Program Manager

Akiva Ai•Arlington, VA

5d•$125,000 - $185,000•Remote

About The Position

AKIVA is seeking a Program Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of a federal aviation revenue compliance program support engagement. You will serve as AKIVA's single point of accountability to the federal program office, own task execution and schedule, manage a small delivery team, and ensure every deliverable, status report, and program review is on time, accurate, and Section 508 compliant. The role combines federal program management discipline with the substantive policy literacy required to oversee revenue compliance reviews of state and local taxing jurisdictions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, Information Systems, Public Policy, or a related field (equivalent experience may be substituted)
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, current and in good standing
8+ years of program or project management experience supporting federal contracts
5+ years leading multi-task federal task orders, including responsibility for monthly status reporting, financial reporting by contract line item, risk management, and recurring program reviews
Demonstrated experience authoring and executing transition-in and transition-out plans, including work breakdown structures, staffing ramp, and security-clearance and training schedules
Demonstrated experience as the contractor lead interface with a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and federal program leadership
Excellent stakeholder management, executive-level business writing, and meeting facilitation skills
Proficient with Microsoft Project or equivalent, Microsoft Office Suite, and SharePoint or comparable government collaboration platforms
Ability to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential
Must be authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Master's degree (MBA, MPA, or MS in a relevant discipline)
Program Management Professional (PgMP), ITIL Foundation or higher, PMI-ACP, or Certified Scrum Master
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
Prior FAA, DOT, or aviation-industry program management experience
Prior experience supporting policy compliance, audit, or regulatory review programs
Familiarity with FAA airport revenue use policy and state and local aviation fuel tax structures
Experience supporting development of a government Knowledge Sharing Network (KSN) site, SharePoint, or comparable collaboration platform with Section 508 compliance
Experience managing fixed-price level-of-effort task orders
Familiarity with AI-assisted program reporting, risk-monitoring, and document-generation tools

Responsibilities

Serve as the single point of contractual and operational accountability to the federal program office; own the customer relationship and lead recurring program reviews
Lead the program kickoff, develop and execute the transition-in plan, and run an orderly transition-out at the end of the engagement
Author and submit monthly status reports covering work completed, in progress, and planned; hours by task and labor category; deliverable status; risk identification and mitigation; and full financial status by line item
Plan, prepare materials for, and run bi-annual program management reviews including financial summary, staffing summary, performance summary, accomplishments, and action item tracking
Supervise, coach, and develop the delivery team; set performance targets, allocate workload, and conduct regular reviews
Manage program risks, escalations, and corrective actions in coordination with the federal program office
Oversee the development and maintenance of submission templates, review methodologies, and records-management practices that ensure information is accurate, reliable, and audit-ready
Drive quality, schedule, and compliance across all program deliverables, including quarterly and annual revenue compliance summary reports, jurisdictional correspondence, action plan reviews, and ad-hoc reports for senior leadership
Author and maintain SOPs, process documentation, and continuous-improvement plans
Ensure all documentation and deliverables are Section 508 compliant
Coordinate with AKIVA corporate leadership on subcontractor and teaming-partner management, small-business participation reporting, and option-year planning