Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Steer a small agency AI-driven team through a pilot as Project Manager and Scrum Master delivering agile excellence and real results.
• Build, inspire, and manage a top-tier team and grow it to 50+ professionals.
• Craft deliverables, program roadmaps, set milestones, and keep modernization goals and objectives front and center.
• Drive long-term consulting sales through delivery excellence.
• Be the go-to for stakeholders, keeping everyone in sync and informed.
• Champion best practices in project management, agile methodology, compliance, security, AWS, and innovation through AI-driven solutions.
• Work with cross-functional teams, client and company leadership to solve problems, remove roadblocks, and make things happen.

Requirements

• MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN.
• MUST BE WILLING TO WORK A HYBRID SCHEDULE (2-3 DAYS) IN RESTON, VA & CLIENT LOCATIONS IN THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA AS REQUIRED.
• ABILITY TO PASS A 7-YEAR BACKGROUND CHECK AND OBTAIN/MANTAIN A U.S. GOVERNMENT CLEARANCE.
• STRONG COMMUNICATION AND PRESENTATION SKILLS.
• MUST BE ABLE TO PRIORITIZE AND SELF-START.
• MUST BE ADAPTABLE/FLEXIBLE AS PRIORITIES SHIFT.
• MUST BE ENTHUSIASTIC AND HAVE PASSION FOR LEARNING AND CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT.
• MUST BE OPEN TO COLLABORATION, FEEDBACK AND CLIENT ASKS.
• ENJOY WORKING WITH A VIBRANT TEAM OF OUTGOING PERSONALITIES.

Mandatory Requirements/Skills

• MUST POSSESS A BACHELORS DEGREE IN BUSINESS, ENGINEERING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (OR RELATED FIELD).
• MUST HAVE AT LEAST 7 YEARS OF HANDS-ON PROVEN PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE AND SUCCESS SPECIALIZING IN AGILE ACCELERATED APPROACHES.
• MUST POSSESS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, DELIVERY, AND TEAM BUILDING FOR TECHNICAL MODERNIZATION PROJECTS COUPLED WITH O&M.
• MUST POSSESS OUTSTANDING SKILLS IN LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS TO DRIVE ACCELERATION AND CHANGE.
• MUST POSSESS EXPERIENCE MANAGING AND SUPPORTING PROJECT/PROGRAMS FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS/CUSTOMERS.
• MUST POSSESS A PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP) AND CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER CERTIFICATION (OR EQUIVALENT AGILE CREDITS).

Desired Requirements/Skills

• EXPERIENCE WITH LARGE MODERNIZATION INITIATIVES.
• PROVEN ABILITY TO SCALE TEAMS AND HANDLE COMPLEX, MULTI-PHASE PROJECTS.
• SHPART ANALYTICAL AND CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS.