À propos de ce poste IT Program Manager chez Guidehouse
Job Family:
Systems & Business Integration Consulting
Travel Required:
Clearance Required:
What You Will Do:
- Support the planning, coordination, and execution of project management activities across a federal IT program involving cloud hosting, agile application development, and software O&M.
- Develop, maintain, and manage key project artifacts such as integrated project schedules, status reports, action/issue/risk logs, meeting materials, governance documents, and decision trackers.
- Facilitate project governance and program management office (PMO) activities, including weekly status meetings, leadership briefings, milestone reviews, dependency tracking, and performance reporting.
- Partner with technical teams, business stakeholders, and government leadership to align project plans, priorities, deliverables, and decision-making.
- Apply structured change management methodologies to support organizational readiness, stakeholder engagement, communications, training coordination, and user adoption.
- Assess stakeholder impacts related to new systems, cloud migration efforts, application enhancements, operational process changes, or O&M delivery changes.
- Create and execute change management strategies and plans, including stakeholder analysis, communications plans, readiness assessments, resistance management approaches, and adoption metrics.
- Draft clear, concise, executive-ready communications, presentations, and briefing materials for client leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Track project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; escalate concerns appropriately and support mitigation planning.
- Coordinate across contractors, government personnel, and functional teams to promote transparency, execution discipline, and successful implementation outcomes.
- Support Agile, hybrid, or waterfall delivery activities as needed, including sprint planning support, backlog tracking, release coordination, and post-implementation reviews.
- Help monitor project performance against scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives while identifying opportunities for process improvement.
- Support transition planning, operational readiness, and continuity activities related to software deployment, cloud operations, and ongoing maintenance support.
- Contribute to the development of standard operating procedures, knowledge transfer materials, user guides, and process documentation.
What You Will Need:
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5-7 years of prior relevant consulting experience.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance or other agency-specific clearance requirement.
- 7+ years of relevant experience in project management, PMO support, change management, or IT consulting; higher levels of experience may be required depending on role seniority.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
- Degree in business, public administration, information systems, or a related field.
- Experience supporting federal government clients and working in a client-facing consulting environment.
- Experience supporting technology programs involving one or more of the following: Cloud migration or cloud hosting services, Application development / SDLC delivery, Software operations and maintenance (O&M), IT modernization or digital transformation.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and manage project documentation, schedules, meeting materials, and executive reporting.
- Experience supporting stakeholder engagement, organizational readiness, communications, training, and user adoption activities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and work effectively across cross-functional teams.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and organizational skills.
- Proficiency with common project and collaboration tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Familiarity with project delivery frameworks such as Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
- PMP, CAPM, Prosci, CSM, SAFe, ITIL, or related certification.
- Experience supporting federal cloud environments, including modernization efforts aligned to secure hosting and operational resilience objectives.
- Familiarity with federal IT governance, SDLC practices, and agency operating environments.
- Experience creating and executing change impact assessments, readiness assessments, communications campaigns, and training plans for enterprise system implementations.
- Experience supporting DevSecOps, release management, or Agile transformation efforts.
- Knowledge of federal frameworks and practices related to technology modernization, cybersecurity, risk management, or operational performance.
- Experience working with executive stakeholders, product owners, technical leads, and operations teams across large, matrixed environments.
- Ability to synthesize large amounts of information into concise, executive-ready insights and recommendations.
- Prior experience supporting programs with multiple vendors, cross-functional delivery teams, and complex stakeholder environments.
- Experience with dashboarding and reporting tools such as Power BI, Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or MS Project.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
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