SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER (TALENT MANAGEMENT)

About the role

This Senior Program Manager (GS‑15) position is located in the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Administrative Operations, Office of Human Resources at the National Food Safety Center in Urbandale, IA. The role supports the enterprise lifecycle of talent management, driving digital modernization, shaping agency‑wide workforce policy, and engineering innovative career paths to secure a robust public‑health workforce.

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal districts and program areas to cultivate strategic relationships with academia, military, government, member organizations, and the business community.
• Lead cross‑sector modernization initiatives and negotiate enterprise talent‑acquisition strategies to build a strong public‑health workforce pipeline.
• Align corporate or federal human‑capital plans with multi‑year organizational goals, evolving agency missions, and public‑health priorities.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to provide recommendations on succession plans, talent pipelines, and risk‑mitigation frameworks for retirements or critical skill shortages.
• Implement corporate HR policies and federal personnel regulations (e.g., Title 5, Title 38, OPM mandates) across the organization.
• Evaluate recruitment programs using qualitative feedback and quantitative workforce analytics to diagnose and correct systemic recruitment or retention issues.
• Manage recruitment and hiring for a large organizational footprint, including modeling and forecasting future headcount, budget, and skill requirements.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams to execute high‑volume surge‑hiring demands.

Requirements

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including the specialized experience and/or education defined below.

• One year of experience equivalent to the GS‑14 grade in the federal service (or equivalent) performing the duties listed above.
• Experience aligning human‑capital plans with multi‑year goals, changing missions, or public‑health priorities.
• Experience partnering with senior leadership on succession planning, talent pipelines, and risk‑mitigation for workforce shortages.
• Experience implementing corporate HR policies and federal personnel regulations (Title 5, Title 38, OPM mandates) across an organization or agency.
• Experience evaluating recruitment programs using workforce analytics and labor‑market intelligence to address systemic issues.
• Experience managing recruitment/hiring for a large footprint, including forecasting headcount, budget, and skill needs.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams to meet high‑volume surge‑hiring demands.
• Volunteer experience (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, professional, philanthropic, religious, community, student, or social organizations) is creditable and may satisfy qualifying experience requirements.