Program Manager

Summary

Join EXPANSIA, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business, as a Program Manager! This full-time, remote position offers competitive compensation and benefits. You will oversee and optimize day-to-day program operations, ensuring efficiency and alignment with strategic goals. Responsibilities include managing budgets, identifying cost-saving measures, exceeding revenue targets, and ensuring contract deliverables are met. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with 10-15 years of relevant experience, or a Master's with 8-13 years, including at least 2 years in management. A Secret clearance (or contract required clearance level) is required. EXPANSIA values work-life balance and offers a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• Clearance: Eligible to obtain a Secret clearance (or contract required clearance level)
• Experience and Education: Bachelor's (or equivalent) with 10 - 15 years of relevant experience or a Master's with 8 - 13 years of relevant experience. At least 2 years in a management capacity
• 1+ years of experience as a program manager
• Working knowledge of program management practices to create, track and maintain cost, schedule, performance, and risk metrics
• Experience leading proactive, cohesive and innovative teams through humble examples of the mastery of Agile principles and methodologies
• A deep understanding of the Agile mindset and how it is leveraged to transform the workplace
• Experience applying transformational leadership to create empowered self-organizing teams
• Working knowledge of the Risk Management Framework within the DoD
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office products
• Working knowledge of agile management constructs (Agility, JIRA, Rally, etc.)
• Working knowledge of change management principles and practices
• Outstanding communication, organization, leadership, and problem-solving ability
• Excellent oral communication / briefing skills
• Demonstrated integrity and accountability
• Focused on the mission to support our nation’s warfighters
• Passion for transformative results
• Courageous decision maker
• Transparent work and communication style
• Desire to learn and grow

Responsibilities

• Implement program-level operational strategies aligned within your business unit
• Create and implement initiatives that optimize processes, enhance productivity, and ensure quality across all operational functions
• Within your programs, manage operational budgets effectively, allocating resources to maximize efficiency while controlling costs
• Identify areas for cost-saving measures and process improvements
• Meet/exceed approved revenue and profit targets
• Ensure program and task ceiling and hours are maximized
• Identify scope and ceiling increase opportunities on your program
• Identify adjacent work with the same customer (aka - Organic Growth)
• Actively conduct customer engagement, participate in community events, proposal support, and solutioning
• Ensure all contractual deliverables are met/exceeded to the customer's satisfaction via transparent management of your program
• Identify, track and mitigate program risk
• Ensure Comprehensive Professional Development for all assigned employees
• Participate in Talent Acquisition (Hiring and interviews)
• Actively engage in Performance Management and Day to Day personnel management
• Within your program, build and maintain productive and positive professional relationships with clients and their respective leadership organizations
• Proactively shape client satisfaction and CPAR ratings with regular intentional client engagement
• Execute all contract requirements as assigned in accordance with the prescribed contract LCAT
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of DoD Program Management
• PMP Certification
• DAWIA certifications such as (SPRDE, PM, LCL,)
• Agile Certifications (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Release Train Engineer, etc)

Benefits

• Health and wellness programs
• Income protection
• Paid leave
• Retirement and savings