Remote Delivery Lead: Government Digital Programs

For People; Virginia; Remote; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Profit sharing

Job summary

For People is delivering a federal contracting project to improve CMS data portals. As delivery lead, you will guide a cross-functional team of 15, coordinating with CMS stakeholders to maintain momentum and clear reporting.

You will run agile ceremonies, manage risks, and ensure compliance with 508 and ATO, while aligning with contract requirements. Occasional travel to CMS in Baltimore may be required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in program or project management, including government contracts.
• Degree in management, public administration, information technology, or a related field.
• Experience with open data projects.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams, leading 15–25 people as contracts grow.
• Deep knowledge of agile product management principles.
• Ability to oversee task order management including reporting, sprint planning, and project planning.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder engagement across multiple government agency offices and data owners.
• Experience working directly with CMS programs or data.
• Experience with public websites built on Drupal.
• Experience leading a contract transition from an incumbent team.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery on a cross-functional team of about 15 people spanning engineering, design, user research, and support.
• Run agile practices including sprints, planning cycles, demos, and retrospectives with CMS stakeholders.
• Coordinate with CMS offices that publish data on the public portal.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks to project delivery.
• Keep the program in line with contract, security, and accessibility requirements, including Section 508 and the site’s ATO.
• Report status and outcomes to CMS and For People leadership, using live dashboards wherever possible.
• Lead the handoff from the current contractor in your first few months to avoid disruption.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile product management

Stakeholder engagement

Open data projects

CMS data experience

Drupal knowledge

Contract transition leadership

Education

Degree in management, public administration, information technology, or related field

Tools

Drupal

Job description

For People is delivering a federal contracting project to improve CMS data portals. As delivery lead, you will guide a cross-functional team of 15, coordinating with CMS stakeholders to maintain momentum and clear reporting.

You will run agile ceremonies, manage risks, and ensure compliance with 508 and ATO, while aligning with contract requirements. Occasional travel to CMS in Baltimore may be required.