Remote Senior AI Program Manager

GovCIO; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Corporate Discounts

Learning & Development platform

Training, Education and Certification

Referral Bonus Program

Internal Mobility Program

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Sr. Project Manager to oversee integrated delivery for VA AI task orders, maintaining roadmaps and SAFe cadence across teams.

You will manage platform partner relationships and build evidence for VA investment decisions while working remotely within the United States. The role requires eight-plus years of experience, strong Jira/Confluence skills, and a track record delivering federal AI/digital modernization programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's with 8+ years (or commensurate experience), including 3+ years leading agile multi-team programs.
• Expert Jira (Plans/Advanced Roadmaps, epics and initiatives, JQL, dashboards) and Confluence space design
• Experience delivering AI, data or digital modernization programs for a federal agency
• Track record managing subcontractor or platform partner delivery
• Clear, concise writing for executive audiences
• Ability to obtain and maintain a VA Public Trust background investigation

Responsibilities

• Creates integrated project plans for contract deliverables and new products in development projects.
• Manages a project team comprised of a multidisciplinary staff.
• Reviews, manages and controls status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with team members and line managers.
• Generally reports to a Program Manager.
• Manages the direction of a project through the design, implementation, and testing in accordance with project objectives.
• Defines requirements and plans project lifecycle deployment.
• Supervises professional and technical support personnel performing in their regular disciplines.
• Schedules tasks and coordinates with various team members to accomplish the results.
• Manages the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables.
• Ensures adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables.
• Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking, analysis and reporting.
• Own and manage the integrated roadmaps and schedules across all task orders in Jira Plans (Advanced Roadmaps), with cross-team dependencies visible
• Maintain the milestone plan (governance ready, prototypes, validation, shadow mode, etc.) and the rolling deployment forecast
• Serve as the day‑to‑day delivery lead with the VA and hold vendor partner work to the same sprint, quality and traceability standards
• Act as scrum master, set Jira and confluence standards

Skills

Agile leadership

Jira/Advanced Roadmaps

Confluence

Federal program delivery

Executive communication

VA Public Trust eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Sr. Project Manager to oversee integrated delivery for VA AI task orders, maintaining roadmaps and SAFe cadence across teams.

You will manage platform partner relationships and build evidence for VA investment decisions while working remotely within the United States. The role requires eight-plus years of experience, strong Jira/Confluence skills, and a track record delivering federal AI/digital modernization programs.