Program Manager

Grindstone

Columbia, MD

Posted: January 13, 2023
Full-Time

Work hard and make a difference

Grindstone PBC is a cybersecurity public benefit corporation with a mission to protect and educate the world. We take on large challenges through collaboration, innovation, and talent. We seek out a diverse workforce to take on the challenges of the nation with character, integrity, determination, commitment, and accountability. Our client is looking for a Program Manager (This position will be 70% on-site and 30% remote). If interested after reviewing the description below, please apply and someone from the Grindstone team will reach out to you.

The Program Manager must be able to perform the following capabilities:

Manage cost, schedule, and performance, allocating resources (staffing, facilities, and budgets) for the program.
Plan, manage, and the track program schedule, identifying all stakeholder's dependencies, program baselines, budgets, and tracking program deliverables.
Rapidly assemble, execute, and address unexpected cost, schedule, or technical program/contract issues.
Prepare program status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to Government and program stakeholders.
Ensure program activities and cross-discipline integration are met to meet performance goals.
Work with the team to identify program risks and dependencies; develop risk mitigation strategies and plans.
Work with teams to identify program and process issues and provide recommendations and solutions, including escalation plans and strategies.
Communicate program issues to program stakeholders in a timely and transparent manner.
Establish repeatable program management processes through agile methodologies.
Organize and facilitate planning meetings to facilitate decision-making and conflict resolution, building consensus among project team members regarding task requirements, sequencing, and interrelationships within the program.
Deliver Weekly Activity Reports, Monthly Activity Reports, and conduct Monthly Program Management Reviews.

Qualifications:

Education

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or another related discipline.

Experience

10 years of experience managing programs of similar size and scope.
Excellent communication skills: ability to communicate effectively with program stakeholders.
Experience working in government implementation efforts.
Understanding of Agile methodologies.

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