PMO Lead - Program Manager

Unissant•Herndon, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Unissant, Inc. delivers innovative capabilities to the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. We apply our domain expertise, data acumen, and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results for our clients. Working collaboratively, we advance missions and careers through a focus on honesty, integrity, and dependability. We continuously look for talent, excited to join that effort. We are seeking a PMO Lead - Program Manager to join our team and support our client. The ideal candidate is a senior program management professional with deep experience leading complex federal research, innovation, or technology transition programs. This individual will bring the discipline to stand up and lead a program management office while partnering closely with government stakeholders, technical leads, and executive leadership to deliver measurable mission outcomes.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of experience in program or project management supporting federal, DoD, or research and development programs.
Minimum of 5 years of experience leading PMO functions, large task orders, or multi-workstream portfolios in a government contracting environment.
Demonstrated success managing cost, schedule, performance, staffing, and risk across complex delivery efforts.
Strong ability to operate across business, technical, and customer-facing functions while maintaining disciplined execution.
Experience with executive reporting, KPI development, dashboarding, and portfolio performance reviews.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint, Excel, and Word; experience with project tracking and collaboration tools such as MS Project, Jira, or similar platforms preferred.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, manage competing priorities, and lead cross-functional teams to successful outcomes.
Bachelor's Degree is required.
PMP certification or equivalent program management certification is required.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance is required; active clearance preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting the Air Force, defense research, science and technology, or innovation-focused organizations is strongly preferred.
Agile, SAFe, or related delivery certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead program management office execution for a complex federal research and technology support environment, including planning, staffing, performance management, risk management, and delivery oversight.
Serve as the primary interface between Unissant leadership, program staff, and government stakeholders for program execution, reporting, and operational coordination.
Establish and maintain integrated program controls, including schedules, milestones, action tracking, staffing plans, and performance dashboards.
Oversee task intake, prioritization, resource alignment, and execution across a multidisciplinary team supporting programmatic and technical objectives.
Drive portfolio-level reporting, executive briefings, and status reviews that communicate delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and strategic recommendations.
Coordinate with technical leadership to ensure transition support, data-driven decision-making, and continuous process improvement are embedded across delivery activities.
Support growth and transition activities by identifying staffing needs, helping shape task execution approaches, and maintaining high customer satisfaction.
Provide direct people management for contract staff, including performance management, coaching and development, workforce planning, and fostering a high-performing, accountable team culture aligned to program objectives.
Support internal National Security operations prior to and alongside program execution, including contributing to internal initiatives, process improvements, capture support, and organizational readiness activities.