Director, Project Management (Remote US)

ICF Olson; United States; Remote; USD 159,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible schedule

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Director, Project Management to lead a modernization program for the FDIC, coordinating data, cloud, analytics, and AI workstreams in FDIC's security environment. This remote role requires coordinating with FDIC stakeholders and delivering on time.

You will plan, sequence work, manage backlogs, monitor costs, and ensure security, traceability, and acceptance. Candidates should have federal program experience, Agile delivery, and proficiency with GitHub/Jira/ServiceNow, plus

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex technology programs with multiple workstreams.
• Experience applying Agile delivery practices including sprint planning and backlog management.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, risks, and reporting.
• Experience coordinating cloud, data, security, and analytics teams.
• Ability to satisfy FDIC background requirements and U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Lead program planning and execution across data, cloud, analytics, AI, and operations workstreams.
• Maintain integrated project plan; coordinate milestones and priorities.
• Manage product backlog, requirements, and code artifacts through GitHub/Jira.
• Prepare weekly status reports on cost, schedule, risks, and actions.
• Ensure deliverables meet acceptance criteria and security reviews.

Skills

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Risk management

GitHub/Jira

Education

PMP/SAFe/ITIL

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

Jira

ServiceNow

Power BI

Azure

Job description

The Work ICF is seeking a Directer, Project Management to lead integrated delivery for a modernization effort for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC). The program supports cloud data modernization, enterprise analytics and AI operations within FDIC’s governance and security environment. You will provide the management structure that connects workstreams, technical teams, FDIC stakeholders, and delivery commitments. You will plan and sequence work, manage backlogs and sprint execution, monitor cost and schedule, control risks and changes, and ensure that work products are complete, traceable, secure, and ready for FDIC review and acceptance.

Job Location: Remote

What You Will Do

Lead program planning and execution across concurrent data, cloud, analytics, AI, and operations workstreams; maintain an integrated project plan and coordinate dependencies, milestones, and priorities. Establish sprint plans with epics, backlog items, success criteria, backlog grooming, daily stand‑ups, retrospectives, and sprint demonstrations; sequence work to support approved priorities and release objectives. Manage the product backlog, requirements, code, artifacts, bug fixes, requirements baselines, system features, and business rules through FDIC GitHub Enterprise or approved tools. Manage team and individual project budgets, track actual and projected costs, monitor burn rate, and provide cost projections and timely corrective actions. Prepare weekly status reports covering cost, current and planned activities, schedule, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and action items; provide clear briefings to FDIC stakeholders. Coordinate architecture, infrastructure, data, security, privacy, operations, and business stakeholder reviews; ensure decisions address cost, security, operations, technical standards, and mission requirements. Manage requirements, risk, issue, change, and configuration processes, including FDIC Change Control Board and ServiceNow processes for production changes and configuration items. Ensure deliverables and sprint outcomes meet acceptance criteria; coordinate quality reviews, continuous testing and validation, stakeholder feedback, and resolution of rework before submission. Oversee security and compliance coordination, including A&A and ATO support, NIST 800‑53 controls, POA&Ms, Azure policy findings, hardening guides, Security Impact Assessments, and annual security assessments. Lead transition and continuity activities, including knowledge transfer, resource coordination, documentation handoff, communication channels, risk mitigation, and readiness for uninterrupted operations.

What You Will Bring With You

Demonstrated experience managing complex technology programs or projects with multiple technical workstreams, stakeholders, dependencies, and delivery commitments. Experience applying Agile delivery practices, including sprint planning, backlog management, daily stand‑ups, demonstrations, retrospectives, and work tracking through GitHub, Jira, or comparable tools. Experience managing budgets, burn rates, schedules, risks, issues, action items, status reporting, and cost or schedule corrective actions. Experience coordinating cloud, data, application, security, infrastructure, or analytics teams and translating technical issues and trade‑offs for business and government stakeholders. Experience managing requirements, deliverables, change control, quality assurance, acceptance criteria, and version‑controlled project documentation. Ability to satisfy FDIC personnel eligibility and background‑investigation requirements U.S. Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements. Candidate must reside in the U.S., be authorized to work in the U.S., and all work must be performed in the U.S.

What we would like you to bring

Experience supporting federal or regulated technology modernization programs, particularly cloud, data management, analytics, AI, or enterprise platform initiatives. Experience with Azure, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, Azure AI services, or comparable cloud technologies. Experience supporting FDIC or similar governance bodies, including enterprise architecture, security, privacy, data governance, change control, A&A, ATO, or configuration management processes. Experience developing project, risk, requirements, security, architecture, data, testing, UAT, and transition documentation. Experience using GitHub Enterprise, ServiceNow, Jira, Power BI, Azure Monitor, or comparable delivery and reporting tools. Experience establishing KPIs, agile metrics, quality measures, stakeholder feedback loops, and QASP‑style performance reporting. Experience leading transition‑in or transition‑out activities, incumbent knowledge transfer, operational readiness, or continuity planning. PMP, Scrum Master, SAFe, ITIL, or comparable project or Agile certification.

Professional Skills

Lead with clarity and accountability across technical teams, government stakeholders, and partner organizations. Communicate status, risks, decisions, and recommendations concisely to both executive and working‑level audiences. Organize complex work into actionable plans with clear ownership, sequencing, and follow‑through. Use sound judgment to balance scope, schedule, cost, quality, security, and operational risk.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read ourEEO policy. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.

Workplace discrimination rights or our benefit offerings which are included in theTransparency in (Benefits) Coverage Act.

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The pay range for this position based on full‑time employment is: $158,819.00 - $269,993.00 Nationwide Remote Office (US99)

ICF is a global consulting and technology services company with approximately 9,000 employees, but we are not your typical consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting‑edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn more at icf.com.