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LMI is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead a project supporting a United States Army client helping to develop next generation command and control capabilities. This position requires an active Secret clearance.

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 energy 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.

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) is the lead team member focused on supporting our Army client. This leader is responsible for critical processes and provide overarching oversite and coordination to include acquisition, logistics, program management, task/workstream governance, change management, strategic communications, stakeholder support, and the budgeting processes.

• Prepare a Program Management Plan (PMP) to document and establish specific program and project management methodologies and processes.
• Create the work breakdown structure (WBS), schedules, and activity plans across all stated Tasks Areas, documents and deliverables, resource utilization, program risks and mitigation, and resourcing.
• Identify program control and contract reporting requirements to manage and track the team's program performance, schedule, cost, and other deliverables.
• Conduct corporate back-office operations to include contract oversite, cost accounting and financial management, subcontractor invoicing, purchasing, subcontractor management, time reporting, and Government payment receipts.
• Management of complex projects ensuring that DHA client goals, requirements, and outcomes are defined and that the appropriate resources are allocated.
• Monitor team performance to ensure that projects are implemented, supported, and closed accurately and in accordance with key milestones. Established project standards are upheld and clearly defined throughout project development and execution.
• Foster positive working relationships with team and client staff/leadership
• Prioritize tasks, set deadlines and assign resources to each project.
• Track cost, schedule and performance, as well as prepare documents and develop project specific policy, procedures and report status to all levels.
• Manage staffing requirements, including recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and execution.
• Manage task assignments and personnel oversight to enable services delivery excellence.
• Prepare monthly reports and ensure such deliverables are submitted in a timely fashion and of high quality/accuracy.
• Prepare briefing charts, schedule meetings, keep records and record minutes, prepare after-action reports in support of technical reviews.
• Ensure program compliance with government and corporate policies and mandates, and adherence to directives from governing entities.

• Bachelor's degree (Masters Preferred)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) or similar
• Relevant lean/process improvement or Agile certification/training (i.e., SAFe, Six Sigma)
• Secret security clearance
• Minimum of 10-years program and/or portfolio management experience leading enterprise contracts of similar scope and track record of successfully managing projects of various types.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
• Experience briefing C-suite/SES/GO level stakeholders
• Strong experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• US Army experience at the brigade level or higher.
• Experience leading a technical team in the GovTech arena.
• Understanding of Cloud Computing - certification preferred such as AWS CCP
• Domain expertise in at least one technical vertical such as cyber (RMF/ATO), networking, cloud computing, or data analytics.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• MBA (tech focus)
• Knowledge of the Army software development process and its technologies.
• Previous GovTech experience.
• Previous experience obtaining an ATO for a PaaS.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and working with Agile teams.
• High-level technical understanding of data storage, ETL, data analysis, and machine learning.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance. Only US Citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, LMI will only consider applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances, due to the nature of the work.