Head of Technical Programme Management

Who we are: Raft ( is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development, with headquarters in McLean, VA. Our range of clients include innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting edge tech stack, and cloud native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

As a Technical Program Manager , you will take complete ownership of program health—balancing execution, strategy, and relationship management to drive mission success. You will be responsible for leading a fast-moving development team, ensuring contract deliverables are met while navigating evolving priorities and customer needs. This role requires someone who thrives in ambiguity, is comfortable wearing multiple hats across program, project, and product management, and can effectively bridge the gap between technical teams and customer stakeholders.

Your day will be a dynamic mix of engaging directly with DoD stakeholders to build deep customer relationships, understanding evolving mission requirements, and translating customer needs into actionable team priorities. You will serve as the primary liaison between customers and development teams, managing stakeholder expectations while ensuring program objectives are met. What we are looking for: 5+ years of experience in program, project, or product management with exposure to Agile development methodologies

Experience working with DoD customers, ideally in the Pacific theater or within US Navy operations

Proven leadership in development teams, ensuring execution and alignment with customer needs

Prior experience supporting FFRDC operations delivering research solutions for federal agencies and ensuring compliance with government acquisition requirements

Active Top Secret security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain SCI eligibility

Work Type: May require up to 25% travel

Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage

Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays

Our Vision Statement: We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission.

Our Customer Obsession: We will approach every deliverable like it's a product. We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking, and collaboration is a norm.

We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity. We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration.

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