Senior Director, Portfolio Lead

ICF’s Federal Solutions Division is a rapidly growing, entrepreneurial, technology department. We seek a motivated Senior Director, Portfolio Lead to oversee our portfolio of DHS projects, including teams of technologists, strategists, architects, analysts, developers, designers, and support staff to support. Our teams serve multiple customers and contracts within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS.) 

You are a team player and can embrace ambiguity to translate client needs using an agile delivery framework to deliver technical solutions that achieve mission value and measurable outcomes. You are a strategic problem-solver that has a willingness to learn and grow with our team and drive our client’s digital transformation journey. 

At ICF, we implement smart solutions to drive digital transformation at scale and speed, relentless in making sure it pays off for our clients and committed to helping them achieve mission outcomes. Join our community of mission-driven delivery leaders, project managers, data experts, strategists, and technologists to build agile solutions that meet our clients’ changing needs. 

This role will be based in the Washington DC area. It is a hybrid position with a minimum of 2 days per week in the Reston, VA office.   

What you’ll be doing: 

• Manage a portfolio of digital modernization projects/programs across multiple DHS and other civilian national security clients such as Department of State.  

• Develop and execute an annual portfolio delivery and growth strategy for existing and net new accounts.  

• Actively work with clients to identify and develop customer value leading to new opportunities. 

• Advise government stakeholders to execute a complex set of technology-driven work. 

• Work with government leads, ICF project managers, and technical resources to identify solution strategies, delivery practices, and implementation plans over a series or projects and programs. 

• Act as counterpart to Government executives to manage expectations and drive business value to their customers and end-user communities.   

• Provide reach-back and escalation support for IT governance needs of programs, task orders, and project efforts. 

• Manage portfolio, BPA, and program level execution.

• Collaborate with other ICF divisions, subcontractors, technology partners, and government customers to lay out program strategy efforts to support delivery and growth. 

• Manage a team of senior managers and technologists to manage time and expectations of multiple projects and team members. 

• Play a key role in leading growth activities within a defined program and account space. 

• Manage a P&L and meet all financial targets. 

What you must have: 

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in technology related field or business administration from an accredited institution.

• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management.

• Professional (PMP) certification or the commitment to obtain one within 120 days of employment. 

• Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance. 

• 3+ years of recent experience managing projects for DHS customers.  

• 5+ years of experience contributing to new business and pre-sales activities, including successfully participating in capture and proposal efforts for larger bids ($25M+ total contract value). 

• 5+ years of federal proposal experience including leading Management and/or Technical Management Volumes .

• 5+ years of experience managing a profitable P&L and in-depth understanding of program finance.  

• 5+ years of experience supporting on-contract growth, including demonstrated year-over-year growth in managed accounts. 

• 5+ years of experience managing and mentoring a team of people.

• 5+ years of large-scale program and/or portfolio management experience in a very fast-paced, dynamic environment. 

• 5+ years of collective information technology and digital modernization experience analyzing complex problems that impact the project and provide innovative solutions and options that include analysis of schedules, costs, and technology and tools.

• 5+ years’ experience managing projects and contract engagements with high CPARS.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with key clients in target accounts. 

• Demonstrated success managing a pipeline of growth opportunities and supporting business development and Capture teams to advance deals, drawing on your expert understanding of proposal processes and federal acquisition process, including knowledge of standard GWACs/contract vehicles in the digita