Manager Program Management Jobs in Gaithersburg, MD

iQuasar LLC is seeking Agile Program Manager personnel to support the F&M program on an as-needed basis. The client requires candidates with the qualifications, knowledge, skills, and capabilities outlined below. The Agile Program Manager will lead the strategic direction and operational execution of the Agile transformation program. This senior role is responsible for improving team maturity, ensuring Agile resources are effective, maintaining consistent playbooks, and delivering measurable business value across multiple teams, with planned expansion. The individual will work closely with the Transformation Office manager, program sponsors, and business stakeholders to build a sustainable, data-driven Agile program that aligns with the organizational culture while maintaining rigor and consistency. This strategic role requires someone who can both execute and innovate—managing day-to-day program operations while shaping the future of Agile practices. The candidate must have direct experience leading Agile transformations in the federal or private sector.

One of our client’s needs a Agile Program Manager in Washington, DC

• Position: Agile Program Manager
• Location: Washington, DC
• Position Type: Contractual
• Travel: Yes

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain transparency with program stakeholders through meaningful status reporting, proactive communication of changes, data-driven insights on team progress, and regular engagement with sponsors and business
• Drive team maturity progression by implementing and maintaining assessment frameworks, ensuring Agile Coaches create and execute coaching plans, measuring advancement, and recommending maturity models and metrics beyond velocity/
• Ensure Agile resource effectiveness by establishing performance standards for Coaches and Scrum Masters, monitoring coaching quality, resolving team/coach conflicts, and providing evidence-based recommendations on resource
• Ensure consistent application of the Agile playbook across all teams, coaches, and Scrum Masters to maintain standardization, alignment, and continuity in Agile practices
• Drive business value realization by ensuring Agile teams deliver work that meets expected business outcomes through coaching oversight, metrics analysis, and alignment between team outputs and program
• Build sustainable program governance through documented processes, stakeholder engagement rhythms, risk management protocols, resource management systems, and strategic recommendations that enable long-term program
• Shape program strategy by continuously assessing program effectiveness, piloting innovative practices, recommending adaptations to our Agile approach, and ensuring the program evolves with organizational maturity.
• Responsible for the overall management of the specific task order(s) and ensuring that the technical solutions and schedules in the task order are implemented in a timely manner.
• Performs enterprise-wide horizontal integration planning and interfaces to other functional systems.
• Responsible for formulating and enforcing work standards, assigning contractor schedules, reviewing work discrepancies, supervising contractor personnel, and communicating policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to subordinates.
• Responsible for overall contract performance

Citizenship

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Requirements:

• 10+ years of professional experience with at least 5+ years leading enterprise Agile
• At least 10 years of experience as a program manager, project manager, or project consultant for technology projects.
• At least 5+ years of hands-on experience and proven track record of coaching
• At least 3+ years of experience of effective project/program management or systems engineering experience demonstrating ability to manage complex
• Technology implementation experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Deep expertise in multiple Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or similar) with ability to adapt practices to organizational culture rather than rigid framework
• Demonstrated ability to define and implement Agile maturity models and assessment
• Strategic thinker with track record of evolving Agile practices, recommending improvements, and driving organizational
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with ability to engage and influence senior leadership, sponsors, and business
• Experience building sustainable governance models including documentation standards, engagement rhythms, and risk
• Strong conflict resolution and problem-solving skills for addressing team dynamics and resource
• Excellent communication skills including status reporting, presentations, and Government or highly regulated industry experience preferred. 

Certificates:  

Any one of the industry leading Agile practitioner certifications such as

• Certified Scrum
• Certified Scrum Product
• PMP-ACP
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), etc
• MI Certification a plus, Agile program management certification preferred. 

Education:

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related degree in the IT field, or equivalent experience.

Employee Benefits:

iQuasar,LLC Company offers a comprehensive benefits program including various options in these plans:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Holiday/Annual/Sick/Personal Leave
• Short-Term/ Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Generous 401(k) Company Plan
• Education Assistance
• Professional Development Programs Reimbursement

An Equal Opportunity Employer:

iQuasar LLC is a proud partner of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) and the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program, reflecting our strong commitment to supporting military spouses, veterans, and inclusive hiring practices. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital/parental/veteran status, disability, genetic information, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, military service, non-merit factors, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.