Head of Project Management

Entrokey Labs Project Manager Location: Washington DC metro area
The Role: Highly organized, detail-oriented Project Manager to work as part of a small, fast-moving team in a rapidly scaling start-up which is advancing the state-of-the-possible in cybersecurity. The ideal candidate is a generalist with 4-8 years experience and superior expertise with project management tools & techniques to create order out of chaos and provide decisionable visibility for executive leadership. The PM will apply their skills to multiple, concurrent internal corporate infrastructure build-out initiatives as well as tracking and support to external client-facing projects. The PM will be key to supporting the GM & SVP, National Security in turning uncertainty into plans, plans into action, and action into results across a portfolio that will shift over time from internal to more externally focused projects.
The Vibe: Self-starter, fast-paced, and very collaborative. Ability to learn and adapt is highly prized. Get handed an issue and go figure it out. Be able to work with what you know, what you've analyzed, and where you took initiative to outreach when you needed help.
The Requirements: Act as the single source of truth
Maintain awareness of project scopes, schedules, budgets, and evolving requirements
Pull everyone together; track timelines and deliverables; coordinate across teams; and make sure the work actually moves forward
Apply project management methodologies, work management platforms, and project coordination tools
Bring high proficiency in the full suite of Microsoft Office products (Word, Powerpoint, Visio, Excel, and Project), as well as Jira and Salesforce.
Create Gantt charts, pivot tables, and other visualizations and reports across datasets for tracking, status, and decision purposes
Complete honesty in what you know and what you don't
Superior oral and written communication skills for clarity of stakeholders and to support development external/internal papers and presentations
Experience with proposals a plus, as position will support bid and proposal activities with data, charts, write-ups, and key information
Minimum Education and Attributes: Bachelor's degree plus 4-8 years relevant professional experience in national security/Federal government space
May substitute 8-10 years military or civilian experience for degree if can demonstrate strong relevance/similarity to role; engineering or applied science degree or background may be helpful to understanding our business
Must be US citizen
Must have current U.S. Secret security clearance; Top Secret preferred
Must be local to metro DC area and able to be in northern Virginia office several days a week
Helpful Notes: Demonstrated high-energy, high-ownership performer
Prior military with time as an action officer or executive officer at a command should translate in sense of urgency, scope of responsibility, and rapid adaptability
Prior project manager/assistant PM in defense industry should translate in knowledge of business operations, financial tracking, and contract reporting requirements
This is not an admin role, but you will manage the mundane-to-complex as required of a small team and help the GM & SVP track strategic goals down through tactical actions and back up to visible results and meaningful progress
Expertise in national security and/or defense industry
Understanding of software development lifecycle helpful
PMP not required nor desired; this role has no direct reports

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