Deputy Program Manager / PMO Lead (Senior)

DecisionPoint | Cortek; EE. UU.; A distancia; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

DecisionPoint | Cortek seeks a Deputy Program Manager / PMO Lead to oversee daily PMO operations in support of the USMEPCOM ENLIST program. You will coordinate schedules, deliverables, risks, issues, and governance to ensure timely execution in a complex federal IT environment.

The role requires maintaining the Integrated Master Schedule and Work Breakdown Structure, managing program reporting, and providing governance for the Task Order Management Portal, working with government stakeholders

Formación

• Requires active security clearance (Secret or higher).
• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience and PMP certification.

Responsabilidades

• Manage daily PMO operations and support the Task Order Program Manager in overseeing program execution.
• Maintain and coordinate the Integrated Master Schedule, Work Breakdown Structure, milestones, dependencies, and assigned responsibilities.
• Track contract deliverables, due dates, government reviews, approvals, and corrective actions.
• Maintain program risk, issue, decision, opportunity, and action-item registers, ensuring timely escalation and resolution.
• Coordinate the program's reporting cadence, including monthly status reports, technical status meetings, project status meetings, and quarterly Program Management Reviews.
• Prepare agendas, presentations, status reports, meeting minutes, executive briefings, and supporting governance materials.
• Support development and updates of the Project Management Plan and governance for the Task Order Management Portal.
• Coordinate transition activities, staffing, security, quality, and reporting actions.
• Coordinate annual service-contract labor reporting and subcontractor reporting inputs.

Conocimientos

PMO leadership

Governance

Risk management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Management/IT

PMP Certification

Descripción del empleo

DecisionPoint seeks a Deputy Program Manager / PMO Lead to oversee daily Project Management Office operations in support of the USMEPCOM ENLIST program. This senior role supports the Task Order Program Manager by coordinating program schedules, deliverables, risks, issues, action items, reporting activities, transition efforts, and governance processes across a complex federal information technology environment.

The Deputy Program Manager / PMO Lead will maintain the Integrated Master Schedule and Work Breakdown Structure, coordinate recurring program reporting and governance activities, support updates to the Project Management Plan, and provide functional governance for the Task Order Management Portal. The successful candidate will work closely with program leadership, technical leads, subcontractors, and Government stakeholders to promote timely execution, accurate reporting, effective risk management, and compliance with task order requirements.

This position is remote, with preference given to candidates located in or near Chicago.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage daily PMO operations and support the Task Order Program Manager in overseeing program execution.
• Maintain and coordinate the Integrated Master Schedule, Work Breakdown Structure, milestones, dependencies, and assigned responsibilities.
• Track contract deliverables, due dates, Government reviews, approvals, and corrective actions.
• Maintain program risk, issue, decision, opportunity, and action-item registers, ensuring timely escalation and resolution.
• Coordinate the program's reporting cadence, including monthly status reports, technical status meetings, project status meetings, and quarterly Program Management Reviews.
• Prepare agendas, presentations, status reports, meeting minutes, executive briefings, and supporting governance materials.
• Support development and recurring updates of the Project Management Plan, including management processes, communications procedures, risk-management practices, quality controls, schedules, and supporting standard operating procedures.
• Coordinate project kick-off activities and track associated staffing, security, transition, quality, and reporting actions.
• Support annual service-contract labor reporting and maintain accurate personnel and subcontractor reporting inputs.
• Coordinate travel and purchasing workflows, including travel authorization and purchase-request tracking, documentation, and approval status.
• Support development, implementation, and maintenance of the program Quality Management Plan.
• Coordinate transition-in and transition-out planning, knowledge transfer, schedules, milestones, documentation, and stakeholder communications.
• Provide functional governance for the Task Order Management Portal, including workflow management, access coordination, data quality, reporting standards, and process compliance.
• Monitor performance metrics, staffing status, schedule health, risks, dependencies, and contractual activities across program workstreams.
• Coordinate with technical leads, subcontractors, corporate teams, and Government stakeholders to resolve cross-functional issues and maintain alignment with program priorities.
• Identify process improvements and implement repeatable PMO standards, templates, tools, and controls.
• Perform delegated program-management responsibilities and represent the PMO in meetings when assigned by the Task Order Program Manager.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance or higher.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• ITIL Foundation certification or higher.
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Progressively responsible experience in project management, program management, or PMO leadership.
• Experience supporting complex information technology programs with multiple technical workstreams, stakeholders, and deliverables.
• Experience supporting a Task Order Program Manager or serving in a deputy program manager or PMO lead capacity.
• Experience developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules, multi-level Work Breakdown Structures, milestone plans, and dependency maps.
• Experience managing program deliverables, risks, issues, actions, decisions, opportunities, dependencies, milestones, and reporting cycles.
• Experience preparing executive-level status reports, briefings, governance packages, and meeting materials.
• Experience coordinating transition activities, quality-management processes, and cross-functional program operations.

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