Kansas City area, USA
Project Manager | Data, Cloud & AI Programs
I turn enterprise data, cloud and AI strategy into programs that ship.
About
Project Manager with 20+ years in technology delivery, including 17+ years with a global IT services and consulting firm. I lead enterprise data, cloud and AI programs for insurance and financial-services clients, from planning and budgeting through go-live, and I lead distributed onshore/offshore teams. Today I manage a large Databricks Lakehouse modernization program for a leading insurance brokerage in Kansas City.
What I Do
Goals, milestones, estimation, resource plans, budget and RAID/risk management.
Leading and mentoring distributed onshore/offshore delivery teams.
Weekly client connects and monthly executive governance.
Design, code, security, test and performance reviews before go-live.
Experience
Managing a data-platform modernization program for a leading insurance brokerage: moving from a full nightly refresh to an incremental Databricks Medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold) architecture with Unity Catalog governance. Stabilized a troubled account within 5–6 months. Leads a distributed onshore/offshore delivery team.
Led delivery for a global reinsurance client.
Led delivery for a multinational insurance and financial-services client; promoted to Portfolio Manager in Oct 2021.
Skills
Credentials
Nihar Nayak