Strategic Initiatives Project Manager
About The Position
SiloSmashers is hiring a Strategic Initiatives Project Manager to support a federal government customer in planning, executing, and delivering strategic technology modernization initiatives. The work includes enterprise adoption and governance of Microsoft low-code/no-code platforms such as Power Platform, Power Apps, and Power Automate; related licensing and budget management; enterprise data and analytics modernization; and advancement of Agile project management practices and tools. The project manager leads contractor support activities to deliver minimum viable product (MVP) capabilities across multiple strategic initiatives and facilitate transition to operational teams where appropriate. Current efforts include building an enterprise data repository for secure, role-based access to organizational data and advanced reporting, analytics, business intelligence, and AI-enabled capabilities using technologies such as Power BI and Microsoft Copilot. Other initiatives modernize project and portfolio management through Agile methodologies, Azure DevOps, automation, and emerging AI-driven solutions.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship.
- Bachelor's degree.
- 15 or more years performing project management support services in a supervisory and/or leadership role.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- One of the following certifications: VMware Certified Professional or CompTIA Security+.
- Knowledge of project management methodologies such as Agile and SDLC.
Nice To Haves
- Experience implementing TBM tools such as Apptio or CostPerform.
- Ability to lead teams, facilitate complex discussions, and build effective relationships across organizational levels.
- Business acumen to align projects, business analysis, and technology initiatives with organizational objectives.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and planning capabilities, with a data-driven approach.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including explaining complex technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
- Experience collaborating with federal stakeholders, government representatives, vendors, and cross-functional teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Professionalism, sound judgment, discretion, diplomacy, and care in protecting sensitive and proprietary information.
- Success delivering results in fast-paced, Agile, continuous-improvement environments, with a strong execution mindset.
- Experience leading organizational, business, or technology transformation initiatives from concept through implementation.
- Experience with software licensing analysis, cost forecasting, budgeting, and technology investment recommendations.
- Proficiency creating and maintaining project management artifacts, including project plans, schedules, risk registers, resource matrices, and work breakdown structures.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Teams.
- Experience with automation projects using RPA, scripting, Power Automate, UiPath, workflow automation, or similar tools.
Responsibilities
- Manage projects end to end and oversee contractor teams, including personnel reporting directly and through dotted-line relationships.
- Drive multiple simultaneous workstreams and projects to completion on time and within budget.
- Organize, direct, and manage contract-operation support functions involving complex, interrelated project tasks.
- Manage geographically dispersed contract support personnel who work remotely and are local to the DC area.
- Maintain senior-level client interfaces and meet with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review task plans and deliverables.
- Establish and monitor compliance with risk, financial, and resource management requirements.
- Develop and maintain technical and financial progress reports for management and customers; delegate responsibilities and oversee task completion.
- Oversee a portfolio of internal customer projects and recommend priorities, implementation timelines, and technical approaches.
- Use Agile methods to plan, develop, and deploy projects through approaches such as the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) or Agile Development Life Cycle (ADLC).
- Implement organizational change to support and influence government technical teams in project delivery.
- Create short- and long-term plans, set milestone targets, meet deadlines, and allocate resources.
- Identify and champion automation opportunities, including RPA, scripting, and workflow automation, to reduce repetitive manual work and accelerate delivery.
- Work with functional areas and technical leads to transition automation opportunities into projects and lead teams through completion.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
