Program Manager (Federal IT)

TL;DR

Program Manager (Federal IT): Leading the planning, governance, and delivery of mission-critical federal IT and business initiatives for HHS CMS OIT with an accent on program oversight, technology solutions, operational improvement, and stakeholder coordination. Focus on directing a 45–50-person team, managing concurrent projects, and solving complex challenges involving cybersecurity, Agile delivery, financial control, risk, and organizational change.

Location: US hybrid role based in Woodlawn, Maryland.

Salary: $175,000–$200,000, with the posting also listing $187,500 as an intermediate range value.

Company

Professional services provider delivering consulting, technology, and compliance solutions to public- and private-sector clients across North America, EMEA, and APAC.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary program leader and point of contact for customer leadership, task leads, product owners, contract officers, and stakeholders.
• Direct a team of approximately 45–50 technology professionals, including up to seven task leads, subcontractors, and consultants.
• Plan, manage, and report on multiple concurrent projects, deliverables, schedules, budgets, risks, performance, and quality.
• Support HHS CMS OIT initiatives involving IT strategy, Medicare Payment System Modernization, shared services, governance, investments, communications, and change management.
• Develop technical approaches and innovative solutions for complex federal IT and business problems.
• Apply project management expertise across software and web application lifecycles, Agile delivery, automation, and operational improvement.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience managing large, complex technology initiatives or enterprise IT programs for the federal government.
• Experience managing federal IT programs or projects with at least 30 support staff.
• Experience with IT governance, federal policies and regulations, cybersecurity directives, enterprise dashboards, risk management, and continuous improvement.
• Experience overseeing end-to-end software and web application development, including requirements discovery, prototyping, configuration, change management, and automation.
• Bachelor’s degree and strong leadership, collaboration, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Must work in the United States in a hybrid arrangement based in Woodlawn, Maryland.

Nice to have

• Experience working with HHS CMS, particularly the Office of Information Technology.
• PMP certification.
• Agile certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and a Flexible Time Off policy available from the first day.
• Paid holidays, including eleven annual holidays, and potential year-end time off when project work permits.
• Health, dental, vision, life, accident, disability, HSA, and pet insurance options.
• Paid parental bonding leave and 401(k) with employer contributions.
• Tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, referral bonuses, and paid community volunteering time.