Program Manager - Onsite,In Person Interview

**** W2 or 1099 or c2c ***In Person interview *****Long term project; usually the project goes for multiple years with this customer;Onsite*** 

Job Description

The District's web team manages a portfolio of concurrent initiatives across more than 100 agency websites. The largest is the dc.gov redesign, which itself comprises multiple sub-projects including design implementation, content migration, agency-wide launch, and integration of AI-powered search. OCTO requires an experienced Master Program Manager who can bring structure, visibility, and accountability across this full portfolio, ensure each sub-project has a defined scope and milestone plan, and give OCTO leadership a clear, current picture of status across all active work.

Key Duties

• Establish and maintain a portfolio-wide tracking system (RAID log, milestone schedules, dashboard) covering all active web team projects.
• Run a recurring status reporting cadence to OCTO leadership across the full portfolio.
• Partner with OCTO SMEs to define project requirements and scope, including for initiatives that may require external vendor support.
• Advise on vendor/contractor scoping and deliverables, drawing on familiarity with SOW structure and government IT procurement norms.
• Track risks, issues, dependencies and action items across projects, escalating to OCTO leadership as needed.
• Report on project status, milestones, and delivery readiness across the portfolio, with the dc.gov relaunch as the flagship initiative.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to translate technical and business requirements into actional project scope, working directly with subject matter experts.
• Experience supporting or informing scope of work development for external vendor contracts (SOWs, deliverables, acceptance criteria).
• Experience managing a multi-project portfolio simultaneously, including establishing PM tooling, reporting cadence, and prioritization across competing initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 11 years of program/project management experience, including large-scale website or CMS transition and migration projects.
• Experience managing multi-stakeholder government or enterprise projects.
• Working knowledge of Drupal CMS and website content migration practices.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Familiarity with AI/ML project delivery timelines and dependencies a plus, given active AI integration work within the portfolio.
• Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Prior experience supporting DC government or comparable public-sector clients preferred.

Skills/Requirements

• Program/Project Management – multi-project portfolio oversight Required 11 Years
• Requirements gathering & project scoping (working with SMEs) Required 8 Years
• Drupal CMS – content migration and administration Required 6 Years
• Stakeholder Management – multi-agency government environment Required 10 Years
• Website Launch Planning & Change Management 8 Years
• Quality Assurance / Content Auditing 11 Years
• Government contract/vendor scoping support (SOWs, deliverables) 5 Years
• AI/ML project delivery experience Desired 3 Years
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience Required
• Candidate must be able to qualify for a Master level role Required 16 Years