Program Manager

Agriculture, Office of the Chief Financial Officer • New Orleans, LA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Transformation Management Organization (TMO), in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Program Manager directs the Program Management Office and provides enterprise-level leadership, governance, integration, and oversight for complex, high-visibility transformation programs and initiatives. The role advises the Chief Transformation Officer and senior executives on modernization strategy, program execution, organizational priorities, performance, risks, resources, and corrective actions. It coordinates modernization workstreams and supports executive communications, performance measurement, and governance.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service or exempt.
• Satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Serve a one-year probationary period unless previous federal service is creditable.
• Maintain one or more recognized senior program/project management certifications: RPMP, PgMP, FAC-P/PM Senior, or equivalent; provide a physical copy with the application.
• For GS-14, one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-13, including leading business transformation, process modernization, operational improvement, or service-delivery redesign; analyzing current-state processes and defining future-state models; identifying improvement opportunities and recommending modernization priorities; and supporting customer-experience improvement, benefits realization, governance, requirements alignment, process redesign, and performance measurement.
• Meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the announcement closing date of 10/21/2026.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance; selected applicants are subject to a NACI and credit report.
• Submit Form OGE-450 within 30 days of initial appointment and annually thereafter if selected.

Responsibilities

• Direct the executive program management office and provide enterprise-level leadership, governance, integration, and oversight for transformation programs and initiatives.
• Advise the Chief Transformation Officer on enterprise modernization initiatives involving multiple organizations and executive stakeholders.
• Serve as the principal program management advisor to senior executives on transformation strategy, program execution, priorities, performance, risks, resources, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate enterprise modernization workstreams, aligning schedules, milestones, deliverables, risks, dependencies, funding priorities, and organizational objectives.
• Lead modernization communications, executive briefings, strategic analyses, governance packages, decision memoranda, and executive correspondence.
• Develop modernization performance measures, executive dashboards, key performance indicators, benefits-realization metrics, and organizational scorecards.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type.
• Flexible work arrangements may be available under agency policy and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized at the hiring official’s discretion.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed