FedRAMP Program Manager

Smarsh•Atlanta, GA

2d•$165,000 - $185,000

About The Position

Smarsh empowers its customers to manage risk and unleash intelligence in their digital communications. Our growing community of over 6500 organizations in regulated industries counts on Smarsh every day to help them spot compliance, legal or reputational risks in 80+ communication channels before those risks become regulatory fines or headlines. Relentless innovation has fueled our journey to consistent leadership recognition from analysts like Gartner and Forrester, and our sustained, aggressive growth has landed Smarsh in the annual Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing American companies since 2008. Summary Smarsh is seeking a highly experienced Senior Program Manager to lead its FedRAMP High authorization initiative. This is a critical, high-visibility role responsible for end-to-end execution of FedRAMP High readiness, assessment, authorization, and transition to continuous monitoring for Smarshâs public sector solutions. The role requires deep FedRAMP expertise, strong cross-functional leadership, and the ability to work directly with 3PAOs, federal agency sponsors, and internal product and engineering teams.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in program or portfolio management within SaaS, cloud, security, or compliance-driven environments.
Proven experience leading FedRAMP High (or equivalent high-assurance federal authorization) programs.
Strong working knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, and federal authorization processes.
Direct experience working with 3PAOs and U.S. federal agencies.
Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with system integrators supporting federal compliance programs.
Prior experience working at or with a 3PAO.
Existing relationships within the federal compliance / FedRAMP community.
Experience with US-person or IL5-adjacent compliance constraints.
PMP, PgMP, or similar certification.

Responsibilities

Lead the FedRAMP High authorization program from readiness through ATO and ongoing compliance.
Manage an agency-sponsored FedRAMP path, coordinating with federal sponsors and the FedRAMP ecosystem.
Own program planning, scope control, milestones, risks, and executive reporting.
Drive cross-functional execution across Engineering, Security, Compliance, Cloud Operations, Legal, and IT.
Serve as primary point of contact for the 3PAO and related federal stakeholders.
Oversee documentation, assessments, POA&Ms, and vulnerability remediation processes.
Coordinate compliance-driven tooling and infrastructure migrations (e.g., FedRAMP-authorized tools, GovCloud).
Lead transition from authorization into continuous monitoring.