Remote Senior AI Program Manager | SAFe & Jira Lead

GovCIO; Santa Fe (NM); 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 Senior Project Manager to oversee integrated delivery across VA AI task orders. You will maintain portfolio roadmaps, run SAFe cadence across AI teams, manage platform partner relationships, and build evidence for VA investment and scale decisions.

The role is fully remote within the United States. You will lead cross-functional teams, define requirements, schedule tasks, review vendor deliverables, and ensure quality and traceability across sprints.

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.

Skills

8+ years exp

Agile program leadership

Executive writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira Plans/Advanced Roadmaps

Confluence

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee integrated delivery across VA AI task orders. You will maintain portfolio roadmaps, run SAFe cadence across AI teams, manage platform partner relationships, and build evidence for VA investment and scale decisions.

The role is fully remote within the United States. You will lead cross-functional teams, define requirements, schedule tasks, review vendor deliverables, and ensure quality and traceability across sprints.