Deputy Program Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology; California; Remote; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Deputy Program Manager to support NASA initiatives, delivering a 24x7 Service Desk and ITSM development in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and delivery excellence, with remote work initially and on-site later. A Public Trust clearance is required; 5+ years of deputy PM experience with NASA is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least five combined years of deputy program or project management experience.
• Experience supporting NASA environments and NASA mission-related solution development.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex topics to diverse stakeholders.
• Proven experience supporting customer relationship management.
• Experience mentoring or supporting remote teams and performance management.
• Experience with schedule creation, timeline tracking, deliverables management, metrics reporting, demonstrations, and virtual training.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Experience with ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

• Support the Program Manager in building and nurturing trust with customers through high-quality execution.
• Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders and manage expectations.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal teams and the customer, ensuring alignment on goals and deliverables.
• Act on behalf of the Program Manager when needed and maintain continuity of program execution.
• Help lead IT managers, technical leads, vendors and cross-functional teams.
• Develop, maintain, and oversee project schedules for timely delivery.
• Identify risks, develop mitigation plans, and elevate issues appropriately.
• Ensure compliance with NASA policies, security requirements, and program controls.

Skills

Data Analysis

People Management

Services Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

NACI (T1)

Job Family:

Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Data Analysis, People Management, Services Management

Certifications:

None

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a Deputy Program Manager to support our NASA Business Area in driving the successful pursuit and execution of key initiatives across our growing NASA portfolio.

GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. The Deputy Program Manager will play a critical role in supporting and helping execute a comprehensive solution that integrates and manages a 24x7 Service Desk, advanced AI-enabled tools, efficient on-site deskside support, a PC-as-a-Service hardware model, and complementary engineering, cybersecurity, and IT Service Management (ITSM) development resources.

As a Deputy Program Manager, you will partner closely with the Program Manager, internal/external teams, NASA customer leadership, technical teams, projects managers, engineering organizations to provide operational discipline, thoughtful analysis, and steady leadership. You will also assist with account management activities for NASA, focusing on business growth, customer relationship management, and high-quality service delivery. This position will provide expertise to ensure solutions and execution remain aligned with future enterprise IT service delivery standards and best industry practices in planning, implementation, and innovation.

The successful candidate will be an experienced program management professional with prior support to NASA and a proven track record supporting projects with similar operational complexity. The candidate must demonstrate success in personnel support, positive customer relationships, and service delivery excellence, with a focus on innovation and customer experience. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are essential in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent work streams.

In this Deputy Program Manager role, you will support execution of GDIT’s strategic initiatives and help ensure compliance with Federal and NASA requirements. This position requires a motivated leader who can navigate complex challenges, execute tasks effectively, and build trusted relationships with internal teams and customer stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

• Support the Program Manager in building and nurturing trust with customers through consistent, high-quality execution.
• Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders and help ensure expectations are clearly set and managed.
• Serve as a supporting point of contact for internal teams and the customer, ensuring alignment on goals, priorities, and deliverables.
• Act on behalf of the Program Manager when needed and maintain continuity of program execution.

Strategic Leadership

• Assist in executing GDIT’s strategic imperatives focused on NASA standards and the NASA Community.
• Apply a Consultant Mindset by helping identify challenges, proposing actionable solutions, and encouraging continuous improvements.
• Support customer experience efforts by engaging with users and contributing to value-driven results aligned with customer expectations.
• Help lead IT managers, technical leads, vendors and cross-functional teams.

Project and Task Management

• Help develop, maintain, and oversee project schedules to ensure timely delivery of tasks and milestones.
• Coordinate and allocate tasks among development and operations team members according to project and contract requirements.
• Anticipate and help resolve potential roadblocks, adjusting plans in collaboration with the Program Manager.
• Identify technical and organizational risks, develop mitigation plans, and elevate issues appropriately.

Performance and Quality Oversight

• Ensure project deliverables meet required quality standards and comply with regulatory guidelines.
• Track program data and assist in reporting metrics, providing insights to enhance performance and efficiency using Configuration Management/Change Control, Risk and Opportunity Management, Earned Value/Cost Management.
• Ensure compliance with NASA policies, security requirements, configuration/change management, and program controls.

Please note:

This role will be remote until the contract is awarded, then will switch to on‑site.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five (5) combined years of deputy program or project management experience.
• Experience supporting the NASA environment, customers, and solution development tailored to NASA mission needs.
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical topics to diverse stakeholders and support meetings and technical discussions independently.
• Proven experience supporting customer relationship management.
• Experience mentoring or supporting remote teams, including coordination and performance management activities.
• Experience with schedule creation, timeline tracking, deliverables management, metrics reporting, demonstrations, and virtual training.
• Demonstrated experience driving performance excellence and adapting new technologies to improve service delivery.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with ServiceNow.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

The likely salary range for this position is $128,039 - $173,229. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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