IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
The IT Project Manager - Enterprise Data Governance will lead the formation and execution of a cross-functional initiative to strengthen enterprise data governance and master data standards across customer, product, and commercial domains.
This program addresses structural gaps in how customer segmentation, product hierarchy, and SKU design are defined, maintained, and governed across systems and business functions. While initial focus areas have been identified, the program is expected to evolve and expand as additional data standardization and governance needs are uncovered.
The role requires strong program leadership, business acumen, and cross-functional coordination to ensure that data decisions are not only designed effectively but operationalized through sustainable governance processes.
This is a business-led transformation initiative, supported by systems and technology.

Key responsibilities include, but are not exclusively:
Program Leadership & Governance Structure
• Establish and lead a structured governance model for enterprise data domains.
• Oversee multiple concurrent and interdependent initiatives within the data governance program.
• Partner with divisional PMO to maintain alignment with corporate standards and project methodologies (PMP fundamentals).
• Develop and manage integrated program roadmaps and milestones.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and risk/issue logs.
• Manage project budgets in compliance with CAPEX and OPEX rules, including reporting on financial progress and forecasting.
• Facilitate steering committee meetings and prepare concise, executive-ready communications and decision summaries.
• Ensure critical milestones (including July 1 segmentation requirements) are met.

Business & Commercial Coordination
• Coordinate closely with Sales, Commercial, Product Management, Engineering, Finance, and Operations teams to align data standards with business realities.
• Facilitate structured decision-making forums to define customer segmentation, product hierarchy, and SKU governance standards.
• Ensure changes to data structures do not negatively impact compensation planning, quoting processes, reporting, or revenue recognition.
• Translate business requirements into structured governance and implementation plans.
• Provide context-driven communications to business leaders, emphasizing business impact rather than technical process.

Data Governance & Operationalization
• Define sustainable governance processes for customer and product master data.
• Establish clear ownership, change windows, and approval workflows for data updates.
• Ensure that decisions made during design phases are embedded into ongoing governance frameworks.
• Eliminate local variations and duplicate structures that create reporting inconsistencies.
• Align data definitions to corporate EDW/CDW standards.

Systems & Implementation Oversight
• Coordinate system updates across SAP, Salesforce, and associated data platforms.
• Oversee implementation, integration, testing, and validation activities.
• Ensure system changes align with defined business governance processes.
• Protect operational continuity during deployments.
• Partner with IT and data teams to maintain cross-system consistency.

Operational Risk & Revenue Protection
• Identify and prioritize data issues impacting billing, shipments, and revenue.
• Address discrepancies (e.g., duplicate accounts, segmentation mismatches, hierarchy inconsistencies) that create operational inefficiencies.
• Proactively escalate risks that could impact financial performance.

Change Management & Communication
• Develop and execute a comprehensive change management strategy.
• Define regulated change windows for hierarchy and segmentation updates.
• Deliver proactive stakeholder communications to manage expectations and reduce disruption.
• Build alignment through storytelling and contextual framing of change.

This is a full-time role so 35-40 hours/week, 9-5 but on occasion due to time zones, earlier or later as required. Remote position