Project Manager

Position: Technical Project Manager (Data Controls & Compliance Reporting)

Location:  Pittsurgh, PA (REMOTE)

Duration: Contract

Rate: DOE

Description:

Experienced Technical Project Manager to lead Data Controls and Compliance Reporting initiatives. This role will serve as the primary liaison between auditors, business stakeholders, data owners, compliance teams, and technology teams to ensure effective governance, control execution, reporting accuracy, and timely remediation of audit findings. The ideal candidate combines strong project management expertise with a solid understanding of data governance, controls, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of data controls, compliance reporting, and audit-related projects.
• Partner with internal and external auditors to facilitate audits, walkthroughs, evidence collection, and remediation tracking.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, data owners, compliance, risk, and technology teams to ensure control effectiveness.
• Establish and manage project plans, timelines, RAID logs, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and monitoring of data quality, security, and governance controls.
• Drive issue resolution and remediation activities arising from audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Develop executive-level status reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, corporate governance, and internal control requirements.
• Facilitate governance meetings and track action items to closure.
• Identify opportunities to automate controls, reporting, and audit evidence collection processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
• 8-10 years of project/program management experience in data, compliance, governance, or audit-related initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Controls, Risk Management, and Compliance frameworks.
• Experience working with internal/external auditors and managing audit remediation programs.
• Proficiency with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as SOX, GDPR, CCPA, or industry-specific compliance standards is preferred.