Sr. Program Manager (6402)

MetroStar•Washington, DC

5h•$138,000 - $184,000

About The Position

As Sr. Program Manager, you’ll interface with the client/government leadership on topics related to the project; provide overall direction/guidance to the project team; perform all administrative functions related to government contracting (staffing, financials, reporting, etc.); and have a growth mindset to determine opportunities to support the client on other efforts. We know that you can’t have great technology services without amazing people. At MetroStar, we are obsessed with our people and have led a two-decade legacy of building the best and brightest teams. Because we know our future relies on our deep understanding and relentless focus on our people, we live by our mission: A passion for our people. Value for our customers. If you think you can see yourself delivering our mission and pursuing our goals with us, then check out the job description below!

Requirements

You possess a Top-Secret security clearance
You have, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Management or Engineering, or other comparable degree or experience.
You have a minimum of ten (8) years of IT Project Management experience, focusing on agile projects
You have at least three (3) years specialized experience in business process analysis and change management
You have demonstrated experience in executing agile programs with AI/ML
You have a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
You have experience managing large complex IT programs for Federal customers related to new product development and modernization (ideally for services that leverage big data and include integrations with other source systems)
You have experience strategizing, planning, leading organizing, and motivating project delivery team
You have experience monitoring and managing the financials and staffing of an IT program
You have strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
You have strong written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

Develop, cultivate, and manage client relationships
Maintain lines of communication and delivery with government contracts and contracts technical representative staff
Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments and removing roadblocks to their work; leverage organization resources to improve capacity for project work; and interview, select, develop and evaluating team members
Define and manage project management processes and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for technical project management
Team build and promote the empowerment of the team, ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high levels of quality for the team
Manage project financials and supporting contract documents ensuring a healthy project gross margin, appropriate staff utilization, funding and contracts paperwork, invoicing and payments, budge to actual variances, financial and staffing projections, estimate to complete and estimate at completion, project management review reporting, and, if appropriate, earned-value reporting
Prioritize, lead, and manage tasking of project team and completion of assignments
Evaluate, prioritize, and manage impacts of project scope changes
Collect and translate business requirements into technical requirements
Escalate project risks to the appropriate MetroStar and client stakeholders
Report to a MetroStar Director or Vice President who will provide support, guidance, information, and resources to help you be successful