- Serve as the primary project lead for assigned projects, accountable for successful delivery across scope, timeline, budget, and outcomes.
- Shape and steward project-level strategy in partnership with the Program Director and other cross-functional leads, translating program priorities into clear delivery plans and success measures.
- Own project planning from kickoff through close-out, ensuring roles, decision rights, and expectations are clear for internal teams and external partners.
- Lead cross-disciplinary teams through ambiguity by setting direction, facilitating decision-making, and maintaining momentum toward outcomes.
- Make informed delivery tradeoffs when constraints arise (e.g., scope, timeline, staffing), clearly articulating options, risks, and recommendations.
- Monitor progress against goals and adjust plans as needed in response to delivery realities, partner needs, or shifting constraints.
- Ensure project work remains aligned with Code for America’s values, user-centered principles, and impact goals throughout execution.
- Elevate insights from project delivery — including risks, opportunities, and learnings — to inform Program Director decision-making and portfolio-level understanding.
- Lead the end-to-end project management lifecycle for key initiatives, driving scope definition, strategic planning, cross-functional execution, and reporting.
- Coordinate project timelines, dependencies, and task execution with cross-functional teams.
- Support smooth cross-functional collaboration (e.g., between Programs, Product, Design, Engineering, Research).
- Proactively surface delivery risks early and work with the Program Director to resolve issues before they escalate.
- Support the development of philanthropic proposals related to your projects and manage funding streams.
- Lead external delivery conversations with partners about timelines, expectations, roles, risks, and emerging opportunities.
- Maintain trusted relationships rooted in shared goals, transparency, and accountability.
- Manage delivery reporting and check-ins, including funder updates, progress memos, and data-backed storytelling.
- Serve as the partner’s point of contact for questions, escalations, and progress updates.
- Identify opportunities for future work with the state, and cultivate relationships that enable us to cultivate new work with the state.