliance obligations, regulatory expectations, and appropriate controls.
Leads organizational change within the scope of assigned portfolios by providing clarity during uncertainty, establishing new ways of working, and bringing stakeholders and delivery teams along
Produces and presents polished executive communications, decision materials, portfolio updates, and governance packs that clearly articulate progress, value, choices, risks, and required actions
Multiplies team effectiveness without direct authority by coaching project managers, es

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