Technical Program Manager - Cross-Team Initiatives

Leidos; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 116,350 - 210,325; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead and track the development and implementation of complex, strategic initiatives across multiple service teams. This role requires strong project management skills and the technical acumen to understand and coordinate system-level functions.

The successful candidate will ensure alignment with strategic goals, manage dependencies, and support execution from planning through delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and 12+ years of related experience.
• Technical project management experience in mission-critical or classified environments.
• Strong understanding of SDLC in Agile environments and experience with requirements decomposition.
• Proficient with Jira and Confluence for Agile project tracking and documentation.
• Experience interfacing with customer and contractor teams to manage deliverables and align with approved task plans.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the lifecycle of initiatives, ensuring they are well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with organizational objectives
• Collaborate across service teams to manage dependencies and ensure progress toward goals
• Serve as the primary interface for communicating initiative status to program leadership and customers
• Maintain the requirements register, cross-team dependencies, risk assessments, and reference architectures
• Support the Requirements Review Board (RRB) by coordinating requirement validation and traceability
• Use Jira and Confluence to manage and track initiative status, and provide visibility into progress
• Identify and resolve challenges related to prioritization, scheduling, and resource constraints
• Prepare reports, presentations, and visualizations for weekly updates or PMRs
• Gather and analyze program level metrics, dependencies, and project schedules
• Coordinate PM efforts including strategy, requirements decomposition, and delivery tracking
• Facilitate technical exchanges, kickoff meetings, and cross-team collaborations

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

SDLC expertise

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Jira

Confluence

Requirements analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead and track the development and implementation of complex, strategic initiatives across multiple service teams. This role requires strong project management skills and the technical acumen to understand and coordinate system-level functions.

The successful candidate will ensure alignment with strategic goals, manage dependencies, and support execution from planning through delivery.