Deputy Program Manager
Sky Solutions
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Job summary
Sky Solutions is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager to oversee a large CMS-facing federal technology program from Tysons Corner, VA. You will coordinate governance, risk management, and delivery across multiple streams under the Program Manager's guidance.
Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in program leadership, strong stakeholder engagement, and proficiency with Agile/SAFe, DevSecOps, and cloud modernization. Competitive compensation and robust benefits accompany this high-impact role.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, IT, engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years in program/project management, including large-scale technology programs.
- Experience in Deputy Program Manager / Program Manager or similar leadership roles.
- Experience managing multiple workstreams, schedules, risks, and deliverables.
- Strong governance, executive reporting, risk/issue management, and stakeholder handling.
- Leads cross-functional teams in complex enterprise environments.
- Understanding of Agile/Scrum and/or hybrid delivery models.
- Excellent leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Support the Program Manager in planning, governance, and delivery of the program.
- Provide day-to-day leadership across multiple technical and functional workstreams.
- Coordinate schedules, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, and issues.
- Establish program status reporting, dashboards, metrics, and executive briefings.
- Lead governance activities and senior stakeholder meetings and reviews.
- Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery challenges.
- Coordinate across development, QA, architecture, DevSecOps, data, and business teams.
- Monitor performance against objectives, schedules, and contractual commitments.
- Support resource planning, onboarding, workload management, and prioritization.
- Maintain relationships with Product Owners, Project Managers, and stakeholders.
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Job description
Location: Tysons Corner, VA
We are seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager to support the overall management and execution of a large-scale Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) federal healthcare technology program. The Deputy Program Manager will work closely with the Program Manager and senior stakeholders to oversee program delivery, governance, planning, risk management, performance, and coordination across multiple technical and functional workstreams.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing complex federal technology programs, coordinating cross-functional teams, and providing leadership visibility into program progress, risks, dependencies, resources, and deliverables.
- Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Program Manager in the overall planning, execution, governance, and delivery of the program.
- Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight across multiple technical and functional workstreams.
- Coordinate program schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, resources, risks, and issues.
- Establish and maintain program-level status reporting, dashboards, metrics, and executive briefings.
- Lead program governance activities and facilitate senior-level stakeholder meetings, reviews, and decision forums.
- Proactively identify and manage program risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery challenges.
- Coordinate across development, QA, architecture, DevSecOps, data, business, and other project teams to ensure alignment and delivery.
- Monitor program performance against established objectives, schedules, milestones, and contractual or organizational commitments.
- Support resource planning, staffing, onboarding, workload management, and prioritization across program teams.
- Partner with Product Owners, Project Managers, technical leads, and business stakeholders to resolve cross-functional issues and dependencies.
- Ensure program deliverables, documentation, reporting, and governance artifacts are accurate, timely, and maintained.
- Support program-level Agile planning, release planning, and coordination across multiple Agile teams.
- Provide leadership with timely analysis, recommendations, and escalation of critical program concerns.
- Drive continuous improvement of program management processes, governance practices, reporting, and delivery operations.
- Serve as a senior point of contact for program stakeholders and represent program leadership when appropriate.
- Support the Program Manager in maintaining strong customer relationships and ensuring stakeholder expectations are effectively managed.
- Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of experience in program/project management, including experience supporting large-scale technology programs.
- Demonstrated experience in a Deputy Program Manager, Program Manager, Senior Project Manager, or comparable leadership role.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams, teams, schedules, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
- Strong experience with program governance, executive reporting, risk/issue management, and stakeholder management.
- Experience leading cross-functional technical and business teams in complex enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum and/or hybrid software delivery methodologies.
- Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to operate effectively with senior government, customer, technical, and program stakeholders.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting federal government technology programs, particularly large-scale programs with multiple contractors or stakeholder organizations.
- Experience working with CMS, Medicare, Medicaid, or federal healthcare programs.
- Experience supporting enterprise application modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
- Experience with Agile, SAFe, DevSecOps, and cloud-native delivery environments.
- PMP, PgMP, or similar program/project management certification.
- Experience with program management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Power BI.
- Experience managing distributed teams, vendors, subcontractors, and multiple delivery organizations.
- Experience supporting federal governance, compliance, security, and contractual reporting requirements.
Program Management | Program Governance | Delivery Leadership | Federal Contract Management | Stakeholder Management | Risk & Issue Management | Schedule & Dependency Management | Executive Reporting | Resource Management | Agile/SAFe | DevSecOps | Cloud Modernization | Team Leadership | Strategic Planning | Continuous Improvement
This position will work closely with program leadership and multidisciplinary teams supporting enterprise technology within the CMS federal healthcare environment. The role requires strong leadership and coordination across technical, business, Agile, and operational workstreams and the ability to effectively communicate program status, risks, dependencies, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
The expected compensation range for this position is $100,000 - $160,000 annually. Compensation is determined in good faith and may vary based on job-related factors, including relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, clearance level, labor category alignment, contract requirements, work location, internal equity, and business needs.
The posted range reflects the Sky's reasonable estimate at the time of posting and does not guarantee a specific salary or rate. Final compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's qualifications and applicable contractual and business considerations.
- Sky Solutions Benefits & Culture at a Glance:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage tailored to your needs.
- Time Off & Work-Life Balance
- Starting at 15 PTO days per year, increasing with tenure.
- Plus 11 paid holidays to recharge and spend time with loved ones.
- Professional Growth & Development
- Annual education stipend.
- Access to thousands of online courses.
- Formal mentorship programs for career advancement.
- Inclusive Culture
- "One Team" mentality focused on collaboration and belonging.
- Recognized as a Great Place to Work for six years straight.
To learn more about life at Sky Solutions, visit our Careers page: Careers - Sky Solutions
At Sky Solutions, LLC, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates who share our vision and values.
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