Senior Program Manager

DNI (Delaware Nation Industries)

Senior Program Manager providing leadership and oversight for FAA programs. Ensuring successful delivery of enterprise initiatives and cross-functional projects in a dynamic environment.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeWashington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementfinancial managementbusiness process reengineeringdata governancecloud architecturedata engineeringagile project managementartificial intelligencemachine learningbusiness intelligence

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic thinkingstakeholder engagementrisk managementcommunicationfacilitationadaptabilityproblem-solvingorganizational skillsattention to detail