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What they do
A Program Manager manages ongoing program activity or a group of related projects for a company or organization. Responsibilities include developing program plans, defining project objectives, allocating resources, managing budgets, and monitoring program progress. They may work in production, administration, advertising/marketing, human resources, technology, finance, and other technical areas such as engineering.
$178,643 / year median in Virginia
-2% projected decline
Job Description
- Coordinate activities across technical, operational, and program management teams to ensure successful mission execution.
- Track program schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items.
- Facilitate communication between Customer stakeholders, engineers, and external partners.
- Support program planning, requirements management, and integration activities.
- Develop meeting materials, status reports, executive briefings, and decision-support products.
- Monitor progress against objectives and identify issues requiring leadership attention.
- Assist with strategic planning, process improvement, and mission coordination efforts.
- Support technical and program reviews, governance boards, and stakeholder engagements.
- Ensure actions are completed in accordance with Customer priorities and timelines. Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Program Management, Information Technology, Intelligence Studies, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience supporting complex government, intelligence, defense, or technical programs.
- Experience coordinating activities across multiple organizations and stakeholders.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Desired Skills
- Experience supporting Intelligence Community programs or mission operations.
- Familiarity with systems engineering, software development, acquisition, or program management processes.
- Experience preparing executive-level briefings and leadership communications.
- PMP, Agile, Scrum, INCOSE, or related professional certification.
- Experience supporting cross-functional integration efforts in classified environments.