Program Manager

• Translate client needs, customer pain points, and user research insights into concrete opportunities to grow the team's scope and impact
• Own the story: market the team's work and tell a compelling, metrics-backed narrative of program accomplishments to the client and internal stakeholders
• Drive recompete strategy and execution — winning recompete and securing all option years and optional task orders
• Identify and pursue opportunities for organic growth within the program

• Keep staffing and team composition aligned with current and future program needs; partner with recruiting to plan for and fill hiring needs, and participate in candidate interviews and hiring decisions
• Mentor and develop team members directly, and partner with people managers to support individual growth
• Own financial performance for the program as prime, including subcontractor spend; track and meet or exceed financial targets across margin, utilization, and burn; proactively flag financial risk and course-correct before it becomes a problem
• Submit contract deliverables on time and manage the relationship with the COR; manage subcontractor relationships and contractual obligations
• Ensure all program activities are compliant, on schedule, and within budget; proactively identify and mitigate program, technical, and operational risk, and support audits and performance reviews as required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience managing federal IT or digital services programs, preferably within the VA or other civilian agencies
• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex, multi-stakeholder programs, including direct ownership of a client relationship
• A track record of growing an account — recompetes won, option years exercised, or new scope added
• Strong understanding of federal acquisition, governance, and compliance fundamentals
• Experience managing program financials (margin, utilization, burn) as prime with subcontractors
• Comfort operating in modern, iterative delivery environments (product-led, user-research-driven, DevSecOps) rather than traditional waterfall or heavyweight PMO models

• Modern digital-service delivery tools: Jira, Confluence, GitHub, or similar
• Experience partnering with product, UX, and engineering leads in an integrated delivery model
• Familiarity with metrics-driven reporting — using accomplishment data and outcomes (not just status reports) to tell the program's story

• Experience supporting VA systems
• Familiarity with VA Platform One, Lighthouse, or other VA digital platforms
• Experience supporting contract transition-in or recompete efforts
• PMP or equivalent certification (a plus, not a requirement)

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

In alignment with federal contract requirements, certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance.