Head of Programme Management

We are building a team for one of the U.Federal Government's largest technology modernization programs, underpinning the U.Built on AWS and leveraging an AI-powered software engineering platform, this program offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience with next-generation AI, Agentic AI, cloud technologies, and AI-driven engineering.
Position Type: Full-time
Days Remote: 1-2 days
Position Summary: The Program Manager is the senior-most delivery leader for the platform and is accountable for the overall program's success as it enters Phase 2. This role owns the client relationship with agency leadership, directs a multi-team Agile organization of 150+ staff, and is responsible for cost, schedule, quality, and contractual performance across all workstreams. Own program-level scope, schedule, budget, and quality across all workstreams.
Serve as the primary point of contact for client executive stakeholders, the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and contracting officers.
Direct a matrixed organization of 150+ staff across development, security, data, business analysis, and DevSecOps teams.
Lead Phase 2 staffing ramp activities, including hiring plans, onboarding, badging, and subcontractor management.
Establish and manage program governance, including delivery metrics, earned value management (EVM), financial reporting, and executive briefings.
Manage program-level risks, issues, and cross-workstream dependencies, including documented mitigation plans.
Ensure contract compliance, deliverable acceptance, and responsiveness to client direction.
Champion agentic AI-augmented delivery practices, including AI-assisted development, testing, and reporting, across the software development life cycle (SDLC).
10+ years of program/project management experience, including federal IT modernization.

• Experience managing organizations of 150+ people on large federal programs.
• Demonstrated experience with Agile delivery at scale.
• Demonstrated experience with earned value and financial management.
• Must be adaptable and flexible as priorities shift.
• Active PMP certification.

Program-level scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and dependency management.
Federal program management.
Agile delivery at scale.
Earned value and financial management.
Client executive stakeholder management.
Contract compliance and deliverable acceptance.
Staffing and subcontractor management.
Financial-regulatory or filing-systems domain experience.
Familiarity with AWS cloud programs.
Experience leading capture or transition into new contract phases.
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
Active PMP certification.