Sr. Project Manager

GovCIO is currently hiring for Sr. Project Manager to manage the integrated delivery across VA AI task orders. The role keeps portfolio roadmaps maintained, runs SAFe cadence across the AI teams, manages our platform partner relationship, and builds the evidence VA needs to make investment and scale decisions. This position is fully remote located within the United States.
Responsibilities
Creates integrated project plans for contract deliverables and new products in development projects. Manages a project team comprised of a multidisciplinary staff. Reviews, manages and controls status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with team members and line managers. Generally reports to a Program Manager.

• Manages the direction of a project through the design, implementation, and testing in accordance with project objectives.
• Defines requirements and plans project lifecycle deployment.
• Supervises professional and technical support personnel performing in their regular disciplines.
• Schedules tasks and coordinates with various team members to accomplish the results.
• Manages the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables.
• Ensures adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables.
• Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking, analysis and reporting.
• Own and manage the integrated roadmaps and schedules across all task orders in Jira Plans (Advanced Roadmaps), with cross-team dependencies visible
• Maintain the milestone plan (governance ready, prototypes, validation, shadow mode, etc.) and the rolling deployment forecast
• Serve as the day-to-day delivery lead with the VA and hold vendor partner work to the same sprint, quality and traceability standards
• Act as scrum master, set Jira and confluence standards

Qualifications
Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's with 8+ years (or commensurate experience), including 3+ years leading agile multi-team programs
• Expert Jira (Plans/Advanced Roadmaps, epics and initiatives, JQL, dashboards) and Confluence space design
• Experience delivering AI, data or digital modernization programs for a federal agency
• Track record managing subcontractor or platform partner delivery
• Clear, concise writing for executive audiences
• Ability to obtain and maintain a VA Public Trust background investigation

Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust
Preferred Skills and Experience

• Technical or product development background (software engineering, data science or product management)
• Active Scrum certification (CSM, PSM or SAFe SSM)
• SAFe SPC, RTE or POPM certification; PMP
• Working knowledge of generative AI, LLMs, RAG and AI evaluation and model governance
• VA or VHA experience; familiarity with VA OIT, VAMF and ATO processes

Posted Salary Range
USD $150,000.00 - USD $160,000.00 /Yr.