Senior AI Program Manager - Remote, SAFe & Jira Expert

GovCIO; Dover (DE); Remote; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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 an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee integrated delivery across VA AI task orders from a fully remote location in the United States. You will maintain portfolio roadmaps, run SAFe cadence across AI teams, manage platform partner relationships, and synthesize evidence for VA investment decisions.

The role requires 8+ years in project management with 3+ years leading multi-team agile programs, strong Jira/Confluence expertise, and prior federal or VA-related

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of 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.
• Owns and manages the integrated roadmaps and schedules across all task orders in Jira Plans (Advanced Roadmaps).
• Maintain the milestone plan and rolling deployment forecast.
• Serve as the day‑to‑day delivery lead with the VA and hold vendor partner work to same sprint/traceability standards.
• Act as scrum master, set Jira and Confluence standards.

Skills

Agile multi-team program leadership

Expert Jira (Plans/Advanced Roadmaps,

Confluence space design

Clear, concise writing

VA Public Trust background eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

GovCIO is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee integrated delivery across VA AI task orders from a fully remote location in the United States. You will maintain portfolio roadmaps, run SAFe cadence across AI teams, manage platform partner relationships, and synthesize evidence for VA investment decisions.

The role requires 8+ years in project management with 3+ years leading multi-team agile programs, strong Jira/Confluence expertise, and prior federal or VA-related