Remote Strategic Partner Manager - Federal Programs

GovCIO; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 130,000 - 140,000; 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 Partner Manager to oversee day-to-day relationships with subcontractors, vendors, and teaming partners supporting VA technology initiatives. You will coordinate LOEs, staffing, deliverables, and funding actions, reporting to the Director, Portfolio Operations.

This fully remote US-based role requires strong program management and financial acumen, along with the ability to coordinate across Delivery, Finance, Contracts, and Onboarding to keep activities aligned with approved

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Program Management, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience in partner, subcontractor, vendor, contract, or program management.
• Experience coordinating multiple subcontractors, vendors, or partners in a federal contracting environment.
• Experience with Time-and-Materials (T&M) and Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) subcontracts.
• Experience preparing or maintaining LOEs, staffing plans, forecasts, or related program financial information.
• Ability to work independently, manage day-to-day workflow, recognize when escalation or additional approval is required.
• Experience tracking deliverables, schedules, risks, issues, and corrective actions.
• Strong relationship-management, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and collaborative document-management tools.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate effectively across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary day-to-day operational point of contact for assigned subcontractors and partners.
• Conduct recurring partner meetings to review staffing, progress, deliverables, outstanding actions, risks, and upcoming requirements.
• Coordinate with Delivery leadership to monitor partner performance against agreed schedules, deliverables, and program expectations.
• Coordinate the preparation and maintenance of partner LOEs, including staffing, labor categories, periods of performance, and associated costs, using inputs from Delivery and Finance.
• Monitor partner staffing, vacancies, replacements, and departures; coordinate with the Onboarding Specialist and appropriate teams to address workforce needs and delays.
• Work with the Finance Manager to review partner funding, expenditures, burn rates, forecasts, and financial discrepancies; communicating concerns to the Director, Portfolio Operations.
• Support purchase requisitions, subcontract modifications, funding actions, and supporting documentation through established review and approval processes.
• Review proposed staffing, scope, schedule, and funding changes with the appropriate teams and document operational impacts for leadership consideration.
• Resolve routine partner issues within established procedures and authority; escalating complex, unresolved, or material concerns to the Director, Portfolio Operations.
• Coordinate partner transition and closeout activities, including outstanding deliverables, staffing changes, records, and financial reconciliation.
• Work with the Partner Coordinator to maintain accurate partner records, action logs, staffing information, and status reporting.

Skills

Vendor management

Subcontract management

Program management

LOEs staffing

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Microsoft Excel

MS Word/PowerPoint

Issue resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Program Management/Finance/Supply Chain

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Partner Manager to oversee day-to-day relationships with subcontractors, vendors, and teaming partners supporting VA technology initiatives. You will coordinate LOEs, staffing, deliverables, and funding actions, reporting to the Director, Portfolio Operations.

This fully remote US-based role requires strong program management and financial acumen, along with the ability to coordinate across Delivery, Finance, Contracts, and Onboarding to keep activities aligned with approved