Senior Government Programs Delivery Lead (Cloud & Agile)

Nava Public Benefit Corp.; California City (CA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage (medical, dental, and視

Disability, life, and AD&D insurance

Vacation & holidays

Annual bonus

Wellness resources

Virtual care

Remote-friendly

Home office setup

Home office stipend

Training resources

LinkedIn Learning

Referral bonus

Fully remote options in several states

Job summary

Nava is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead the delivery and client engagement efforts on a group of strategic contracts. You will oversee large-scale, multi-stakeholder programs, coordinate cross-functional delivery, and align contract outcomes with client needs and Nava's standards.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years guiding complex government-facing projects, strong agile expertise, and a proven track record of building trusted delivery environments while navigating risk, milestones, and

Qualifications

• Must have experience with Custom Software or Cloud infrastructure programs/projects.
• Must work east coast hours and easily travel to Richmond, VA by direct flight, short connecting flight OR train/car
• Experience working with or for state government agencies, with solid understanding of government contracting, compliance, and importance of audit trails
• Experience with leading and growing agile development teams and the challenges of managing a project at scale, whether you inherited that team or built it from scratch
• Ability to demonstrate experience leading large-scale projects with significant complexity, including managing milestones, dependencies, and integrations with significant risk, uncertainty or scale
• Experience using agile frameworks like scrum, kanban, or SAFe and familiarity with agile development practices such as continuous integration and continuous delivery
• You are highly organized and care deeply about building and growing a sustainable, culture-conscious business
• A strategic approach to delivery planning and contract management over the medium-term and long-term
• Ability to maintain broader situational awareness beyond the immediate team
• Previous experience in managing Paid Family Leave Benefits Programs, either in-house or as a vendor
• Experience working closely with or inside state government (or local government of major cities like NYC, LA, Chicago, or Houston)
• Proven track record of building and leading high-performing, agile technology teams of 50+ staff
• Experience with using common project management tools like Jira and Confluence
• Track record of introducing and expanding agile transformation and pursuing best practices in project management with clients and stakeholders
• Experience managing projects that provide production operations and support alongside ongoing product/feature development
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
• Work authorization that doesn’t require visa sponsorship, now or in the future
• May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract

Responsibilities

• Proactively detect risks and work collaboratively with the delivery team and program stakeholders to effectively resolve them (issues can span delivery, process, culture, expectation setting, staffing, contract milestones, finances)
• Maintain awareness of the broader project landscape and potential for new opportunities and risks and grow your program accordingly with surge contract line item numbers (CLINs), option years, and negotiations with subcontractors
• Collaborate across projects and across the organization to proactively anticipate and solve problems across delivery
• Support the creation of delivery environments built on mutual trust between government partners and our team
• Scale efforts through a team of project managers and other functional delivery leads
• Manage all the contracts and finances on within your portfolio in coordination with the finance team and coordinate necessary contract modifications
• Set and uphold standards for delivery excellence and client service
• Apply Nava's policies and guidance at the program level (E.g. utilization guidance)

Skills

Custom Software

Cloud Infra

Agile Leadership

Jira

Confluence

SAFe

Scrum

Kanban

CI/CD

Contract Management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Nava is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to lead the delivery and client engagement efforts on a group of strategic contracts. You will oversee large-scale, multi-stakeholder programs, coordinate cross-functional delivery, and align contract outcomes with client needs and Nava's standards.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years guiding complex government-facing projects, strong agile expertise, and a proven track record of building trusted delivery environments while navigating risk, milestones, and