We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Program Manager to provide overall leadership, strategic direction, and performance oversight for a large-scale, mission-focused government program.
The Senior Program Manager will serve as the primary point of accountability to the Government, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction, contract compliance, program performance, and successful execution across a complex, multi-organizational environment. This individual will establish strong relationships with senior Government stakeholders, oversee program strategy and governance, and ensure the program consistently meets technical, operational, financial, and contractual objectives.
The ideal candidate is a strategic leader and integrator who can bridge program management, technology, cybersecurity, cloud, AI/ML, and software delivery without needing to be the hands-on technical expert. The Senior Program Manager must be comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements, multiple partners, and significant customer expectations.
Key Responsibilities
Program Leadership & Strategy
- Provide overall leadership, strategic direction, and accountability for program performance and execution.
- Develop and execute comprehensive program strategies, governance frameworks, and performance management processes.
- Lead Agile and incremental delivery, balancing MVP-focused development, sprint-based execution, evolving requirements, and long-term program objectives.
- Lead transition and operational planning for complex technology environments and evolving program requirements.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, innovation, and customer focus.
- Ensure program objectives, contractual commitments, and mission requirements are consistently met.
Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as the primary interface and trusted advisor to senior Government stakeholders, including COTRs and other Government leadership.
- Build and maintain relationships across multiple levels of Government, from technical and working-level stakeholders through senior executive leadership.
- Establish strong customer relationships and maintain accountability for customer satisfaction and mission outcomes.
- Lead executive-level briefings, program reviews, and strategic communications.
- Balance customer needs, contractual requirements, technical considerations, risk, cost, and program objectives.
Technical & Delivery Oversight
- Provide program-level oversight of DevSecOps, CI/CD, software delivery, cybersecurity, AI/ML, cloud, and technology modernization efforts.
- Ensure technical teams maintain effective development, integration, security, testing, and deployment processes.
- Partner with technical and cybersecurity leadership to ensure security considerations are integrated throughout the development and delivery lifecycle.
- Provide strategic oversight of emerging technologies and ensure appropriate innovation is transitioned from research and development into operational delivery.
- Provide sufficient technical oversight to effectively lead discussions and program execution without serving as the hands-on technical expert.
- Coordinate across multiple technical and operational programs as needed.
Contract, Financial & Performance Management
- Oversee contract performance, compliance, modifications, and contractual requirements.
- Manage CPAF performance and evaluation activities, including strategies to maximize program performance and customer satisfaction.
- Provide program-level oversight of risk management, financial performance, Earned Value Management (EVM), quality, and operational execution.
- Monitor program financial performance, including resource utilization, cloud expenditures, cost efficiency, and opportunities for cost avoidance.
- Maintain accountability for program performance and ensure contractual and financial objectives are achieved.
Risk & Operational Management
- Establish a disciplined risk management cadence to identify, track, escalate, mitigate, and communicate program risks.
- Identify and address program-level dependencies, challenges, and emerging issues.
- Lead transition and operational planning for complex technical environments.
- Ensure effective coordination and accountability across multiple subcontractors, partners, and technical organizations while avoiding unnecessary micromanagement.
- Develop practical strategies to address evolving requirements, technical challenges, cost considerations, and operational constraints.
Team & Organizational Leadership
- Develop staffing strategies focused on attracting, retaining, and developing highly qualified technical professionals, including cleared talent.
- Build and maintain a high-performing program organization capable of supporting evolving mission and technical requirements.
- Mentor and develop program leadership and team members while promoting effective communication and organizational alignment.
- Provide strategic oversight of subcontractor relationships and ensure effective integration across a multi-company team.
Growth & Business Development
- Support proposal, capture, and business development activities as they relate to the program and customer relationship.
- Identify opportunities to expand program capabilities and strengthen customer relationships.
- Support strategic initiatives that contribute to program growth and long-term mission success.
Location: This position is fully onsite in Chantilly, VA.
