Program Manager

Location

McLean, VA | United States

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a passionate Program Manager   to lead an amazing team of disrupters. The Program Manager will be responsible for leading cross functional and technical teams to drive projects from conceptual design feasibility through requirements, budget, completed design, implementation, testing, and deployment.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Ensures team(s) maintains focus on quality and continuous delivery
• Provides visibility into delivery targets, commitments, and progress
• Creates Roadmaps and Milestone charts for the project
• Be well managed – understand and coach the team on delivery controls, compliance to minimize operational, and reputational risk
• Understands domain architecture and targets to identify upstream and downstream dependencies and to support the team in risk management
• Proactively identifies impediments and appropriately resolves using network of peers and formal channels (including escalation if required)
• Integrates Agile and Lean principles into team practices and work products
• Coaches Product Owner and team on backlog refinement and prioritization
• Coaches the team to improve collaboration and self-organization
• Utilizes team feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and works with team to continuously improve
• Assess the current organization and delivery environment and recommend optimal Agile practices tailored to the client
• We need more than just a coach, we need someone who will also roll up their sleeves and deliver too.
• Innovates with practices and frameworks through experimentation to improve the team and their delivery
• Developing understanding and encouragement of team’s innovation and improvement
• Prepare and deliver effective communications both verbally and orally regarding progress and status for both internal and client teams
• Perform hands-on project work, including analysis, design and change management, as needed by the project

Required

• US Citizen
• Leadership. If you don't know the difference between that and management, this just isn't going to work out. 
• Be well managed – understand and coach the team on delivery controls, compliance to minimize operational, and reputational risk

• Coaches Product Owner and team on backlog refinement and prioritization

• Coaches the team to improve collaboration and self-organization

• Proven experience of leading the deployment of enterprise and custom Software solutions in client environments
• Demonstrated ability to influence and consult while providing thought leadership to sponsors/stakeholders in solving governance, program/project management, business process and/or technical problems
• Assess the current organization and delivery environment and recommend optimal Agile practices tailored to the client
• Proven experience growing and selling while delivering
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) with strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, customer-centric attitude, ability to deal with cultural diversity
• Proven team player and team builder
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• 10+ Years working in technology
• 5+ Years leading in consulting services
• A degree or equivalent, preferably in Information Technology and a proven background in consulting and project management
• PMP, Scrum Master certification required
• Federal Clearance Prefered (Ability get one is required)
• Located in Washington DC Metro Area (No remote / travel)

Preferred

• Experience working with Human Center Design
• Experience working with Salesforce

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company , we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.  

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