Program Manager
Emerging Tech
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: United States
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About the role
- Serve as the primary Program Manager for VA/VHA engagements, ensuring successful delivery on cost, schedule, scope, and quality.
- Lead cross-functional teams in Agile and hybrid delivery environments.
- Develop and maintain program plans, schedules, risk registers, and performance dashboards.
- Manage relationships with teaming partners and technology vendors.
- Interface regularly with Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs), Program Offices, and senior VA leadership.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with VA and VHA stakeholders.
- Facilitate meetings, briefings, and governance reviews.
- Translate mission needs into clear technical and program requirements.
- Proactively identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Ensure solutions align with VA enterprise architecture, security, and compliance requirements.
- Support cloud, cybersecurity, data, and application modernization initiatives where applicable.
- Align program outcomes with VHA clinical, operational, and administrative priorities.
- Support Emerging Tech’s VA business development efforts, including identifying opportunities, shaping capture strategy, and contributing to proposals, capability materials, and client discussions.
- Represent Emerging Tech in industry forums, VA working groups, and stakeholder engagements as appropriate.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of program management experience in federal IT or mission environments, including at least five years supporting the VA.
- Demonstrated experience managing a VA-focused program or portfolio of projects with 20+ staff, coordinating technical, clinical, and operational stakeholders.
- Extensive experience with VHA operations, systems, or initiatives.
- Demonstrated familiarity with VA EHRM, health IT modernization, or related clinical/technical environments.
- Strong understanding of federal acquisition, governance, and compliance.
- Experience leading technical teams in cloud, cybersecurity, data, or application environments.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable briefing senior leaders.
- PMP certification (required).
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- U.S. citizenship or eligibility to work on federal contracts.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
program managementAgilerisk managementcloud computingcybersecuritydata managementapplication modernizationVA EHRMhealth IT modernizationfederal acquisition
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationrelationship managementstakeholder engagementproblem-solvingfacilitationstrategic thinkingteam coordinationtrust buildingbriefing senior leaders
Certifications
PMPPublic Trust clearance