Program Management, Data & AI Applications

Brown and Caldwell•,

5d•$129,000 - $212,000•Remote

About The Position

The DC3 Program Management role supports program teams in planning and delivering complex projects and programs. The position leads assignments and daily operations that contribute to program execution, goal and benefit achievement, and continuous improvement. Work includes program management and delivery, program administration, performance monitoring and control, program controls, benefits management, governance, risk management, and stakeholder management. The role operates independently, coordinating resources and timelines and ensuring quality deliverables and intended outcomes. The position may also mentor less experienced team members. Preferred experience emphasizes coordinating software development and technical delivery, facilitating planning and discovery, maintaining delivery artifacts, managing dependencies and releases, and using AI tools appropriately to improve program and delivery activities.

Requirements

Typically at least 10 years of related work experience in project management, program management, or a related field.
Experience delivering moderately complex to complex projects under supervision.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction, business management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Program management certification, or ability to obtain it within 12 months.
Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and communicate with program stakeholders.
Accomplished project management and delivery skills, including ability to lead larger and more challenging assignments on time and within budget.
Proven skills in program delivery lifecycle phases, processes, and activities.
Deep understanding of the industry and clients.
Skills in program controls, commercial acumen, performance monitoring, and reporting.
Knowledge of program planning and initiation, change management, risk management, and quality management.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience coordinating software development teams through sprint and work planning, backlog refinement, standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Experience facilitating discovery, requirements clarification, and work decomposition to convert ambiguous business needs into actionable work items, milestones, and deliverables.
Experience maintaining product backlogs, Kanban boards, acceptance criteria, release plans, decision logs, dependency trackers, and stakeholder communications.
Experience using GitHub Projects (preferred), Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar delivery management platforms.
Working knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid delivery approaches.
Experience coordinating software releases across development, testing, deployment, change management, release communications, and post-release support.
Ability to facilitate tradeoff discussions among stakeholders and technical teams concerning scope, priorities, sequencing, capacity, risks, and timelines.
Experience partnering with software engineers, data engineers, cloud/platform engineers, and IT/cybersecurity teams to remove blockers and coordinate dependencies.
Working understanding of APIs, databases, cloud platforms (Azure preferred), CI/CD pipelines, version control, testing workflows, and application support.
Experience supporting software, analytics, scientific computing, industrial controls, SCADA/OT, utility, or other engineering-focused technical solutions.
Experience in regulated or compliance-driven environments emphasizing traceability, documentation, quality management, operational reliability, and change control.
Ability to track and drive closure of action items, decisions, risks, blockers, dependencies, costs, and next actions while maintaining transparency across distributed teams and stakeholders.
Working understanding of using AI tools for requirements gathering, stakeholder communication, meeting synthesis, documentation, backlog refinement, and solution discovery with appropriate human review and accountability.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including adapting communication to different audiences, building trust across multidisciplinary teams, facilitating discussions, and driving alignment through ambiguity and change.
Comfort operating as a tactical delivery lead or technical program manager with strong follow-through, organization, communication, and execution discipline.
Bachelor's or graduate degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, business management, project management, or a related field.
Agile, Scrum, PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or similar delivery certification.

Responsibilities

Lead assignments and activities on complex projects and programs.
Apply an understanding of the company's program management services to develop optimal client solutions.
Support program lifecycle activities across planning, initiation, delivery, and closeout.
Manage activities within the programs organization, including program governance and stakeholder management.
Plan and coordinate resources, manage timelines, and ensure deliverables meet quality standards and achieve program outcomes.
Support performance and benefits realization plans, monitor progress, and make adjustments to maximize outcomes.
Use sales techniques to support successful negotiation and transactions.
Adapt to and execute additional assignments as needs evolve.
May provide mentorship, guidance, support, and knowledge-sharing to less experienced team members.