Program Manager-Entity Vetting

About the Role

ISN is seeking a Program Manager to support overall performance, management, and successful execution of contract requirements supporting the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Industrial Security (IS) and Counterintelligence (CI) Directorates.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership, management, supervision, and oversight of contract personnel and daily program operations.
• Serve as the primary contractor management interface with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Chief of Entity Vetting, and other designated Government stakeholders.
• Direct and coordinate program activities across multiple functional areas supporting entity vetting, industrial security, counterintelligence, risk management, and related mission support activities.
• Provide leadership and direction to task managers, team leads, and other contract personnel to ensure effective coordination and consistent execution across the program.
• Manage contract performance to ensure requirements, deliverables, schedules, performance standards, and quality objectives are achieved.
• Establish and maintain program management processes for planning, task execution, performance monitoring, risk management, quality control, and issue resolution.
• Monitor staffing levels, personnel performance, workload requirements, and operational priorities to maintain continuity of operations and prevent mission degradation.
• Coordinate personnel assignments and resources to meet changing mission requirements and operational priorities.
• Identify program risks, performance issues, and resource constraints and develop appropriate mitigation or corrective-action strategies.
• Monitor program performance metrics and provide management information necessary to assess program health, productivity, quality, and achievement of performance objectives.
• Oversee preparation and delivery of program reports, status updates, briefings, and other contract deliverables required by Government stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective communication and coordination among program personnel, Government leadership, and other program stakeholders.
• Ensure program personnel comply with applicable Government policies, security requirements, contract requirements, and established program processes and procedures.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives designed to increase operational consistency, efficiency, quality, and overall program effectiveness.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 12 years of professional experience in program management.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience interacting with high-ranking officials in support of program management activities.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex programs involving multidisciplinary teams, multiple functional workstreams, and mission critical requirements.
• Experience managing program performance, staffing, schedules, deliverables, risks, quality, and customer requirements.
• Experience communicating program status, risks, performance, and recommendations to senior Government and organizational leadership.
• Experience overseeing geographically or functionally dispersed personnel in a complex operational environment is preferred.
• Federal Government or Department of Defense program management experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting security, intelligence, counterintelligence, industrial security, entity vetting, risk management, or related national security programs is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of program management principles, including performance management, resource planning, risk management, quality management, schedule management, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, manage competing requirements, and respond effectively to changing operational needs.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior Government officials, technical personnel, operational staff, and program leadership.
• Ability to develop and deliver executive level reports, briefings, recommendations, and program performance information.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound professional judgment, and manage personnel with limited Government supervision.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of the National Industrial Security Program (NISP), Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI), entity vetting, counterintelligence, or related DCSA missions is preferred.

Education

• Master's Degree (or higher-level degree) in Program/Project Management, Business Management, Finance, Information Technology/Computer Science, Logistics Management, or related discipline.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required and must be current at the time of contract award and maintained throughout the life of the contract.

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Must possess or have the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret security clearance throughout the period of performance.
• Must be capable of working primarily at designated DCSA facilities, including DCSA Headquarters at the Russell-Knox Building in Quantico, Virginia, and Stafford, Virginia, as required.
• Must be available to support alternate work schedules when necessary to meet operational tempo and mission requirements.
• Must be willing and able to travel to DCSA regional field office locations or other Government locations when required.
• Must comply with applicable DCSA, Department of Defense, security, information protection, and contractor personnel requirements.
• Must successfully complete all Government-required training applicable to assigned responsibilities.
• Must designate or support an authorized alternate capable of acting on behalf of the Contractor during the Program Manager's absence to ensure continuity of contract operations.