Senior Technical Project Manager – Teradata to Databricks Migration

Ness Digital Engineering is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager (TPM) to lead and govern a complex, in-flight Teradata-to-Databricks migration program. This role involves leading end-to-end delivery, ensuring scope, quality, budget, and schedule adherence across globally distributed data engineering and architecture teams. The TPM will manage critical dependencies, enforce robust governance, produce executive-level reports, and serve as the primary delivery interface between Ness Digital, Databricks, and the customer's leadership.

Must Have

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Teradata-to-Databricks migration.
• Oversee planning, execution, and delivery across globally distributed data engineering and architecture teams.
• Coordinate migration workstreams including data extraction, schema conversion, transformation, validation, and cutover.
• Enforce robust governance frameworks including stand ups, steering committee oversight, JIRA management, and change control.
• Manage scope of widgets required for conversion, test, deployment across multiple subject areas and technologies.
• Produce executive-level dashboards, project metrics, and detailed delivery reports across schedule, and risk dimensions.
• Serve as the Sr delivery interface among Ness Digital, Databricks program management, and the customer’s executive and technical leadership.
• Provide strong working knowledge of Teradata data warehouse architectures, conversion approaches, and testing.
• Understand and manage technical decision making around aspects of Teradata to Databricks migration, including data ingestion, multiple ETL Frameworks, and Talend-based processing.
• 10+ years of experience in technical project or program management.
• Minimum of 3 years leading large-scale data platform or cloud migrations.
• Direct experience managing Teradata-to-Cloud (Databricks preferred) migration programs in enterprise settings.
• Familiarity with Databricks platform components — Delta Lake, Spark, Unity Catalog, Workflows, and Lakehouse architecture.
• Experience working in a multi-vendor delivery model, ideally as a subcontractor within a hyperscaler or strategic partner ecosystem.
• Proven ability to manage distributed teams across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Advanced proficiency in project governance, object inventory control, and executive reporting.

Good to Have

• Teradata Certified Professional (TCPP or TDBA)
• Databricks Certified Data Engineer / Administrator
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification.
• Delivery-focused leader who drives clarity, accountability, and progress in complex environments.
• Technically fluent communicator who bridges business and engineering priorities.
• Governance champion with strong attention to structure, process, and compliance.
• Collaborative mindset, skilled at managing cultural and time-zone differences across teams.
• Calm and decisive under pressure, able to manage high-stakes delivery and tight deadlines with professionalism.

Description

Position at Ness Digital Engineering

Company: Ness Digital

Engagement: Sub-contractor delivery

Location: Global / Remote (multi-country, multi-time-zone delivery environment) Need to be able to operate in NA Timezones.

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Overview

Ness Digital Engineering is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager (TPM) to lead and govern a complex, in-flight Teradata-to-Databricks migration program. This role sits within a strategic partnership with Databricks, delivering transformation services for a global enterprise customer with a highly distributed delivery model spanning multiple countries and time zones.

The ideal candidate will combine strong program delivery discipline, deep data platform understanding, and exceptional stakeholder management across a multi-vendor ecosystem. The role has a high requirement for governance, reporting, and communication rigor, and demands an ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast-moving environment.

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Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Execution

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the Teradata-to-Databricks migration on behalf of Ness and Databricks, ensuring scope, quality, budget, and schedule adherence.
• Oversee planning, execution, and delivery activities across globally distributed data engineering and architecture teams.
• Coordinate migration workstreams including data extraction, schema conversion, transformation, validation, and cutover.
• Ensure technical delivery is aligned with Databricks best practices and customer architecture principles.
• Manage critical dependencies between Teradata source systems, data pipelines, and new Databricks Lakehouse components.

Governance, Reporting & Quality Control

• Enforce robust governance frameworks including stand ups, steering committee oversight, JIRA management, and change control.
• Manage scope of widgets required for conversion, test, deployment across multiple subject areas and technologies.
• Produce executive-level dashboards, project metrics, and detailed delivery reports across schedule, and risk dimensions.
• Maintain alignment with Databricks and customer PMO standards, ensuring auditability and traceability of key deliverables.
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery processes, quality assurance, and documentation accuracy.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Serve as the Sr delivery interface among Ness Digital, Databricks program management, and the customer’s executive and technical leadership.
• Foster effective collaboration across global teams, ensuring consistent communication and timely decision-making across time zones.
• Represent Ness in program governance and leadership forums, articulating risks, dependencies, and delivery health clearly and credibly.
• Build trusted relationships with Databricks technical and account leadership to align on strategic goals and escalation management.

Technical Understanding & Oversight

• Provide strong working knowledge of Teradata data warehouse architectures, conversion approaches, and testing.
• Understand and manage technical decision making around aspects of Teradata to Databricks migration, including data ingestion, multiple ETL Frameworks, and Talend-based processing.
• Ensure proper validation, data reconciliation, and performance benchmarks between legacy and target environments.
• Collaborate with technical leads to define and execute migration methodologies, test plans, and production readiness criteria.

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Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technical project or program management, with a minimum of 3 years leading large-scale data platform or cloud migrations.
• Direct experience managing Teradata-to-Cloud (Databricks preferred) migration programs in enterprise settings.
• Familiarity with Databricks platform components — Delta Lake, Spark, Unity Catalog, Workflows, and Lakehouse architecture.
• Experience working in a multi-vendor delivery model, ideally as a subcontractor within a hyperscaler or strategic partner ecosystem.
• Proven ability to manage distributed teams across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Advanced proficiency in project governance, object inventory control, and executive reporting.
• Certification(s) preferred:

• Teradata Certified Professional (TCPP or TDBA)
• Databricks Certified Data Engineer / Administrator
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification.

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Attributes for Success

• Delivery-focused leader who drives clarity, accountability, and progress in complex environments.
• Technically fluent communicator who bridges business and engineering priorities.
• Governance champion with strong attention to structure, process, and compliance.
• Collaborative mindset, skilled at managing cultural and time-zone differences across teams.
• Calm and decisive under pressure, able to manage high-stakes delivery and tight deadlines with professionalism.