IT Program Manager

Tesla Laboratories. Inc.; Chantilly; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement plan with company contrib

Job summary

Tesla Laboratories is seeking an experienced program manager to lead an Agile development team delivering security and IC-focused services. You will work with senior customers to provide status updates, prioritize requirements, and drive program success from initiation through completion.

The role requires strong Jira backlog management, sprint planning, risk mitigation, and the ability to communicate complex technical issues to executives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading an Agile development team.
• Experience with senior level customers for status updates and prioritization.
• Knowledge and experience using Jira for backlog, portfolio, product, and sprint management.
• Experience assembling sprint plans and weekly status reports.
• Ability to monitor multiple concurrent projects, identify risks, and communicate mitigations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Agile development team and coordinate with customers for updates and priorities.
• Develop and maintain sprint plans, backlogs, and progress reports.
• Prepare weekly reports and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Monitor multiple projects, identify risks, and take corrective actions as needed.
• Guide accreditation efforts using ICD-503 and support ATO activities.

Skills

Agile leadership

Senior customer communication

Jira backlog mgmt

Sprint planning

Weekly reporting

Project risk mgmt

Enterprise arch knowledge

Cross‑functional collaboration

Sponsor PMF & Agile

Tools

Jira

Segmentation service

SecOps Pipeline

Sponsor JIRA Workflow

Job description

About the Company Tesla Laboratories is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Cyber Security, Intelligence Analysis, Financial Management, Facilities Engineering Services, and Program Management support to the Intelligence Community (IC), the Department of Defense (DoD), and other federal government customers. We take pride in fostering a culture that values family, professional growth, and long-term career development—setting us apart from other services companies.

Requirements

• Demonstrated on-the-job experience leading an Agile development team.
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience working with senior level customers for status updates and prioritization.
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience with using Jira for managing backlogs, portfolios, products, and sprints.
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience putting together sprint plans.
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience putting together weekly reports.
• Demonstrated on-the-job ability to monitor the progress of multiple concurrent and highly visible projects and requirements with the ability to recommend or take required corrective actions; to perform risk identification and management; and to communicate effectively with the customer, stakeholder, and project team.
• Demonstrated on-the-job communication skills and ability to articulate complex resource and technical issues to a range of audiences.
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience with leading and managing enterprise level projects that have a multi-disciplinary cross-organizational project team from start to end using the Sponsor’s Project Management Framework (PMF) and Agile Project Management methodology.
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience with managing multiple concurrent projects, short deadlines, and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience identifying programmatic challenges, risks, and constraints coupled with a strong ability to convey well-thought mitigation strategies.
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience managing a project through the accreditation process using ICD-503 and receive ATO (Authority to Operate).

Desired Skills

• Hold the following Professional Certifications: Project Management Professional (i.e. PMI PMP), Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP).
• Demonstrated recent experience with the Sponsor’s Lean Agile methodology.
• Demonstrated experience managing top line charts, sprint burn-up charts and sprint goals.
• Demonstrated experience with Sponsor data repositories, Segmentation service, SecOps Pipeline, and Sponsor JIRA Workflow.
• Demonstrated on-the-job ability to communicate (orally and in writing) complex technical concepts and project information, tailoring ideas, explanations, and concepts to executive and senior managers.
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge of Sponsor’s enterprise technical architecture, services-oriented architectures, security requirements, and operating environments.
• Demonstrated broad knowledge of Sponsor’s IT components, missions, and strategies.
• Demonstrated familiarity with IC issues, policies, systems, and working relationships.
• Demonstrated on-the-job ability to build and maintain constructive relationships among customers, stakeholders, technical teams, and contractors across the Sponsor and Intelligence Community (IC).

Tesla Laboratories offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being and long-term success of our employees, including:

• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement plan with company contribution
• Paid time off and federal holidays
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Supportive, family-focused company culture
• Opportunities for long-term career growth within a growing SDVOSB