Senior IT Program Manager

Gunnison Consulting Group • Washington, DC

11h • $190,000 - $210,000

About The Position

Serve as the accountable senior leader for a complex, multi-year VA enterprise modernization and systems-integration program. Lead end-to-end execution from mobilization, transition, discovery, and planning through implementation, Initial Operating Capability (IOC), operational stabilization, and continuous improvement. The role is based at federal customer locations in the National Capital Region; remote work may be available depending on customer requirements.

Establish and lead an integrated Program Management Office (PMO), overseeing program controls, integrated master scheduling, financial and resource management, risk management, deliverables governance, quality management, and executive reporting. Direct concurrent technical and functional workstreams, manage dependencies and risks, and ensure integrated execution and on-time delivery. Partner with the Deputy Program Manager / IOC Lead on IOC readiness, implementation sequencing, milestones, and issue resolution.

Act as the principal customer-facing delivery executive for VA executives, program leaders, technical stakeholders, business owners, and teaming partners. Translate mission objectives into an executable roadmap, governance cadence, integrated delivery plan, staffing model, performance measures, and decision framework. Lead program-level planning and control across ITSM/ESM, asset and configuration management, service catalog, workflow automation, integrations, data management, reporting, testing, training, and organizational change.

Oversee staffing, key-personnel readiness, surge planning, subcontractor and teaming-partner coordination, and workforce retention. Maintain disciplined program execution through schedules, resource plans, risk and issue registers, decision logs, executive dashboards, status reports, quality plans, and deliverable calendars. Manage financial performance and forecast labor and subcontractor needs with contracts and finance. Lead executive steering committees, program and milestone reviews, risk reviews, and integrated workstream meetings. Identify and mitigate risks related to readiness, data, integrations, dependencies, staffing, stakeholder alignment, and schedule compression. Support proposal, oral presentation, customer-engagement, and post-award transition activities as a potential named key person.

Tools and technology include Microsoft 365/SharePoint, Confluence, the OCIO ZTA Wiki, Jira, Microsoft Accessibility Checker, and Adobe Acrobat for Section 508 checks.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive experience delivering large, complex federal IT, digital transformation, enterprise-platform, ERP, or systems-integration programs.
• 10+ years in senior program or portfolio management roles accountable for delivery, customer engagement, staffing, schedule, financial performance, risk, and subcontractor/team leadership.
• Demonstrated experience leading a program or portfolio of programs at significant scale ($300M+) comprising a combination of software and services within the last five years.
• Experience leading an enterprise program with multiple concurrent workstreams, significant technical interdependencies, and a large multidisciplinary workforce.
• Experience establishing and operating a PMO, including integrated master scheduling, program controls, risk/issue management, financial/resource management, configuration/change control, reporting, and deliverables management.
• Experience leading accelerated implementation, transition, modernization, or operational-readiness efforts with fixed milestones and high executive visibility.
• Experience managing complex stakeholders across business, IT, security, architecture, operations, procurement, and executive leadership.
• Experience managing prime/subcontractor teams, staffing pipelines, surge requirements, partner accountability, and cross-company delivery governance.
• Experience using Agile, hybrid Agile, and/or iterative delivery methods within formal federal program-management controls.
• Strong executive communication skills, including leading senior customer meetings, briefing executives, resolving escalated issues, and communicating delivery tradeoffs clearly.
• PMP certification.
• Current training or demonstrated experience in Agile delivery, Scrum, SAFe, or a comparable scaled/enterprise Agile approach.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of federal program-management disciplines, including performance-management concepts, integrated scheduling, risk management, and formal governance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain all required VA suitability, access, and system credentials.
• U.S. citizenship or otherwise eligible to obtain and maintain all required VA access, suitability, and system credentials; final eligibility restrictions are to be confirmed upon RFP release.
• Must be eligible for employment in the United States; the employer is unable to sponsor candidates at this time.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of a complex, multi-year VA enterprise modernization and systems-integration program.
• Establish and lead an integrated PMO covering program controls, scheduling, financial and resource management, risks, deliverables, quality, and executive reporting.
• Direct concurrent technical and functional workstreams, managing dependencies, risks, integrated execution, and delivery schedules.
• Partner with the Deputy Program Manager / IOC Lead to drive IOC readiness, implementation sequencing, milestone achievement, and issue resolution.
• Serve as the principal customer-facing delivery executive for VA executives, program leaders, technical stakeholders, business owners, and teaming partners.
• Translate mission objectives into a roadmap, governance cadence, delivery plan, staffing model, performance measures, and decision framework.
• Lead program-level planning and control for ITSM/ESM, asset/configuration management, service catalog, workflow automation, integrations, data management, reporting, testing, training, and organizational change.
• Oversee staffing, key-personnel readiness, surge planning, subcontractor and teaming-partner coordination, and workforce retention.
• Maintain schedules, resource plans, risk/issue registers, decision logs, dashboards, status reports, quality plans, and deliverable calendars.
• Manage financial performance and forecast labor and subcontractor needs in partnership with contracts and finance.
• Lead executive steering committees, program reviews, milestone reviews, risk reviews, and integrated workstream meetings.
• Identify and mitigate risks involving readiness, data, integrations, dependencies, staffing, stakeholder alignment, and schedule compression.
• Support proposal, oral presentation, customer-engagement, and post-award transition activities as a potential named key person.

Benefits

• 3 weeks of Personal Leave during the first year.
• 11 paid holidays each year.
• 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year for approved training or certifications; self-study is ineligible.
• 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of salary.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Public transportation subsidies.
• Certifications and training allowance up to $5,000 per year.
• Bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance.

What This Job Offers

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