Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Manager

Booz Allen Hamilton•Washington, DC

24d•$69,400 - $158,000•Onsite

About The Position

A Navy ERP transformation program requires a risk manager who is passionate about guiding complex efforts through the full lifecycle of risk and issue identification, mitigation, and corrective actions. It requires a professional dedicated to anticipating challenges, enabling decision-making, and supporting a mission-focused team with clarity and government-client relationship experience. As a risk manager on our team, you will support the design, implementation, and sustainment of risk management processes and documentation by working with government client leadership, technical teams, cybersecurity, acquisition, and functional experts. The program will rely on you to coordinate, track, and communicate risk posture across a large, evolving ERP environment. As a team member supporting a major Navy business system, you’ll identify opportunities to strengthen program performance, advance risk transparency, and improve readiness. You’ll also build your expertise in structured risk management frameworks, program reporting, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement. This is your chance to make an impact on a critical Navy enterprise system while expanding your knowledge of risk management methodologies and complex IT program delivery.

Requirements

15+ years of experience supporting program or project management activities
Experience identifying, analyzing, and managing risks within large-scale DoD, federal, or enterprise IT programs, including development and execution of mitigation strategies
Knowledge of structured risk management frameworks such as PMP, DoD, Navy acquisition governance, or enterprise IT risk processes
Ability to facilitate working groups, maintain risk registers, use modern risk management tools, track mitigation activities, and prepare senior leadership briefings
Ability to collaborate across technical, functional, cybersecurity, and program management teams to drive integrated outcomes
Secret clearance
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Research, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Mathematics

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Navy programs, defense business systems, or ERP modernization initiatives
Experience with agile program management or iterative delivery frameworks
Experience as a scrum master
Experience preparing leadership-level communication, including risk summaries and program health reporting
Experience using enterprise-level risk tracking tools such as DoD risk tools, Jira or Confluence, or ERP-specific systems
Scrum Master Certification
PMP, PMI-RMP, SAFe, or DAWIA Certification

Responsibilities

Support the design, implementation, and sustainment of risk management processes and documentation.
Work with government client leadership, technical teams, cybersecurity, acquisition, and functional experts.
Coordinate, track, and communicate risk posture across a large, evolving ERP environment.
Identify opportunities to strengthen program performance, advance risk transparency, and improve readiness.
Build expertise in structured risk management frameworks, program reporting, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement.
Facilitate working groups, maintain risk registers, use modern risk management tools, track mitigation activities, and prepare senior leadership briefings.
Collaborate across technical, functional, cybersecurity, and program management teams to drive integrated outcomes.