Sr Program Manager - Clearance Required

Sr Program Manager

The Program Manager will be responsible for the management of a large, Prime Praxis program.  These responsibilities include staff management, program growth/follow on pursuits, financial management (e.g., developing and approving program budget, approving invoices, timesheet approval and contract modifications, timesheet/labor approval, etc), establishing technical direction, and cultivating and maintaining functional and productive communication channels with appropriate Government counterparts

What you will be doing:

• Executing one or more programs, reporting to the Praxis VP and being accountable for your program(s)’ contribution to the P/L center
• Establish technical direction, software/system development approach, and monitoring/control mechanism for varied tailored agile development efforts
• Leads a PMO comprised of Technical, Finance, Contracts, Acquisitions/Subcontracts, and Security leadership.
• Develop and Maintain relationship with Government CO, COR, T/COR in order to effectively and efficiently satisfy mission requirements, and develop staffing strategy accordingly
• Create, Manage, and Maintain program metrics as required, such as but not limited Staffing metrics, Agile/Iterative Development velocity, EVMS, etc.
• Create, Maintain, Monitor, and/or oversee cost control artifacts such as financial CDRLs reflecting actuals, forecasts, plans, etc
• Create and maintain accurate and communicative schedule metrics, such as but not limited to IMS/IMP, technical roadmaps, Program Increment Planning, etc.
• Oversee Contract compliance throughout lifetime of program(s) via components such as, but not limited to SOW requirements, CDRLs, Contract and TTO awards/modifications, Inventory, etc.
• Liaison with corporate Business Development to determine the landscape of future competitions including follow-ons, adjacent markets, and emerging market opportunities
• Develop and delivery presentation material (PMR, PSR, etc.) to Government and Corporate audiences
• Develop and maintain staffing plans, including vetting & interviewing program and company applicants
• Support Business Development in a variety of areas, such as but not limited to strategy generation, customer communication plans, proposal content generation, etc.
• Manager direct reports’ career growth, including advancement and technical opportunities, by developing training recommendations, conducting annual performance assessments, and maintaining a fair and competitive compensation plan
• Provide ad-hoc leadership support across the entire portfolio through assignments such as transition manager, staffing manager, or offering surge support as required

What you need:

• Experience with, and managing various software/system development methodologies
• Experience supporting recruiting/hiring/staffing processes
• Experience in program cost control including generating corporate and Government required financial artifacts, and cost efficiency metrics such as EVMS
• Culture / Personality fit with management team and technical staff
• Minimum of three years’ experience managing direct reports
• In depth familiarity with DoD and IC customers, specifically MPO, LPO, USCC, and AFLCMC/HNC
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics/Physics, Information Technology, or related field from accredited program/institution
• Minimum of 15 years’ program/technical project management experience
• PMP Certification

Clearance:
Active TS/SCI with an appro