Senior Program Manager
Orchard LLC

Senior Program Manager - IT Infrastructure

Hybrid - Vienna VA
US Citizen - Public Trust

@Orchard LLC is supporting a growing Federal Contractor with a need for a Senior IT Program Manager to lead a client engagement for Chief Information Officer (CIO) support in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This is a hybrid work role, blending work from home with the need for some meetings and engagement at the client site in Vienna, VA.

As the Senior Program Manager you will.

• Provide leadership and direction in the planning, executing, and managing of an IT strategic support services contract supporting a federal CIO.
• Navigate complex client relationships, including managing challenging and demanding timelines and client priorities.
• Demonstrate the ability to establish a trusted advisor relationship with the government client, providing executive support and oversight while effectively managing relationships between senior-level executives and other team members.
• Areas of focus include communications, technology strategy, architecture, and IT governance.
• Lead and manage all strategic support services for the CIO, ensuring successful delivery within scope, time, and budget constraints.
• Collaborate with inter-departmental teams, stakeholders, and executives to define project objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
• Mentor and guide project teams, encouraging best practices and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the point of contact between client leadership and stakeholders with other members of the project team members.
• Execute the contract on schedule and budget and monitor quality throughout the execution of the project.
• Present project updates, findings, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership. Document activities and invoices.
• Manage, monitor, and report significant risks to the project. Complete weekly status reports.
• Brief stakeholders and management on project status and progress.
• Create management dashboards to communicate, display, and track system owners' progress in achieving the project goals.
• Conduct periodic review meetings.
• Manage subcontractors and team members.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• A Master's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Management, or a related field.
• Experience as an IT Program Manager with experience supporting CIO-related tasks such as governance, EA, or portfolio management.
• 10+ years of professional experience as a Project or Program Manager within the Federal market.
• Demonstrated project experience utilizing agile project methodologies.
• Experience managing complex client relationships with the ability to establish trusted advisor relationships with clients, providing executive support and oversight.
• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Public Trust.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute.
• Certified Scrum Manager or other agile certification is preferred.
• Prior experience supporting HHS IT programs is beneficial.

Established in 2010, @Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.atorchard.com.

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