Principal Project/Program Manager (Government)

att; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 130,700 - 196,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Paid Caregiver Leave

Additional sick leave (unprotected)

Job summary

AT&T Global Public Sector is seeking a Principal Project/Program Manager to support the National Security Group in a hybrid, on-site role in Chantilly, VA. You will partner with leadership to translate priorities into clear plans, timelines, and actions, ensuring initiatives stay organized and moving forward.

The ideal candidate has 8–10 years of experience, strong PowerPoint and storytelling skills, and proven PM capabilities.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• 8-10 years of professional work experience.
• Strong PowerPoint and storytelling skills.
• Strong organization and project management skills.
• Evidence of PM skills in current role.
• Intermediate Excel capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve in a hybrid chief of staff and project/program management capacity supporting the National Security Group leader and broader organization.
• Partner with leadership to translate business priorities into clear plans, actions, timelines, and follow-through, ensuring key initiatives remain organized, visible, and moving forward.
• Support business planning, operational cadence, executive presentations, leadership updates, organizational communications, culture initiatives, return-to-office efforts, budget coordination, and other strategic or administrative priorities aligned to a tight Rhythm of Business.
• Drive the Rhythm of Business for NSG aligned to Public Sector and ATT Business and acts as a central point of coordination for cross-functional requests, emerging issues, and workstreams that require strong judgment, ownership, and the ability to identify the right path forward when ownership is unclear.
• Drive project execution by organizing work, tracking milestones, identifying risks, following up on action items, and helping leaders prioritize critical tasks in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Use business acumen to understand the organization’s priorities, connect the work to broader business outcomes, and provide thoughtful recommendations that help improve execution and decision-making.
• Independently assess issues, gather relevant information, develop options, and move work forward with limited direction while knowing when to elevate for leadership input.
• Support process improvement, task forces, and business efficiency efforts across the organization, helping simplify work, improve alignment, and strengthen overall operating discipline.

Skills

PowerPoint

Storytelling

Project management

PM experience

Excel

Education

Experience equivalent to 8–10 years

Tools

Excel

Job description

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted.

AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to theFederal Government. We are dedicated to recruiting, developing and empowering a diverse, high-performing workforce that is passionate about what they do, committed to our shared values and dedicated to our customers’ mission.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Serve in a hybrid chief of staff and project/program management capacity supporting the National Security Group leader and broader organization.
• Partner with leadership to translate business priorities into clear plans, actions, timelines, and follow-through, ensuring key initiatives remain organized, visible, and moving forward.
• Support business planning, operational cadence, executive presentations, leadership updates, organizational communications, culture initiatives, return-to-office efforts, budget coordination, and other strategic or administrative priorities aligned to a tight Rhythm of Business.
• Drive the Rhythm of Business for NSG aligned to Public Sector and ATT Business and acts as a central point of coordination for cross-functional requests, emerging issues, and workstreams that require strong judgment, ownership, and the ability to identify the right path forward when ownership is unclear.
• Drive project execution by organizing work, tracking milestones, identifying risks, following up on action items, and helping leaders prioritize critical tasks in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Use business acumen to understand the organization’s priorities, connect the work to broader business outcomes, and provide thoughtful recommendations that help improve execution and decision-making.
• Independently assess issues, gather relevant information, develop options, and move work forward with limited direction while knowing when to elevate for leadership input.
• Support process improvement, task forces, and business efficiency efforts across the organization, helping simplify work, improve alignment, and strengthen overall operating discipline.
• This role requires a strong, independent thinker and doer who is highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of professionalism and follow-through.

Required Qualifications:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 8-10 years of professional work experience.
• Strong PowerPoint and storytelling skills.
• Strong organization and project management skills.
• Evidence of PM skills in current role
• Intermediate Excel capabilities.

Our Principal Project/Program Manager's earn between $130,700 -$196,100. Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement