Federal GIS Project Lead — Agile Delivery

Esri; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 84,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Esri's Professional Services team is seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams delivering geospatial solutions for federal mission-driven customers. You will own scope, schedule, and budget while translating complex mission requirements into practical technical plans.

You will guide Agile delivery, manage risks and dependencies, and collaborate with customers and Esri teams to ensure successful deployments and ongoing customer success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading technology, consulting, implementation, or similarly complex projects.
• Professional experience leading IT-based projects and cross-functional technical teams.
• Ability to translate customer goals and mission requirements into technical plans.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
• US citizenship and an active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree in GIS, geography, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams delivering geospatial solutions for federal customers.
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and delivery.
• Serve as liaison between Esri Professional Services and customers to translate requirements into plans.
• Lead Agile delivery activities: sprint planning, backlog management, stand-ups, retrospectives, metrics.
• Recommend architectures and solutions, including implementation and migration approaches.
• Communicate technical concepts and priorities clearly to all stakeholders.
• Collaborate with practice managers, sales, and marketing to identify opportunities.
• Stay engaged with emerging tech and implementation trends for mission environments.

Skills

Project management

Agile delivery

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Requirements gathering

Education

Bachelor's degree in GIS

Tools

Jira

TFS

Asana

Job description

Esri's Professional Services team is seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-functional teams delivering geospatial solutions for federal mission-driven customers. You will own scope, schedule, and budget while translating complex mission requirements into practical technical plans.

You will guide Agile delivery, manage risks and dependencies, and collaborate with customers and Esri teams to ensure successful deployments and ongoing customer success.