Senior Program Manager, Data & AI Modernization (Public Safety)

Corner Alliance•Washington, DC

8h•$140,000 - $185,000•Remote

About The Position

Corner Alliance is seeking a Senior Program Manager with 10+ years of experience and a PMP certification to join their AI, digital modernization, and data analytics practice. This role involves serving as a senior technical leader, managing a national public safety broadband program's BPA and call orders, and ensuring contract and financial performance, delivery, and stakeholder coordination. The position will also focus on building new capabilities, developing reusable solutions, leading technical solutioning for client engagements and new business pursuits, and guiding data and engineering teams in delivering solutions on platforms like Databricks, Microsoft, GIS, and AI/ML. The successful candidate will act as a strategic advisor to clients on solution design and direction, combining technical depth with program management skills and public safety communications experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, data analytics, telecommunications, or a related field
An active PMP certification
10+ years of experience in a Program Manager or Project Manager role
Experience managing large-scale Federal program support services contracts, including contract and financial performance across multiple task or call orders
Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with a multi-state or national public safety communications program or project
Hands-on experience designing or overseeing modern data, cloud, or analytics solutions, with a record of leading teams that deliver production systems
Experience delivering or guiding AI/ML or generative AI solutions
Experience leading technical solutioning for Federal proposals or client engagements
Experience managing and developing teams, including direct reports, performance management, and career development

Nice To Haves

Experience with Databricks or a comparable modern data platform and working knowledge of data engineering concepts such as ETL/ELT, SQL, Python/Spark, APIs, data modeling, data quality, metadata/lineage, access controls, and CI/CD/release management.
Experience with telecommunications, 4G/5G RAN, nationwide coverage analysis, public safety broadband, network performance analytics, or investment prioritization.
Experience integrating Databricks or comparable lakehouse/data platforms with GIS, BI, automation, and AI/ML workflows in secure enterprise or federal environments.
Experience serving as a practice, portfolio, account, or capability leader with responsibility for delivery quality, talent development, reusable offerings, partnerships, and growth.
Demonstrated success shaping and winning federal professional services and technology opportunities through RFIs, RFQs/RFPs, oral presentations, task/call order competitions, and organic expansion.
Experience managing portfolio financial health, utilization, profitability, staffing leverage, and revenue growth.
Coachable, unflappable in navigating challenges, resourceful in learning new skills, innovative in challenging the status quo, excellent in writing, analytical in thinking, skilled in prioritization, and a rapport builder with clients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

Build trusted relationships with senior Federal leaders, program managers, contracting officials, technical stakeholders, and industry partners.
Oversee the BPA and associated call orders, serving as the primary interface with CORs and COs and ensuring coordinated execution across program teams, partners, and internal functions.
Oversee a diverse portfolio spanning public safety stakeholder engagement, communications, data analytics, telecommunications engineering, and network investment support.
Partner with call order project managers to ensure consistent delivery, quality, and alignment with BPA objectives.
Manage the financial health and performance of the BPA portfolio, overseeing scope, funding, burn rates, forecasts, staffing, and compliance across call orders.
Lead call order capture and response strategy in partnership with Business Development.
Shape and manage teaming partnerships and subcontractor performance to deliver on client commitments.
Help define and evolve the practice’s service offerings, including capability development, reusable delivery frameworks, technical standards, and solution assets.
Develop reusable solutions, delivery frameworks, and technical standards that strengthen practice delivery.
Lead technical solutioning for client engagements and new business pursuits, including proposals, pricing, and oral presentations.
Manage and develop technical and program staff, including performance management and career coaching.
Support recruiting and build a strong bench of technical and program leadership talent across the practice.
Build and strengthen relationships with technology partners.
Lead data and engineering teams delivering solutions built on Databricks, Microsoft, GIS, and AI/ML across the full development lifecycle.
Ensure technical solutions align with client needs, mission requirements, and standards for security, scalability, and data quality.
Serve as a strategic advisor to Government and public safety stakeholders on solution design, technology roadmaps, and modernization priorities.
Translate complex technical findings into clear recommendations for Government and corporate leadership.