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Technical Project Manager, Data Initiatives (Ops)
Hybrid (2-3 days in office) based in Los Angeles or Chicago
Hours: typically 9-5
THE OPPORTUNITY | Overview of Scope
We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to join our Data Solutions team, with a strong focus on executive-facing delivery and strategic data initiatives. This role is designed for someone who can step in quickly, operate independently, and bring clarity to complex, cross-functional data programs.
You will support data initiatives spanning reporting, governance, and platform modernization, while translating complex work into concise, decision-ready updates for senior leadership. The role blends strong project management fundamentals and with product-oriented practices such as backlog management, prioritization, and value delivery.
This role is especially critical for data platform modernization and data warehouse decommissioning efforts, where sequencing, risk articulation, and executive alignment are essential. The role will also support initiatives involving MDM and investment data platforms, where understanding how gold-source data supports downstream reporting and decision-making is key.
The ideal candidate is experienced, detail-oriented, comfortable in ambiguity, and trusted to “fly above the noise” while staying grounded in execution. CST/EST time zone alignment preferred.
WHAT YOU'LL DO | Work Activities and Responsibilities
Support delivery of data initiatives, ensuring milestones, risks, and dependencies are clearly tracked and communicated
Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements, document processes, and ensure solutions meet business needs
Collaborate cross-functionally with technology, business, risk, compliance, and operations teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery
Support adoption and change management through clear documentation and communications
Produce clear, concise executive updates highlighting progress, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions
Learn and document key aspects of Oaktree’s data environment, with an emphasis on governance, data definitions, reporting practices and asset management related data flow
Support data foundation efforts such as cloud migration, data modeling, data dictionaries, reporting frameworks, and data warehouse decommissioning
Contribute to initiatives involving master data management (MDM) and investment data platforms, ensuring outputs are clearly understood and accurately represented in executive communications