Remote Director, Program Delivery & Transformation

GovCIO; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 175,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Learning & Development platform

Certification Assistance

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Director, Program Delivery to lead delivery execution across a large and complex portfolio of technology advisory, modernization, and transformation initiatives supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The role oversees program delivery, client execution, performance, workforce alignment, and portfolio risk to ensure high-quality outcomes and seamless collaboration with Portfolio Operations. Fully remote within the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in either a technical or business-related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in federal technology delivery, program management, portfolio leadership, or related functions.
• 5+ years of experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), specifically VA's Digital Transformation Center or OIT.
• Experience leading large teams (50+ staff), geographically distributed teams and complex technology portfolios.
• Experience with technology modernization, cloud, cybersecurity, data, AI, or emerging technology.
• Strong executive-level client engagement, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to stand up, transition, and rapidly scale new programs and delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery across a complex portfolio of VA programs and initiatives (30+).
• Partner closely with the Director of Portfolio Operations to ensure delivery and operational functions work as one integrated team in support of portfolio and client priorities.
• Lead and develop program and delivery leaders, establishing clear accountability, expectations, and escalation paths.
• Maintain visibility into delivery performance, customer priorities, staffing, milestones, dependencies, and portfolio risks.
• Establish consistent delivery practices, governance, performance measures, and operating rhythms across programs.
• Proactively identify and resolve delivery, staffing, quality, and customer risks.
• Build strong relationships with VA stakeholders and serve as a senior escalation point for delivery issues.
• Coordinate across programs to address shared resources, priorities, dependencies, and delivery challenges.
• Partner with Portfolio Operations on financial performance, staffing, onboarding, partner performance, and contract requirements.
• Support the stand-up and transition of new work into delivery and help scale successful approaches across the portfolio.

Skills

Program management

Federal delivery

VA/DoD experience

Leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical or business field

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Director, Program Delivery to lead delivery execution across a large and complex portfolio of technology advisory, modernization, and transformation initiatives supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The role oversees program delivery, client execution, performance, workforce alignment, and portfolio risk to ensure high-quality outcomes and seamless collaboration with Portfolio Operations. Fully remote within the United States.