Program Manager – Federal Financial / Regulatory Service

Ad Hoc LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible work policies

401K with employer match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Ad Hoc LLC seeks a Program Manager for Federal Financial / Regulatory Service to oversee a complex federal digital services program. You will manage strategy, execution, and client relationships across multiple projects in a fully remote environment.

You will partner with government stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure delivery meets contractual, technical, financial, and customer expectations while maintaining high-quality outcomes. MRPT clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of relevant professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4+ years of experience directly managing complex technology programs, digital services, software delivery, or related technical initiatives.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary technical and delivery teams across multiple concurrent projects or workstreams.
• Demonstrated experience managing program scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, and contractual deliverables.
• Experience working directly with senior customers and stakeholders in a client-facing program leadership role.
• Experience managing program financial performance, staffing plans, resource allocation, and delivery forecasts.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and modern software or digital service delivery practices.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, communicate, and resolve complex program risks, delivery challenges, and operational issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience communicating program status, performance, risks, and priorities to senior stakeholders.
• Must currently hold, or have recently held, a Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) determination or higher-level federal security clearance (Secret or Top Secret).

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day delivery and operational health of a complex federal technology program across multiple projects and workstreams.
• Serve as a primary point of contact and trusted partner for government program leadership, sponsors, contracting stakeholders, and technical representatives.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through consistent communication, transparency, responsiveness, and reliable delivery.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across software engineering, product, design, project management, and other technical and delivery functions.
• Manage program scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risks, dependencies, contractual requirements, and overall performance.
• Establish and maintain effective delivery processes that support predictable execution, continuous improvement, and high-quality outcomes.
• Facilitate program reviews, planning sessions, status meetings, and other recurring customer and internal engagements.
• Proactively identify program risks, delivery challenges, and operational issues and drive them through resolution.
• Communicate changes to scope, schedule, staffing, budget, or delivery expectations to internal and customer stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate program reporting and visibility into milestones, deliverables, staffing, risks, dependencies, and contractual commitments.
• Manage program financial performance, including planned revenue, staffing, billable utilization, labor allocation, and gross margin in partnership with company leadership.
• Lead, manage, and mentor cross-functional team members while supporting performance management, professional development, resource planning, hiring, and onboarding.
• Partner with technical and practice leadership to ensure teams have the skills, resources, and support necessary to meet program objectives.
• Foster a collaborative and accountable team environment focused on delivery excellence and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Growth, Delivery, and Practice leadership to identify opportunities for organic account growth and expanded customer support.
• Serve as a program subject matter expert for recompete and proposal activities, contributing program knowledge, staffing strategies, technical context, past performance, and operational insights.
• Support transition planning and continuity of operations during periods of contract, staffing, or organizational change.

Skills

Communication

Agile delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Client-facing leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

We’re always looking for technologists who want to improve how governmentserves people. Browse our current openings below.

Program Manager – Federal Financial / Regulatory Service

Program Manager – Federal Financial / Regulatory Service

Job number: 959

This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Built for a remote life

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.

Primary Responsibilities

The Program Manager is responsible for the successful delivery, operational health, and customer relationship management of a complex federal digital services program. Working closely with delivery, technical, and company leadership, you will oversee program strategy and execution while ensuring teams meet contractual, technical, financial, and customer expectations.

You will serve as a primary partner to government stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams responsible for delivering and supporting digital services and technology platforms. You will use strong program management practices and Agile delivery methodologies to manage program scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, and quality while creating an environment where teams can successfully deliver high-quality government services.

• Lead the day-to-day delivery and operational health of a complex federal technology program across multiple projects and workstreams
• Serve as a primary point of contact and trusted partner for government program leadership, sponsors, contracting stakeholders, and technical representatives
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through consistent communication, transparency, responsiveness, and reliable delivery
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across software engineering, product, design, project management, and other technical and delivery functions
• Manage program scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risks, dependencies, contractual requirements, and overall performance
• Establish and maintain effective delivery processes that support predictable execution, continuous improvement, and high-quality outcomes
• Facilitate program reviews, planning sessions, status meetings, and other recurring customer and internal engagements
• Proactively identify program risks, delivery challenges, and operational issues and drive them through resolution
• Communicate changes to scope, schedule, staffing, budget, or delivery expectations to internal and customer stakeholders
• Maintain accurate program reporting and visibility into milestones, deliverables, staffing, risks, dependencies, and contractual commitments
• Manage program financial performance, including planned revenue, staffing, billable utilization, labor allocation, and gross margin in partnership with company leadership
• Lead, manage, and mentor cross-functional team members while supporting performance management, professional development, resource planning, hiring, and onboarding
• Partner with technical and practice leadership to ensure teams have the skills, resources, and support necessary to meet program objectives
• Foster a collaborative and accountable team environment focused on delivery excellence and continuous improvement
• Partner with Growth, Delivery, and Practice leadership to identify opportunities for organic account growth and expanded customer support
• Serve as a program subject matter expert for recompete and proposal activities, contributing program knowledge, staffing strategies, technical context, past performance, and operational insights
• Support transition planning and continuity of operations during periods of contract, staffing, or organizational change

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of relevant professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 4+ years of experience directly managing complex technology programs, digital services, software delivery, or related technical initiatives
• Experience managing multidisciplinary technical and delivery teams across multiple concurrent projects or workstreams
• Demonstrated experience managing program scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, and contractual deliverables
• Experience working directly with senior customers and stakeholders in a client-facing program leadership role
• Experience managing program financial performance, staffing plans, resource allocation, and delivery forecasts
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and modern software or digital service delivery practices
• Demonstrated ability to identify, communicate, and resolve complex program risks, delivery challenges, and operational issues
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience communicating program status, performance, risks, and priorities to senior stakeholders
• Must currently hold, or have recently held, a Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) determination or higher-level federal security clearance (Secret or Top Secret), and be able to successfully complete all additional federal customer suitability, fitness, and financial background requirements for the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing technology or digital services programs within the federal government contracting environment
• Experience supporting federal civilian agencies; prior experience supporting the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is a plus
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across software engineering, product, design, digital services, and project management
• Experience supporting web modernization, digital transformation, content management platforms, or other public-facing digital services
• Experience managing federal contract performance, financials, staffing, risk, and customer relationships
• Experience supporting federal contract recompetes, proposals, organic growth, or account expansion
• Familiarity with federal contract performance and customer evaluation processes, including CPARS
• PMP, ITIL, Agile, or comparable program/project management certification preferred
• Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• 401K with employer match
• Paid parental leave after one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

We value the unique skills gained through military service and encourage veterans and transitioning service members to apply.

In support of various state and city equal pay transparency laws, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $105,000-$150,000, depending on candidate experience and qualifications. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.