Vice President of Programs

ISN; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Flexible Spending Accounts

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

ISN Corporation in Bethesda, MD seeks a visionary Vice President of Programs to lead a diverse portfolio of federal contracts delivering professional services, technology, and mission-critical operations. You will shape strategy, ensure program execution, and mentor leaders across civilian and defense agencies.

Reporting to executive leadership, you will oversee technical teams, drive modernization, manage multi-million budgets, and foster growth while ensuring compliance and customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (business, public administration, engineering, CS, IT, or finance).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
• 15+ years leading large federal programs, technology initiatives, or professional services.
• 10+ years of executive leadership experience managing complex federal contracts.
• Proven success supporting large federal civilian or defense agencies.
• Strong understanding of federal contracting, PM, operational excellence, and customer delivery.
• Experience with organizational transformation and technology modernization.
• Proven ability to manage multi‑million‑dollar budgets, staffing, and growth.
• Experience with contract performance, customer relationships, SLAs, and executive reporting.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, hybrid, or traditional PM methodologies.
• Experience using MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar PM tools.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work onsite as required by customer and contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for a portfolio of federal contracts across civilian and defense agencies.
• Ensure successful program execution within scope, schedule, budget, quality, and contract requirements.
• Develop long-term operational strategies to improve performance and outcomes.
• Oversee financial performance, forecasting, staffing, and profitability.
• Monitor KPIs and customer satisfaction to ensure successful delivery.
• Develop scalable operating models to support growth and evolving customer needs.
• Serve as executive contact for senior government customers and stakeholders.
• Lead executive briefings, reviews, and strategic planning sessions.
• Collaborate with customers to translate mission needs into actionable solutions.
• Support business development, capture activities, and transition planning.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Federal contracts

Executive leadership

Financial management

PM methodologies

Microsoft Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Finance

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Salesforce

Power Platform

Job description

Join a Company Where Leadership Makes a Difference

At ISN, we believe our people are the driving force behind our success. For more than 45 years, we've partnered with over 150 federal agencies to deliver innovative, mission-critical solutions that strengthen government mission and serve the public.

Recognized over 25 times by the Washington Business Journal as one of the 50 Fastest Growing Government Contractors and by the Inc. 5000 as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies, ISN continues to grow through exceptional service, innovation, and a commitment to excellence. We have earned more than 100 commendation letters from our customers recognizing our commitment to exceptional quality, timely delivery, and unwavering integrity. We take pride in our role as a trusted government partner, delivering innovative solutions that benefit society, strengthen national security, and support mission-critical operations.

At ISN, you'll find more than a career—you'll find an opportunity to influence strategy, lead high-performing teams, and help shape the future of government. We foster a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture where leaders are empowered to solve complex challenges, build strong customer partnerships, and create lasting impact.

If you're passionate about leading people, delivering operational excellence, and driving strategic growth across federal programs, we'd love to hear from you.

Why You'll Love Working at ISN

We believe great leaders deserve great support. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Comprehensive Medical Coverage with Prescription Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-Paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Company-Paid Basic Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off beginning on your first day of employment
• Professional growth and leadership development opportunities

ISN Corporation is seeking an experienced Vice President of Programs to lead a diverse portfolio of federal contracts delivering professional services, technology solutions, operational support, and mission-critical business services.

Reporting to executive leadership, the Vice President will provide strategic direction, executive oversight, and operational leadership across multiple federal programs. This individual will be responsible for ensuring successful contract execution, customer satisfaction, financial performance, technology modernization, operational excellence, and organizational growth.

The successful candidate will partner closely with Program Managers, technical teams, business development professionals, and government stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions while maintaining the highest standards of quality, compliance, and customer service.

• Provide executive leadership for a portfolio of federal contracts supporting civilian and defense agencies.
• Ensure successful execution of programs within scope, budget, schedule, quality, and contractual requirements.
• Develop long-term operational strategies that improve organizational performance and customer outcomes.
• Oversee program financial performance, forecasting, staffing, resource planning, and profitability.
• Monitor key performance indicators, operational metrics, and customer satisfaction to ensure successful program delivery.
• Develop scalable operating models to support organizational growth and evolving customer requirements.
• Serve as the executive point of contact for senior government customers and key stakeholders.
• Build trusted customer relationships that promote long-term partnership and contract growth.
• Lead executive briefings, program reviews, strategic planning sessions, and customer communications.
• Collaborate with customers to understand evolving mission requirements and develop innovative business solutions.
• Support business development efforts, proposal strategy, capture activities, and transition planning.

Technology & Innovation

• Lead technology modernization and digital transformation initiatives across the program portfolio.
• Partner with technical leadership to implement automation, analytics, cloud technologies, enterprise platforms, and emerging technologies.
• Translate customer business objectives into practical operational and technology solutions.
• Promote continuous improvement, process automation, workflow optimization, and operational efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to improve service delivery through innovation and best practices.
• Establish governance frameworks that support operational excellence and executive visibility.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, federal regulations, corporate policies, and quality standards.
• Identify and mitigate operational, financial, contractual, and organizational risks.
• Develop performance reporting, executive dashboards, and management controls that support informed decision‑making.
• Foster a culture of accountability, integrity, quality, and continuous improvement.

Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop Program Managers, project managers, technical leaders, and operational staff.
• Build high‑performing, collaborative teams focused on customer success and operational excellence.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, leadership development, and employee engagement.
• Promote knowledge sharing, innovation, and professional growth throughout the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience leading large-scale federal programs, technology initiatives, business operations, or professional services.
• Minimum of 10 years of executive leadership experience managing complex federal contracts and program portfolios.
• Demonstrated success supporting large federal civilian or defense agencies.
• Strong understanding of federal contracting, program management, operational excellence, financial management, and customer delivery.
• Experience leading organizational transformation, technology modernization, digital initiatives, or enterprise business solutions.
• Proven ability to manage multi‑million‑dollar budgets, staffing, financial performance, and organizational growth.
• Experience managing contract performance, customer relationships, service‑level agreements, executive reporting, and operational metrics.
• Strong understanding of Agile, hybrid, or traditional project management methodologies.
• Experience using Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or comparable project management tools.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work onsite as required by customer and contract requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret or TS security clearance.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), or comparable certification.
• Master's degree in business administration, Public Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting civilian, defense, intelligence, regulatory, and financial agencies.
• Experience leading enterprise technology modernization, cloud migration, systems integration, artificial intelligence, automation, analytics, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience supporting compliance operations, loan servicing, financial services, investigations, field operations, or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience with Salesforce, Microsoft Power Platform, ServiceNow, or similar enterprise business platforms.
• Experience developing governance frameworks, standard operating procedures, executive communications, organizational change management, and workforce development initiatives.
• Demonstrated record of operational excellence, continuous improvement, process optimization, and organizational growth.
• Experience with background investigations.

ISN Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.

ISN Corporation maintains a Drug-Free Workplace. All candidates must successfully complete a pre‑employment background investigation prior to starting employment.