Deputy Program Manager
Blue Water Thinking
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $160,000 - $180,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
CloudPMP
About the role
- Manage overall program and contract performance, including scope, cost, schedule, quality, and risk
- Lead planning and execution activities supporting the enterprise-wide transition to a modernized financial management solution
- Support the FMBT Program Office with program governance, milestone preparation, and executive-level reviews
- Oversee development of program documentation, deliverables, and communication and change management materials
- Direct and coordinate efforts across technical, financial, acquisition, and functional workstreams
- Build and maintain strong relationships with federal stakeholders, ensuring alignment with strategic program objectives
- Provide guidance on best practices for cloud-based financial and acquisition system implementations
- Monitor program metrics, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies
- Ensure project execution aligns with PMBOK, Agile, or hybrid project management methodologies
- Lead status reporting, briefings, and communication efforts that highlight new financial management capabilities and progress
Requirements
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in program or project management, preferably supporting finance, acquisition, or technology disciplines
- Proven experience managing a large federal program or enterprise-level transformation effort
- Demonstrated success implementing a complex, cloud-based financial and acquisition management solution for a Cabinet-level agency
- Strong command of program management methodologies, governance frameworks, and federal lifecycle processes
- Ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and coordinate across stakeholder groups
- Excellent communication, leadership, and executive briefing skills
Benefits
- health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
- paid time off
- federal holidays
- matching 401K plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
program managementproject managementcloud-based financial managementacquisition managementrisk managementPMBOKAgilehybrid project managementprogram governancemilestone preparation
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationrelationship buildingexecutive briefingteam managementstakeholder coordinationchange managementstrategic alignmentbest practices guidanceproblem-solving
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)