IT Program Manager

Orbis; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an IT Program Manager to lead a critical sponsor program. This role involves overseeing technical support, managing project plans, and ensuring effective communication among various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management and technical coordination, with a focus on operational efficiency. This position offers the opportunity to work with diverse teams and contribute to impactful maritime technology projects while ensuring alignment with long-term goals. If you're passionate about technology and leadership, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience as primary contact for program technical matters.
• Ability to manage and oversee program personnel effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and ensure creation of programmatic artifacts.
• Facilitate collaboration across technical disciplines for project alignment.

Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Technical Liaison

Collaboration

Operational Efficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

Job description

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Orbis Operations is seeking an IT Program Manager to oversee technical subject matter expert support to a critical sponsor program. This role is part of an existing team responsible for creating and maintaining project plans, timelines, and other programmatic data for collection platforms.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Demonstrated experience serving as the primary point of contact for a program for all technical, cost and schedule performance matters and issues.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing daily operations for a program.
• Demonstrated experience managing assigning, providing oversight and reviewing work of program personnel.
• Demonstrated experience ensuring necessary programmatic and technical artifacts required to effectively and successfully manage the program are created, maintained and are accurate.
• Demonstrated experience consulting with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess needs and mission priorities.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or related field.
• Demonstrated experience with communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and leadership teams.
• Demonstrated experience preparing program management artifacts such as presentations or reports.
• Lead the integration of current and future efforts, ensuring smooth coordination across different technical teams and program initiatives.
  
  

Required Skills/Abilities

• Requires an active TS/SCI w/ Poly
• Serve as the liaison on technical matters between Sponsor leadership and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate collaboration among multi-technical disciplines (data, development, and infrastructure) and Sponsor teams, ensuring that projects align with the Sponsor’s long-term goals and technological standards.
• Support cross-functional team meetings and coordinate efforts across various domains to ensure seamless project integration.
• Communicate project updates, technical challenges, and solution strategies to government leadership and stakeholders, to enable transparency and effective decision-making.
  
  

Additional Duties/Responsibilities

• Assist Sponsor executive team in prioritizing efforts, managing schedules, and making informed business decisions related to maritime technology projects.
• Assist in planning and managing multiple projects involving Sponsor infrastructure and exploitation platforms.
• Collect, organize, or create program artifacts, in support of the Sponsor’s data collection requirements.
• Provide coordination across Sponsor’s organization and business partners to expedite data sharing, processing and governance activities.
• Assist in improving existing processes to enhance operational efficiency and work to ensure timely project completion.
• Assist in managing evolving mission priorities for current technologies, including adapting to changes in mission needs.
• Coordinate the preparation of presentations, reports, and other materials for senior leadership.
• Serve as a liaison between project teams and Sponsor leadership to facilitate timely project updates and decisions.
• Be expected to travel overseas for work approximately 1 week out of every month.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Routine video conference and/or in-person meetings.
• Ability to attend planned meetings within the Washington Metro Area region.
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Strategy/Planning and Information Technology

• Industries

  Data Infrastructure and Analytics

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