Project Manager - Data Success

Citian • Washington, DC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Citian is a fast growing, venture backed SaaS technology company based in Washington, DC. Our software solutions revolutionize how our transportation and infrastructure systems – roads, rail, transit, bicycle, pedestrian – operate. Our tech solutions reduce traffic fatalities, enhance pedestrian accessibility, and empower system operators to save time & money. You’ll work with some of the brightest minds in the software and transportation industries. Our engineers and data scientists apply the latest in emerging tech, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning to build smarter, more advanced tools for our diverse client base. We work with clients across the United States, with global ambitions in the years ahead.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in an enterprise SaaS implementation, professional services, or technical consulting environment.
• 2+ years of project management experience
• Strong background within Data Engineering or Data Science including ingestion and extraction.
• Demonstrated ability to own complex, multi-stakeholder projects end-to-end with hard deadlines
• Comfort operating in ambiguity, building process where there isn't one, not just following it
• Strong written and verbal communication, ability to represent Citian professionally in front of government clients

Nice To Haves

• Background in transportation planning, traffic engineering, DOT/MPO consulting, or public sector GIS
• Experience with city asset management, infrastructure operations, or field data collection programs
• Familiarity with GIS concepts: geodatabases (GDB), Esri REST services, data ingestion workflows
• Experience implementing software for state or local government clients
• PMP or equivalent certification
• Venture backed startup experience ideally within GovTech

Responsibilities

• Own the full implementation lifecycle from contract execution through internal launch and client training handoff
• Translate customer SOWs and commercial documents into structured project plans with phases, milestones, tasks and deliverables
• Build and maintain project-specific work breakdown structures and project plans for each assigned Citian project
• Serve as the primary client-facing point of contact for state DOTs, MPOs, cities and counties from kickoff through stabilization.
• Navigate government procurement norms, understanding how milestone acceptance, change orders, and SOW amendments work in a public agency context
• Drive client data readiness and scope: Ensure customers provide timely access to scoped data for ingestion in accordance with prescribed timelines and Statements of Work.
• Coordinate with engineering to ensure timely completion of environment builds and configuration and quality assurance tasks.
• Translate technical delivery status into plain-language updates for non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance and generous PTO.
• 401(k) company match
• Monthly commuter transportation benefit
• On-site gym
• Free snacks in the office
• High-growth potential and opportunities for advancement within a fast growing, venture-backed SaaS startup!

What This Job Offers

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