Senior Program Manager, Government Delivery & Engagement

Nava; United States; On-site; USD 158,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Insurance coverage

Time off

Company holidays

Annual bonus

Parental leave

Wellness program

Virtual care

Job summary

Nava is seeking a Program Manager to lead delivery and client engagement for a portfolio of government contracts. You will guide project teams, manage milestones, and ensure alignment with client vision and contract terms.

The role emphasizes building trusted relationships, proactive risk management, and scalable delivery across multiple projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and sustain high performance under complex, high-stakes environments.

Qualifications

• Experience with Custom Software or Cloud infrastructure programs/projects.

Responsibilities

• Exceed the expectations of our government partners by cultivating strong, trusting relationships and maintaining high situational awareness at the agency level
• Proactively detect risks and work collaboratively with the delivery team and program stakeholders to effectively resolve them
• Engage our clients on a continuing basis to ensure their needs are met or exceeded, understand their vision, collaboratively solve issues, and communicate our progress transparently
• Maintain awareness of the broader project landscape and potential for new opportunities and risks and grow your program accordingly
• 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
• Participate in developing on and delivering company objectives and key results

Skills

Custom Software programs

Cloud infrastructure

East coast hours

State government experience

Agile leadership

Program management

Risk management

Communication skills

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Nava is seeking a Program Manager to lead delivery and client engagement for a portfolio of government contracts. You will guide project teams, manage milestones, and ensure alignment with client vision and contract terms.

The role emphasizes building trusted relationships, proactive risk management, and scalable delivery across multiple projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and sustain high performance under complex, high-stakes environments.