Senior Program Manager

Role Overview

• Provide overall leadership and strategic oversight for the project, ensuring successful delivery of programs, projects, releases, and modernization initiatives.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, and contractor performance across multiple concurrent efforts.
• Oversee and manage cross-platform dependencies, including integration across data, cloud, and enterprise systems.
• Support governance, acquisition, and financial management activities.
• Deliver executive-level reporting, briefings, and communications to senior stakeholders.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks and dependencies.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, including large virtual and in-person meetings.
• Support development and sustainment of product feature roadmaps.
• Define, document, and improve business processes and workflows.
• Track and report project timelines, milestones, and performance metrics.
• Manage project backlogs and prioritization, providing recommendations aligned with mission objectives.
• Ensure compliance with federal standards, budget constraints, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with technical teams supporting data platforms, cloud environments, and analytics solutions to align program delivery with enterprise architecture goals.

Core Competencies

• Leadership & Strategic Thinking
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Risk & Issue Management
• Program Execution & Delivery
• Communication & Facilitation
• Adaptability & Responsiveness

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience managing enterprise-level programs.
• Demonstrated experience in:
• Federal acquisition and governance processes
• Financial management and program oversight
• Leading large-scale technical or business programs
• Proficiency with enterprise and FAA tools, including:
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Microsoft Project
• Jira
• ServiceNow
• SharePoint
• Adobe tools
• Experience working in federal environments (technical or managerial).
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal), including executive briefings.
• Proven ability to manage complex, high-volume workloads under tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound judgment.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in high-pressure environments.
• Demonstrated professionalism, attention to detail, and organizational skills.
• Experience handling confidential and proprietary information with discretion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting FAA programs or similar federal agencies.
• Experience with:
• Product roadmap development
• Business process reengineering
• Agile or hybrid project management methodologies
• Exposure to or experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Enterprise Program Management frameworks and portfolio-level governance
• Data Engineering and large-scale data platform initiatives
• Cloud Architecture (e.g., AWS, Azure, or hybrid environments)
• Data Governance and data management strategies
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications in enterprise settings
• Business Intelligence (BI), reporting, and analytics platforms
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to emerging technologies and evolving program needs.

Education Equivalency

• Bachelor’s degree: baseline requirement
• Master’s degree: preferred, may substitute for additional experience
• Doctorate (PhD): considered a plus

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• ServiceNow

Benefits

Benefits Include:

• Covers 100% of employee benefit premiums, including Medical (PPO or HDHP Option), Vision, Dental
• Matching 401K
• Short
• and Long-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• Professional Development/Education Reimbursement
• Parking and Transit Benefits for NY, NJ, ATL, and DC Metro areas

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.