Program Manager

Customer Value Partners • Bethesda, MD

31d • $160,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

CVP is seeking an experienced Program Manager to serve as the Government's single contractor focal point for the NIH Center for Information Technology (CIT) enterprise application portfolio. This is a high-visibility, contract-wide leadership role responsible for a dynamic portfolio of NIH business applications spanning operations and maintenance, modernization, cloud migration, and AI-readiness. This role is pending program award.

Requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain a Public Trust clearance
• BS/BA + 10 years of relevant experience; OR MS/MA/MBA + 6 years; OR 15 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Demonstrated experience supervising and coordinating large, multidisciplinary technical workforces
• Experience managing large, multi-application federal IT contracts
• 15+ years of IT program/portfolio management experience
• 5+ years leading large, multi-application federal IT contracts
• Experience with AI/cloud modernization programs
• Working fluency across the enterprise technology stack including: .NET/Java/modern web frameworks, GitHub/GitHub Actions/Jenkins/Maven/Gradle/Docker, automated testing/accessibility tools, ServiceNow/Jira/Confluence, SQL Server/Oracle/Azure SQL/Amazon RDS, Power Platform/SharePoint/Drupal, IBM BAW/OpenText/MuleSoft, SAML/Entra/SiteMinder, Tenable/Nessus, Splunk, and Azure/AWS/GCP

Nice To Haves

• PMP certification strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contractor point of contact for cost, schedule, performance, and quality across the entire portfolio
• Lead staffing, subcontractor integration, risk management, and resource optimization across all task areas
• Drive AI-readiness transition planning and ensure the team can absorb new applications and surge requirements
• Govern technical decisions across a broad enterprise technology stack without being the hands-on architect for every application
• Oversee portfolio prioritization and reporting in alignment with NIH EPLC/SDLC governance
• Coordinate TRB/CAB change management and ARB governance processes
• Ensure FISMA Moderate, RMF/ATO/JCAM compliance and vulnerability remediation across the portfolio
• Lead compliance with OMB M-24-10 and the AI Usage and Governance framework

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• actively recruiting individuals and providing advancement opportunities based on merit and legitimate job qualifications
• ensure that all associates receive equal opportunities based on their personal qualifications and job requirements
• strictly prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment
• cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among all associated
• committed to maintaining a workplace where everyone can grow both personally and professionally

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior