Program Manager

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BixalGovernment data
This role can work remotely from anywhere in the USAContractMiddle
Salary120,000 - 130,000 USD per year
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Job Details

Experience
Minimum 10 years of relevant program or project management experience; minimum 4 years on open data projects; minimum 4 years working directly with CMS programs or data.
Required Skills
Project ManagementJiraConfluenceSlackGitHub

Requirements

  • Master's degree in management, public administration, IT, or a related field.
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant program or project management experience.
  • Minimum 4 years on open data projects, with demonstrated expertise in DCAT-US 3.0.
  • Minimum 4 years working directly with CMS programs or data.
  • Experience managing cross-functional teams and leading 15–25 people.
  • Deep knowledge of Agile product management, including sprint planning, backlog management, and release planning.
  • Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Slack, and GitHub.
  • Ability to oversee task order management, reporting, sprint planning, and project planning.
  • Experience facilitating stakeholder engagement across multiple CMS components and data owners.
  • Ability to brief government leadership and produce strong written and verbal communications.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust determination in support of a federal government contract.
  • PMP, SAFe, Certified ScrumMaster, or equivalent agile certification is a plus.
  • Experience with Drupal-based public websites or large public data platforms is a plus.
  • Familiarity with CMS security and ATO processes, Section 508, and WCAG 2.1 AA is a plus.
  • Experience with hosting migrations or website consolidation projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a cross-functional delivery team of 15–25 people, scaling staffing as authorized.
  • Own product strategy and the rolling roadmap, prioritize the backlog, and update the roadmap at the start of each Program Increment.
  • Lead two-week sprints, three-sprint Program Increments, planning, demos, retrospectives, and the Scrum of Scrums.
  • Manage task orders, including project and sprint planning, financial tracking, and estimate at completion.
  • Produce Monthly Status Reports and maintain a Project Status Dashboard using live Jira and Confluence data.
  • Develop and maintain the QASP, and report performance against its metrics and SOO key results.
  • Identify risks, blockers, and dependencies and bring proposed paths forward to CMS.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for CMS, including the COR, CO, and Product Owners.
  • Coordinate with the Office of Communications and CMS data-owning components; plan at least 10 new data product releases per contract year.
  • Oversee help desk operations, user communications, outreach, and presentations for CMS leadership.
  • Apply open data standards and strengthen data and content governance through guides and editorial workflows.
  • Lead transition-in activities and deliver the Transition-Out Plan 90 days before the end of performance.
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