Drive strategic initiatives to ensure organization’s continued growth and profitability while creating and maintaining customer intimacy.
Works with internal stakeholders to improve business operations, work with external sub-contractors to ensure requirements are clearly defined a delivery is at the highest level
Oversees collaboration of internal stakeholders to identify, examine and to convey the strategic value of partner prospects
Provides strategic support, leadership and value to pursue new VBA opportunities
Provides foresight for the development of strategic road maps for VBA opportunities and current projects by engaging sector management team through promoting working group level exchanges between the key executive leadership, partners and division level resources
Identifies, develops and prioritizes opportunities for VBA systems
Acts as a strategic liaison between internal and external stakeholders during operations, implementations and pursuit activities
Provides high level collaborative interfaces with external consultants, industry associations and organizations to maintain awareness of industry, products and implementation standards
Oversees portfolio reshaping activities as required
Responsible for providing guidance, organizational roadmap, staffing alignment, shaping, and other activities typical of program pursuits or implementations
Responsible for leading, managing and supporting Agency objectives/priorities by applying rigorous methodology that ensures systems are developed and/or implemented based on specific criteria.
Incorporating standards for resiliency, user satisfaction, flexibility, reusability, scalability, and performance.
Ensure that proposals or deliverables on a program align with the agency’s priorities and GDIT’s processes
Develop and maintain strong relationships in industry. Including close relationships with customers, partners, IT management, and staff (where appropriate) to provide cost effective systems that meet customer needs.
Strong quantitative skills in financial analysis and business case development
Provide consultation as appropriate with a benefits systems perspective.
Develops, maintains, and supports policies and procedures regarding application development and data management.
Sets management priorities, oversees all formalized project and strategic plans related to VBA systems.
Establishes methodologies for the implementation and/or development of state-of-the art software systems to ensure systems meet quality, industry, and customer satisfaction standards.
Establishes standards and guidelines to ensure effective communication and coordination among all stakeholders.
Provides strategic direction for VBA, and recommends future projects based on recent trends in Veteran benefits, and technology industries.
Investigate the use of new technology to improve business processes.
Optimizes day-to-day business operations.
Provides oversight for all direct and indirect staff, including cross-functional or matrixed teams.
Demonstrates success in optimizing and managing programs
Be a leader who will coach staff, including focus on strategic career growth and development

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
15+ years of progressive experience in large application systems support teams in a large COTS implementation or modernization with an emphasis on program/project management
5+ years of supervisory experience, preferably in a VBA or other similarly complex environment.
Experience developing budgets with a focus on achieving business unit objectives
Experience in vendor management; ensuring products and services are acquired in a cost-effective and timely manner
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with success in meeting budget, timeline, and quality expectations
Experience setting policies, procedures, equipment standards, and documentation standards

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills

program/project managementfinancial analysisbusiness case developmentapplication developmentdata managementvendor managementbudget developmentCOTS implementationmodernizationpolicy setting

Soft skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationcoachingorganizational skillsstrategic thinkingrelationship buildingproblem-solvingquantitative skillsstaff development

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree