Senior Program Manager, Data & AI Modernization (Public Safety)

Corner Alliance; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Corner Alliance is seeking a Senior Program Manager with 10+ years of experience and a PMP certification to guide the AI, digital modernization, and data analytics practice. You will lead BPA management for a national public safety broadband program, ensuring delivery, financial health, and stakeholder coordination.

You will supervise data and engineering teams using Databricks, Microsoft, GIS, and AI/ML, aligning solutions with client needs and security standards while guiding proposals and new

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, data analytics, telecommunications, or related field.
• Active PMP certification.
• 10+ years in a Program Manager/Project Manager role.
• Experience managing large-scale Federal program support contracts with contract/financial performance oversight.
• Experience with multi-state or national public safety communications projects.
• Hands-on experience in data, cloud, or analytics solutions with production systems.
• Experience delivering AI/ML or generative AI solutions.
• Experience leading technical solutioning for Federal proposals or client engagements.
• Experience managing and developing teams with performance management.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with senior Federal leaders and stakeholders across the program.
• Oversee the BPA and call orders, interfacing with CORs and COs for coordinated execution.
• Manage a diverse portfolio spanning public safety, data analytics, telecommunications engineering, and network investment support.
• Collaborate with project managers to ensure delivery quality and BPA objectives.
• Manage financial health of the BPA portfolio including scope, funding, burn rates, forecasts, and staffing.
• Lead call order capture and response strategies with Business Development.
• Shape partnerships and manage subcontractor performance to meet commitments.
• Develop and evolve the practice’s service offerings, reusable frameworks, and standards.
• Lead technical solutioning for client engagements and new business pursuits.
• Develop and mentor technical and program staff; support recruiting.

Skills

PMP certification

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Program management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering/IS/data analytics/telecommunications

Tools

Databricks

GIS

AI/ML

Microsoft ecosystem

Job description

Corner Alliance is a dynamic, growing consulting firm that devotes itself to providing an enriching employee experience while working in meaningful ways to create results for the government. We are currently seeking aSenior Program Managerwith 10+ years of experience and a PMP certification to help grow our AI, digital modernization, and data analytics practice and fully embrace our commitment to deliver, grow and thrive.

About the Role:

As a Senior Program Manager, you will serve as a senior technical leader within Corner Alliance’s AI, digital modernization, and data analytics practice. You will also serve as BPA Manager for a national public safety broadband program, overseeing the BPA and its call orders with accountability for contract and financial performance, delivery, and stakeholder coordination across the portfolio.

Within the practice, you will help build new capabilities and offerings, develop reusable solutions and technical standards, and lead technical solutioning for client engagements and new business pursuits. You will lead data and engineering teams delivering solutions built on Databricks, Microsoft, GIS, and AI/ML, ensure that technical solutions align with client needs, and serve as a strategic advisor to clients on solution design and direction.

The successful candidate will combine hands-on technical depth in modern data, cloud, and AI solutions with the contract, financial, and client leadership needed to manage complex Federal programs, along with direct experience in public safety communications

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Program and BPA Management

• Build trusted relationships with senior Federal leaders, program managers, contracting officials, technical stakeholders, and industry partners, serving as a connector on mission, technology, and program execution.

• Oversee the BPA and associated call orders, serving as the primary interface with CORs and COs and ensuring coordinated execution across program teams, partners, and internal functions.

• Oversee a diverse portfolio spanning public safety stakeholder engagement, communications, data analytics, telecommunications engineering, and network investment support.

• Partner with call order project managers to ensure consistent delivery, quality, and alignment with BPA objectives.

• Manage the financial health and performance of the BPA portfolio, overseeing scope, funding, burn rates, forecasts, staffing, and compliance across call orders.

• Lead call order capture and response strategy in partnership with Business Development.

• Shape and manage teaming partnerships and subcontractor performance to deliver on client commitments.

Practice Capability Development and Solutioning

• Help define and evolve the practice’s service offerings, including capability development, reusable delivery frameworks, technical standards, and solution assets.

• Develop reusable solutions, delivery frameworks, and technical standards that strengthen practice delivery.

• Lead technical solutioning for client engagements and new business pursuits, including proposals, pricing, and oral presentations.

• Manage and develop technical and program staff, including performance management and career coaching

• Support recruiting and build a strong bench of technical and program leadership talent across the practice.

• Build and strengthen relationships with technology partners.

Technical Leadership and Client Strategy

• Lead data and engineering teams delivering solutions built on Databricks, Microsoft, GIS, and AI/ML across the full development lifecycle.

• Ensure technical solutions align with client needs, mission requirements, and standards for security, scalability, and data quality.

• Serve as a strategic advisor to Government and public safety stakeholders on solution design, technology roadmaps, and modernization priorities.

• Translate complex technical findings into clear recommendations for Government and corporate leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, data analytics, telecommunications, or a related field

• An active PMP certification

• 10+ years of experience in a Program Manager or Project Manager role

• Experience managing large-scale Federal program support services contracts, including contract and financial performance across multiple task or call orders

• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with a multi-state or national public safety communications program or project

• Hands-on experience designing or overseeing modern data, cloud, or analytics solutions, with a record of leading teams that deliver production systems

• Experience delivering or guiding AI/ML or generative AI solutions

• Experience leading technical solutioning for Federal proposals or client engagements

• Experience managing and developing teams, including direct reports, performance management, and career development

Location:

You will work as part of a primarily remote team, with occasional in-person meetings in the Washington, DC; Reston, VA; Arlington, VA; or Boulder, CO areas.

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Experience with Databricks or a comparable modern data platform and working knowledge of data engineering concepts such as ETL/ELT, SQL, Python/Spark, APIs, data modeling, data quality, metadata/lineage, access controls, and CI/CD/release management.

• Experience with telecommunications, 4G/5G RAN, nationwide coverage analysis, public safety broadband, network performance analytics, or investment prioritization.

• Experience integrating Databricks or comparable lakehouse/data platforms with GIS, BI, automation, and AI/ML workflows in secure enterprise or federal environments.

• Experience serving as a practice, portfolio, account, or capability leader with responsibility for delivery quality, talent development, reusable offerings, partnerships, and growth.

• Demonstrated success shaping and winning federal professional services and technology opportunities through RFIs, RFQs/RFPs, oral presentations, task/call order competitions, and organic expansion.

• Experience managing portfolio financial health, utilization, profitability, staffing leverage, and revenue growth.

Salary: Approximate Salary Estimate: $140,000- $185,000 annually

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