Hybrid Senior Program Manager

at MetroStar

• Job title: Senior Program Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $128,000 - $142,000 per year
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Ashburn, United States

About the role

• Program Manager overseeing comprehensive program management for Government contracts, managing team performance, financials, and ensuring compliance with standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact and interface with Government leadership and stakeholders, providing frequent briefings on program objectives, plans, activities, and overall status.
• Oversee all aspects of program management, including team communication, performance, personnel, financials, and reporting.
• Attend weekly meetings to discuss program performance, issues, and upcoming initiatives; formulate and deliver action plans to address identified issues.
• Prepare and deliver monthly Program Management Review presentations detailing completed and upcoming work.
• Ensure timely delivery of all contract deliverables and compliance with Government standards, policies, and procedures.
• Support security processing, including coordination with the Government Office of the Chief Security Officer on all security matters (physical, personnel, and information protection).
• Manage staffing, including submission of staffing plans, onboarding, training, mentorship, and supervision to ensure new hires deliver results within 45 business days.
• Proactively manage and replace underperforming personnel, ensuring replacements are qualified and cleared as needed.
• Ensure high quality of staff work products prior to submission to the Government.
• Maintain administrative support functions, including meeting logistics, contractor provisioning requests, documentation, and coordination of contract modifications and procurement actions.
• Provide real-time contract and financial information to the Contracting Officer (KO) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) upon request.
• If assigned tasks or projects fall behind schedule, submit a report detailing the issue, root causes, and a mitigation plan with a timeline for resolution.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience, with at least five (5) years leading complex projects and programs, preferably on technical solutions development projects and Salesforce programs
• Active CBP BI clearance required.
• A certification in project management from a recognized credentialing agency (e.g., Project Management Profession (PMP) and/or Program management professional from the Project Management Institute) is preferred.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams in a highly collaborative work environment.
• Experience with full lifecycle Agile program management
• Experience effectively communicating with senior levels of a customer organization.
• Experience delivering solutions to production and/or migrating legacy applications to new modern platforms.
• Experience meeting with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review task plans and deliverable items, and effectively execute those items in accordance with approved plans.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Parental Leave and dependent care
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee assistance and wellness programs