Staff/Principal Engagement Manager (Defense & Security)

Skylight

11d•$170,000 - $230,000•Remote

About The Position

At Skylight, engagement managers are responsible for driving the overall success of our client work. They draw on their expertise in areas such as agile project management practices, agile coaching at the organizational and team levels, project status and progress reporting, risk/issue management, stakeholder management, continual improvement, and contract administration in order to deliver the highest levels of client service and work.

Requirements

Understand how to apply agile principles to project and program management
Ability to understand client needs and build long-lasting, meaningful relationships with them
Ability to grow Skylight’s business through business development activities
Can cultivate team health, including establishing psychologically safe environments
Can ensure that each project is staffed with the appropriate level and types of personnel
Can ensure that teams are compliant with their contract’s terms and conditions
Ability to work successfully within a professional services environment (e.g., can communicate effectively with clients)
Passionate about creating better public outcomes through great government services
A mindset and work approach that aligns with Skylight's core values
Ability to travel for work from time to time

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working in the civic tech space
Experience working in a remote-team environment

Responsibilities

Translate the client’s objectives and constraints into an engagement approach that'll deliver a unique experience and impactful results in the shortest amount of time possible
Assemble a multi-disciplinary team of experts from a variety of sources, including Skylight and other subcontractors, to deliver the engagement
Manage multiple projects aimed at delivering transformation or a specific product using the appropriate methodologies (e.g., Scrum or kanban)
Set up the team for successful delivery by removing obstacles, coaching them on how to become more collaborative and self-organizing, and enabling the work they do rather than impose how it’s done
Conduct retrospectives with both the client and Skylight team to learn what is and isn’t working well, and formulate and implement improvement actions
Provide management- and team-level visibility into the status and health of the engagement

Benefits

Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account
Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period
Flexible paid time-off-policy (generally around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays
Up to 12 weeks paid-time-off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents
Performance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options
Business development / sales bonuses
Referral bonuses
Annual $2,000 allowance for professional development
Annual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases
Annual swag budget of $100 to display your Skylight pride with some merchandise (hoodies, hats, and more)
Dollar-for-dollar charity donation matching, up to $500 per year
Flexible, remote-friendly work environment
An environment that empowers you to unleash your superpowers for public good