Description

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Program Manager to lead the successful delivery of complex, large-scale IT programs. You will be responsible for the full Project Management Lifecycle—from initiation and planning through iterative development, continuous testing, execution, and closeout.

As the primary technical point of contact, you will bridge the gap between infrastructure teams (SaaS, PaaS, on-premise), application developers, QA, and business stakeholders to ensure high-performance delivery.

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Program Leadership: Manage multiple concurrent initiatives of varying sizes, ensuring all project objectives align with stakeholder goals.

Agile & Waterfall Expert: Guide teams through the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using hybrid methodologies, defining deliverables, monitoring sprints, and managing backlogs.

Stakeholder Management: Provide thought leadership, manage vendor relationships, and prepare executive-level steering committee communications and status reports.

Operational Excellence: Identify dependencies, mitigate risks, and manage project resources to ensure schedules remain on track.

Team Leadership: Foster an atmosphere of trust and innovation; provide clear direction and coaching to team members to ensure peak performance.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 12+ years of experience managing concurrent, large-scale IT initiatives.

Project History: Minimum of 4 individual multi-year project implementation experiences.

Methodology: Proven success leading initiatives within an Agile environment.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Finance, or a related field.

Certifications: PMP certification AND a PMI-ACP or Agile/ScrumMaster certification are required.

Tooling Proficiency: Advanced skills in MS Office Suite, MS Project, MS Visio, and Atlassian Jira/Confluence.

Candidate Requirements

Presence: Must be based in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) area.

On-Site Commitment: Must be willing to work from the Washington, DC office at least 3 days per week.

Interview Process: Must be available for in-person interviews in Washington, DC

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate