Senior Program Management Lead - Federal Projects

Akumen, Inc.; Camp Springs (MD); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Akumen, Inc. is seeking an experienced Lead Program Management Analyst to provide program leadership, administrative management, documentation, quality assurance, and operational support for federal government programs.

The selected candidate will direct a team of staff on the SBAS program, coordinate with Government stakeholders, and manage tasks, planning, and documentation to ensure compliance and timely deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in administrative or program management roles, preferably supporting federal government programs.
• Experience supporting section-level operations, task tracking, and strategic planning.
• Experience developing and maintaining SOPs, templates, presentations, and other formal documentation.
• Experience managing digital repositories, documentation, or records.
• Experience conducting quality assurance or compliance reviews.
• Experience coordinating meetings, preparing agendas and minutes, and tracking action items.
• Experience preparing activity, productivity, program, or strategic reports.
• Proficiency with SharePoint and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using generative AI tools to create, improve, or revise professional content.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Team Lead and provide day-to-day direction to staff assigned to the SBAS Team.
• Report to the Contractor Project Manager and work directly with SBAS Government stakeholders.
• Manage and coordinate the overall execution of assigned SBAS tasks and deliverables.
• Support section-level operations, track taskings and action items, and coordinate strategic planning activities.
• Develop, maintain, and review templates, standard operating procedures (SOPs), articles, presentations, and other program documentation.
• Manage digital repositories, document libraries, and collaboration sites to ensure content is current, accurate, organized, and accessible.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews for technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance with Government requirements.
• Schedule and coordinate meetings, develop agendas, prepare meeting minutes, and track decisions and action items.
• Prepare activity, productivity, program, and strategic reports.
• Develop and support Tableau dashboards and visualizations for program reporting and analysis.
• Utilize SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams to support program operations and collaboration.
• Prepare written communications and program content for internal and external audiences.
• Provide training and guidance on templates and documentation standards.
• Use generative AI tools and effective prompting techniques to create, improve, or revise professional content.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Team leadership

Project coordination

Documentation management

Quality assurance

Government compliance

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Communications, Information Management, or related field

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Tableau

Generative AI tools

Job description

Akumen, Inc. is seeking an experienced Lead Program Management Analyst to provide program leadership, administrative management, documentation, quality assurance, and operational support for federal government programs.

The selected candidate will direct a team of staff on the SBAS program, coordinate with Government stakeholders, and manage tasks, planning, and documentation to ensure compliance and timely deliverables.