Vendor Network Program Manager

Socket.dev; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI seeks a Vendor Network Manager in the Washington, DC area to build and manage a robust network of subcontracting partners for a multi-site federal IT program. The role requires coordinating with Security, Subcontracts, Recruiting and Program Leadership and traveling about 25% to program locations.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in vendor management, strong relationship and communication skills, and hold or qualify for TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in vendor or partner management, program operations, staffing, recruiting, business development, military operations, customer engagement, or a related field.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to establish credibility and manage productive relationships with external partners and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to understand complex program and Government requirements and translate them into partner capability, staffing, and execution needs.
• Demonstrated ability to assess organizational capabilities, talent, capacity, and program fit and develop sound recommendations based on those assessments.
• Strong organizational skills, initiative, and follow-through, with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and time-sensitive requirements in a fast-moving environment.
• Existing TS/SCI clearance required. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Preferred: Experience managing subcontractors, teaming partners, strategic partners, suppliers, or other external organizations supporting complex Government programs.
• Preferred: Experience supporting task order responses, proposals, capture activities, staffing plans, or program startup and transition efforts.
• Preferred: Experience evaluating partner or supplier performance and recommending corrective actions, expanded or reduced utilization, or replacement.
• Preferred: Familiarity with Special Access Program (SAP) environments, classified staffing and onboarding, or other highly controlled Government programs.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a strong network of current and prospective partners, proactively identifying capability, staffing, geographic, and technical gaps based on anticipated program and task order needs.
• Support task order strategy and response development by recommending the appropriate partner mix, aligning vendors to capability and staffing needs, coordinating partner inputs, and preparing selected vendors for kickoff and execution.
• Own the programmatic and operational relationship with partner vendors across the full lifecycle, including identification, assessment, activation, integration, performance management, and offboarding.
• Assess vendor capabilities, cleared-talent availability, capacity, past performance, and program fit, and maintain current information on partner strengths, limitations, personnel, locations, and relevant experience.
• Continuously assess partner performance, responsiveness, capacity, and emerging risks, and recommend corrective actions, expanded or reduced utilization, new capabilities, or offboarding as appropriate.
• Work with partner vendors and internal teams to interpret Government requirements, identify required skills and talent, build integrated delivery teams, and resolve operational issues affecting execution.
• Coordinate across Subcontracts, Recruiting, Security, Onboarding, Program Leadership, and other functions to ensure required contractual, staffing, access, and readiness activities are completed on time, while serving as the primary program point of contact for partner vendors.

Skills

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Relationship building

Program operations

Staffing & recruiting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP familiarity

Security clearance TS/SCI

Job description

Overview

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.

Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, provenexpertisein federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration,LMI serves the defense, space, homeland, healthcare, and intelligence sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change.Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

Responsibilities

LMI is seeking a proactive, relationship‑driven Vendor Network Manager to support a large, multi‑site enterprise IT program by building and expanding a high‑quality network of subcontracting partners. Reporting to the Mission Integration Lead and supporting the Sr. Program Manager, this individual will identify, engage, qualify, and onboard new vendors and teaming partners to meet evolving program staffing and capability needs across multiple government locations.

This role is an excellent fit for a motivated early‑career professional, such as a recently separated junior military officer, who thrives on building relationships, coordinating across diverse stakeholders, and representing a fast‑moving program with professionalism and confidence.

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.

Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and intelligence sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a strong network of current and prospective partners, proactively identifying capability, staffing, geographic, and technical gaps based on anticipated program and task order needs.

• Support task order strategy and response development by recommending the appropriate partner mix, aligning vendors to capability and staffing needs, coordinating partner inputs, and preparing selected vendors for kickoff and execution.

• Own the programmatic and operational relationship with partner vendors across the full lifecycle, including identification, assessment, activation, integration, performance management, and offboarding.

• Assess vendor capabilities, cleared-talent availability, capacity, past performance, and program fit, and maintain current information on partner strengths, limitations, personnel, locations, and relevant experience.

• Continuously assess partner performance, responsiveness, capacity, and emerging risks, and recommend corrective actions, expanded or reduced utilization, new capabilities, or offboarding as appropriate.

• Work with partner vendors and internal teams to interpret Government requirements, identify required skills and talent, build integrated delivery teams, and resolve operational issues affecting execution.

• Coordinate across Subcontracts, Recruiting, Security, Onboarding, Program Leadership, and other functions to ensure required contractual, staffing, access, and readiness activities are completed on time, while serving as the primary program point of contact for partner vendors.

Location: Washington, DC metro area, with travel to program locations.

Travel: Approximately 25% to support activities across multiple program locations.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

• 4+ years of relevant experience in vendor or partner management, program operations, staffing, recruiting, business development, military operations, customer engagement, or a related field.

• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to establish credibility and manage productive relationships with external partners and internal stakeholders.

• Ability to understand complex program and Government requirements and translate them into partner capability, staffing, and execution needs.

• Demonstrated ability to assess organizational capabilities, talent, capacity, and program fit and develop sound recommendations based on those assessments.

• Strong organizational skills, initiative, and follow-through, with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and time-sensitive requirements in a fast-moving environment.

• Existing Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance required. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Preferred:

• Experience managing subcontractors, teaming partners, strategic partners, suppliers, or other external organizations supporting complex Government programs.

• Experience supporting task order responses, proposals, capture activities, staffing plans, or program startup and transition efforts.

• Experience evaluating partner or supplier performance and recommending corrective actions, expanded or reduced utilization, or replacement.

• Familiarity with Special Access Program (SAP) environments, classified staffing and onboarding, or other highly controlled Government programs.

TS/SCI clearance and SAP eligibility arerequiredfor this position.Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. LMI will only consider applicants with current security clearances. Please note that only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Target salary range: $125,000 - $200,000

Disclaimer:

The salary range displayedrepresentsthe typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries aredeterminedbyvarious factorsincluding, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

Job Locations

US-DC-Washington, DC