Program Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall program leadership, management, administration, and quality oversight for the Air Force Global College Instructional Management and Learning Support contract.
• Manage execution of program and instructional enhancement activities, including curriculum support, instructional design, advisory services, academic support functions, and special projects.
• Recruit, train, assess, and manage Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), instructional designers, advisors, and support personnel.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, staffing strategies, budgets, milestones, risk registers, and performance metrics.
• Coordinate program execution across government stakeholders, subcontractors, instructional teams, and support staff.
• Lead project kickoff meetings, monthly status reviews, and technical status meetings.
• Prepare and deliver Monthly Status Reports (MSRs), Project Management Plans (PMPs), quality documentation, and executive-level briefings.
• Monitor budget execution, schedule performance, staffing levels, and contract compliance requirements.
• Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms that support executive decision-making and program visibility.
• Support transition planning, risk mitigation, knowledge transfer, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all program activities are completed in accordance with contract requirements, performance standards, and quality expectations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Program Management, Education, Organizational Leadership, Public Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience managing complex federal, education, training, or professional services programs.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, subcontractors, and subject matter experts.
• Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, schedules, resource planning, and performance reporting.
• Experience developing management plans, status reports, and executive-level briefings.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required federal security and installation access credentials.
• Must be an employee of the prime contractor.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP Certification or equivalent project/program management credential.
• Master's degree in Business, Leadership, Public Administration, Education, or related field.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Air Force, Air University, or Professional Military Education (PME) environments.
• Experience managing educational development, curriculum modernization, learning transformation, or instructional enhancement initiatives.
• Experience managing large-scale distributed workforce programs.
• Proven success delivering projects on time and within budget while maintaining high customer satisfaction.
• Experience developing executive dashboards and contract-level performance reporting.

Benefits

• 15 Days of Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Medical, Dental, and Eye Insurance
• Employee Referral Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Program
• Multiple Voluntary Medical Benefits