CPO Client Executive – Program Manager, Government

AT&T

Client Executive overseeing government customer contracts, driving performance and strategic growth at AT&T. Leading a diverse team to ensure operational excellence and compliance within the Columbia Program Office.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeColumbia • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $130,000 - $304,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary executive point of contact for the government customer across a portfolio of contracts, task orders, or programs.
Lead day-to-day portfolio oversight to ensure performance, schedule, cost, quality, and compliance requirements are achieved.
Develop and maintain trusted relationships with customer leadership, contracting representatives, program stakeholders, and internal delivery teams.
Provide strategic direction for account growth, customer engagement, and long-range contract positioning.
Serve as a member of the broader Columbia Program Office leadership team, contributing to organizational strategy, strategic growth initiatives, leadership alignment, and enterprise priorities across the program office.
Partner with program managers, operations leaders, finance, contracts, subcontracts, and business development teams to drive coordinated execution.
Provide senior program management leadership across multiple workstreams by establishing priorities, aligning dependencies, and driving integrated execution against mission, customer, and contractual objectives.
Lead program governance activities, including executive reviews, performance reporting, milestone tracking, issue escalation, and decision support for senior leadership and customer stakeholders.
Direct resource planning and workforce alignment across programs to ensure the right staffing, skills, and operational support are in place to meet delivery commitments and evolving customer needs.
Drive change management, continuous improvement, and cross-functional coordination to improve program performance, standardize execution practices, and support long-term portfolio success.
Monitor contract health, identify risks and issues early, and lead mitigation or resolution efforts to protect customer outcomes and company performance.
Support the development of account plans, pipeline strategy, recompete positioning, and opportunity shaping aligned to customer mission priorities.
Oversee customer communications, executive briefings, reviews, and status reporting to ensure transparency and alignment.
Ensure contractual obligations, service levels, and governance requirements are clearly understood and consistently met.
Collaborate on proposals, RFIs, RFP responses, and contract modifications by aligning customer needs with operational capabilities.
Drive financial stewardship across the portfolio, including revenue attainment, margin awareness, forecasting support, and resource alignment.
Promote a culture of accountability, customer responsiveness, operational excellence, and mission focus across the portfolio.
Provide supervisory leadership, as assigned, including setting clear performance expectations, coaching and development, performance management, recognition, and support for a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in business, program management, public administration, technology, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
Significant experience managing customer relationships, contract portfolios, or large-scale programs in a government contracting environment.
Typically requires 10+ years of progressive experience in program management, contract delivery, or portfolio leadership, including experience leading large, cross-functional teams in a government contracting environment.
Strong knowledge of contract execution, performance management, customer governance, and risk mitigation practices.
Experience working with complex contract vehicles, task orders, modifications, and customer reporting requirements.
Ability to communicate effectively with executive leaders, contracting stakeholders, and operational teams.
Strong business acumen with experience supporting financial performance, forecasting, and portfolio planning.
Excellent written, verbal, negotiation, and presentation skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment.
Relevant program or project management certification preferred, such as PMP, PgMP, or equivalent industry-recognized credential.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and collaboration platforms.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays) *Pro-rated when working less than 40 hrs/wk.
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Caregiver Leave
Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Extensive employee wellness programs
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T wireline phone

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementcontract executionperformance managementrisk mitigationfinancial performanceforecastingportfolio planningcustomer reporting

Soft Skills

communicationnegotiationpresentationleadershipaccountabilitycustomer responsivenessoperational excellencecoachingdevelopmentperformance management

Certifications

PMPPgMP