Open Data Platform Program Manager

Bixal; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex hours

401K with matching

Parental Leave

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Flex Spending Account

Company provided short-term disability

PTO

11 Paid holidays

Job summary

Bixal is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the delivery of data.CMS.gov, CMS's open data platform used by researchers, policymakers, providers, and the public. You will own the product roadmap and run a cross-functional agile team of 15–25 people, serving as the main partner to CMS OEDA and data owners across eight components.

This full-time role is tied to contract award with a nine-month base period and four option years.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in management, public administration, IT, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant program or project management experience.
• Minimum 4 years on open data projects with DCAT-US 3.0 exposure.
• Minimum 4 years working directly with CMS programs or data.
• Experience leading 15–25 person cross-functional teams.
• Deep knowledge of Agile product management, including sprint planning, backlog management and release planning.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Slack, and GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a cross-functional delivery team, scaling staffing as needed.
• Own the product strategy and rolling roadmap, prioritize backlog, and update the roadmap at PI start.
• Lead agile cadence: two-week sprints, three-sprint PIs, planning, demos, retrospectives.
• Oversee task order management, planning, financial tracking, and estimate at completion.
• Produce Monthly Status Reports and project dashboards with live Jira/Confluence data.
• Develop and maintain the QASP and report performance metrics.
• Identify risks and blockers early and propose paths forward.
• Serve as primary CMS contact including COR/CO and Product Owners.

Skills

Program management

Agile

Stakeholder engagement

Jira

Confluence

CMS experience

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Slack

GitHub

Job description

Bixal is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the delivery of data.CMS.gov, CMS's open data platform used by researchers, policymakers, providers, and the public. You will own the product roadmap and run a cross-functional agile team of 15–25 people, serving as the main partner to CMS OEDA and data owners across eight components.

This full-time role is tied to contract award with a nine-month base period and four option years.