Director, Federal IT Program Delivery (Remote)

GovCIO; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 175,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Director, Program Delivery to lead delivery execution across a large and complex portfolio of technology advisory, modernization, and transformation initiatives supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

This role will oversee program delivery, client execution, delivery performance, workforce alignment, and portfolio risk to ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in either a technical or business-related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in federal technology delivery, program management, portfolio leadership, or related functions.
• 5+ years of experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically VA's Digital Transformation Center (DTC) or other areas within OIT.
• Demonstrated experience leading large teams (50+ staff), geographically distributed teams and complex technology portfolios.
• Experience overseeing delivery across multiple concurrent programs, initiatives, and VA stakeholder organizations.
• Strong executive-level client engagement, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery across a complex portfolio of VA programs and initiatives (30+).
• Partner with the Director of Portfolio Operations to unify delivery and operations.
• Develop program and delivery leaders with clear accountability and escalation paths.
• Maintain visibility into delivery performance, staffing, milestones, dependencies, and risks.
• Establish governance, performance measures, and operating rhythms across programs.
• Identify and resolve delivery, staffing, quality, and customer risks.
• Build relationships with VA stakeholders and serve as senior escalation point for delivery issues.
• Coordinate across programs to address shared resources and dependencies.

Skills

Executive-level client engagement

Portfolio management

Federal delivery

Program management

Leadership of large teams

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical or business-related field

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Director, Program Delivery to lead delivery execution across a large and complex portfolio of technology advisory, modernization, and transformation initiatives supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

This role will oversee program delivery, client execution, delivery performance, workforce alignment, and portfolio risk to ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes across the portfolio.