Program Manager

SAIC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks qualified candidates for a contingent role in Chantilly, VA / McLean, VA. The position supports complex resource management, workforce planning, and financial governance across federal programs. Start date may be as early as 01/18/2027 and requires TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.

The role emphasizes streamlining operations, implementing compliant travel workflows, and providing leadership with real-time staffing and budgeting insights in high-tempo environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and ten (10) years of related experience
• Masters and eight (8) years of related experience
• PHD or JD and five (5) years of related experience
• Ten years of hands-on resource management in the Intelligence Community
• Experience managing end-to-end project finances in a regulated environment

Responsibilities

• Streamline operational workflows to reduce handoffs and barriers to mission execution
• Integrate travel-management capabilities including workflows and governance controls
• Provide leadership with real-time insights into workforce distribution and staffing levels
• Develop and maintain standardized process documentation and templates

Skills

Resource management

Workforce planning

Cross-agency coordination

Financial analysis

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD/JD

Tools

Financial management software

Job description

POSITION IS CONTINGENT PENDING CONTRACT AWARD

This is a KEY role ; this means that the sponsor will expect the candidate to be available and ready to start on the proposed start date. The estimated proposed start date is 01/18/2027.

This position will be in Chantilly, VA. and McLean, VA.

SAIC seeks talented, qualified applicants with the following skill sets:

• Streamline complex operational workflows by simplifying decision paths, reducing unnecessary handoffs, and removing barriers to timely mission execution, improving the organization’s ability to respond to emerging requirements.
• Integrate federally compliant travel-management capabilities into the platform-including authorization workflows, documentation management, compliance checks, and governance/audit controls-to support full lifecycle travel processing and accurate record ‑ keeping.
• Provide leadership with real-time insight into workforce distribution, travel patterns, personnel availability, and mission-critical staffing levels, leveraging large-scale workforce tracking approaches proven in enterprise solutions.
• Develop and maintain standardized process documentation and continuous workflow improvements, including templates, guidance, reporting artifacts, and optimization of duplicative processes and decision cadences, to reduce administrative burden, enhance coordination, and address key challenges identified by leadership.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience; master's and eight (8) years or more experience; PHD or JD and five (5) years or more experience
• Minimum ten (10) years of hands-on resource management experience within the Intelligence Community, including workforce allocation, mission readiness planning, and cross-agency coordination in high-tempo operational environments.
• At least five (5) years of demonstrated proficiency using financial management software within IC programs.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end project finances. From initial budget formulation and cost estimation through obligation tracking, execution monitoring, variance analysis, and final closeout-within a classified or federally regulated environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead financial and resource management activities across multiple concurrent projects or accounts, ensuring accuracy, compliance with federal standards, and alignment with mission priorities while operating under IC-unique constraints and approval processes.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph