Senior IT Program Manager

About

The Senior IT Program Manager will lead strategic initiatives and operational activities at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). This position will be responsible for managing senior-level client relationships, implementing strategic initiatives, executing long term programmatic planning efforts, strategically responding to emerging priorities, and managing matrixed teams within a TSA Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide end to end management of IT client engagements - detailed project plans, scope and budget definition, resource allocation, product delivery
• Organize and facilitate project timelines with clients and team, including generating estimates for project complexity and duration
• Serve as point person in client communications and provide leadership and mentoring to team members on project development and client management skills
• Manage senior client relationships and expectations throughout project lifecycle in order to build confidence, deliver excellence, and sell consulting services
• The candidate must be a strong written and oral communicator and be comfortable interacting with clients and serving as a trusted advisor to senior government leadership
• Managerial and supervisorial responsibilities include mentoring, coaching, and career and performance management of consulting staff.
• Monitor the scope, schedule, and budget of the technology projects.
• Support the client management and stakeholders to plan for and address risks and issues as they occur, to ensure that the project remains on schedule and within budget.
• Coordinate teams including establishing operating models and implementing methodologies to deliver global complex and high-risk multi-year programs.
• Develop and manage master integration management plans, critical dependency milestone trackers, and dashboards, tracking key program status updates and issues/risks, performing action item management for complex programs, including management of interface with infrastructure, communications, cyber, development and finance workstreams, utilizing project management tools;
• Lead and support business development by identifying new opportunities and assisting with proposal development.

Requirements

• US Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Federal Public Trust.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of TEN (10) years of management and/or technology consulting experience with SEVEN (7) years of project and/or program management experience.

Nice to have

• Showing extensive program management skills including the ability to liaise with technical and business teams and clearly articulate technology concepts to business audiences.
• Demonstrated experience leading technology implementations/transformations, specifically with large-scale technology transformation programs (i.e., strategy through execution)
• Demonstrating IT strategy skills by being able to develop and document business visions, technology strategies, and project roadmaps.
• Experience supporting federal government customers and/or prior experience within the federal government
• Experience leading teams of at least 10 (Ten) consultants/IT Practitioners
• Proven track record of developing teams and showing both organic and net new sales growth
• Existing TSA Public trust and/or Secret clearance
• Experience supporting the aviation and/or transportation security sector customers
• Relevant certifications including but not limited to: PMP and/or Scrum-master certification, SAFe Certification, ITIL Certification
• Demonstrated experience of hands-on experience providing proposal writing support, go-to-market support, and interfacing with prospective new clientele as it relates to the field of technology management, IT strategy and/or analytics.
• Demonstrated facilitation and presentation skills targeting all levels of an organization and across business and technical functions leveraging visualization platforms (PowerBI, Tableau, Powerpoint)

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a dive