Assistant Federal Program Manager

PSI Services; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 69,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement benefits

Generous time off

Health insurance tailored to region

Flexible schedule

Remote work

Job summary

PSI Services is seeking an Assistant Program Manager for its Federal Program Management team. This is a permanent, full-time remote role with core hours Mon-Fri and occasional travel for meetings and workshops.

You will support program managers by planning, coordinating, and communicating project plans, timelines, and status reports while ensuring tasks stay on schedule and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or program management.
• Proven program management experience.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain government security clearance.
• Proficiency with MS Project/Jira.
• Extensive stakeholder management experience.
• PRINCE2/PMP/Agile experience.
• Experience in testing industry a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and executing project activities, tracking progress, and ensuring tasks are completed on time and within budget.
• Provide excellent customer service to clients and partners using PSI web-based solutions; maintain relationships with speed and professionalism.
• Act as liaison between teams and management; prepare project reports for stakeholders.
• Handle administrative tasks: meeting minutes, documentation, and training access.
• Improve processes; develop initiatives to enhance customer experience and product quality.
• Understand PSI product suite and support multiple web-based products.
• Develop project scope of work and plans with program managers; coordinate new developments.
• Prepare and communicate project plans; assist in status meetings.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

US citizenship

Security clearance

PRINCE2/PMP/Agile

Testing industry experience

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or program management

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Job description

Description

Title: Assistant Program Manager

Location: Remote-US

Salary: $81,720 / annually

About PSI

We are PSI Services. We power world leading tests. Delivered with trusted science and the very best test taker experience. PSI supports test-takers on their journey to pursuing dreams and gaining certifications that are important to them. They believe that their dreams are worth working for; that their dreams are worth the effort. And we believe that too. This is our core purpose, to empower people to achieve their dreams. We do this by being the best provider of workforce solutions, which foster both technology and science to deliver the best solutions for our test takers.

We are searching for top talent to join our PSI team and help grow our products and services. We have a creative, supportive and inclusive culture where we empower people in their careers to be their authentic self and make the most of their great talent.

At PSI, we are committed to helping people meet their potential and we believe that promoting diversity, equity and inclusion is critical to our success. That’s why you’ll find these ideals are intrinsic to our company culture and applied throughout the employee lifecycle.

Learn more about what we do at: https://www.psiexams.com/

About the Role

The Assistant Program Manager in PSI’s Federal Program Management team supports Program Managers in planning, coordinating, and overseeing programs by handling tasks to include but not limited to, preparing reports, managing project timelines, tracking progress, and assisting with communicating between teams and stakeholders.

This is a permanent role (full-time), with flexible working but core availability through Monday-Friday office hours. The role is performed remotely, with occasional opportunities to travel available for meetings, in-person workshops and delivery.

Role Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and executing project activities, tracking progress, and ensuring tasks are completed on time and within budget.

• Provides excellent customer service to clients and partners who use the company developed web-based software solutions. Acts as a liaison for clients and maintain solid customer relationships by handling their questions and concerns with speed, accuracy, professionalism and a sense of urgency. Enlists support from others as appropriate or required.

• Act as a liaison between team members and management, communicate with stakeholders, and prepare project reports.

• Handle administrative tasks, such as taking meeting minutes, managing project documentation, and providing training and access to materials.

• Assists in improving processes and procedures. Lead efforts in developing initiatives to improve the customer experience regarding project management. Contributes to the improvement of the company’s products and services.

• Develops a deep understanding of the PSI product suite. Ability to support multiple web-based software products and processes. Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.

• Works with program managers to develop project scope of work documents and project plans. Works with appropriate customers to identify and coordinate new system developments and/or enhancements.

• Works with program managers to prepare, maintain and communicate project plans. Assist in preparing project reports and presentations for program and project status meetings.

• Identifies, tracks, monitors and communicates project related issues, scope changes, variances and contingencies that may arise during the implementation of projects.

• Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem

• Takes ownership of issues and follows them through to completion.

• Works cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness. Assesses situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization.

• Displays a willingness and ability to work effectively within the decision making and organizational structures of the company. Develops and fosters effective collaboration between departments and others (inside and outside of the organization) to ensure an integrated approach to providing services and fulfilling the organization’s goals and objectives.

• Effectively and professionally represents the company to internal and external audiences.

• Performs a variety of tasks and other related duties incidental to the work described herein as may be assigned or delegated.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Requirements

• Education to Bachelor’s degree level in related field such as business or program management.

• Strong proven experience as a program manager is required.

• Must be a US citizen and able to obtain US government security clearance.

• Proficiency in using web-based project management platforms like MS Project or Jira is required.

• Extensive stakeholder management experience required.

• Prince2 / PMP / Agile experience/knowledge required.

• Experience in the testing industry and with assessment delivery platforms is a plus.

Benefits & Culture

• Retirement Benefits: 401(k), pension, or country-specific retirement plans with employer contributions

• Generous Time Off: Enhanced paid time off/annual leave policies

• Health & Wellbeing Coverage: Medical insurance tailored to your region, plus:

• US: Dental, vision, life, and short-term disability insurance

• UK: Medical cashback plan including dental, vision, and income protection

• Flexible Spending Accounts (US)

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential support whenever you need it

• Work-Life Balance: We understand life happens outside of work, and we fully support flexibility

• Wellness Culture: Regular global wellness initiatives to help you stay healthy and inspired

• Future Planning: Tools and support to help you grow personally and professionally

• Giving Back: Enjoy a Volunteer Day each year and opportunities to support our communities and industry

• Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, your future, and your sense of purpose.

At PSI, we’re more than just a workplace - we’re a global team driven by shared values and real impact. If you're ready to be part of a company that’s committed to your growth and well-being, we’d love to hear from you.

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