Program Manager, Lead

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the client's primary point of contact (POC) and interface with senior client stakeholders on all programmatic, technical, and resource-related matters.
• Provide authoritative leadership and direction for all contractor personnel, including task assignment, supervision of technical efforts, and performance management.
• Lead cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams, including multiple CONUS and OCONUS performance locations.
• Ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency across all aspects of program execution, including technical deliverables, business processes, risk management, and resource planning.
• Develop and oversee project plans, operational procedures, and technical methodologies aligned with mission goals.
• Regularly brief client leadership on project milestones, issues, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Manage acquisition, employment, and oversight of project resources, including assisting with budgets, staffing, and procurement.
• Possess full authority to commit contractor resources and make binding decisions in response to client concerns and emergent issues.
• Be proactive in identifying and resolving contractual, programmatic, or personnel-related challenges.
• Maintain secure communications capabilities at the Secret and Top Secret levels and be available to work in or travel to SCIF locations within two hours of home of record as needed.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience managing complex IT and intelligence programs specifically in the AISR Transport Infrastructure field, Special Operations Forces (SOF), or Joint Special Operations.
• 5+ years of experience in senior leadership roles overseeing multi-location and multidisciplinary teams on performance-based contracts.
• Experience managing contracts of similar scope and complexity to the TO, including coordination with interagency and DoD partners on a global scale.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture, baseline strategies, operations goals, and all aspects of functional or capability-oriented positions.
• Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Project Management Institute (PMI), Project Management Professional (PMP), or PMI Program Management Professional (PgMP) Certification.

Nice to Have

• Experience in enterprise-level planning, logistics, and operations across large portfolios, including procurement, staffing, and resource allocation.
• Experience managing performance-based programs with multiple OCONUS locations and working with dispersed technical teams.
• Experience with DoD, FEDSIM, AAS, or similar government contracting environments.
• TS/SCI clearance.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related technical field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (implied by the requirement).
• Top Secret clearance (explicit).
• PMI, PMP, or PgMP certification (explicit).

Benefits & Perks

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• Recognition awards for exceptional performance.
• Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week are eligible for benefit programs.