Senior Program Manager

Job Description

Description

SAIC is looking for a Program Manager (PM) to support a fast-paced, dynamic customer environment with broad impact to the customer’s mission, located in Mclean, VA. This position will support the customer group and is responsible for providing a broad array of support to executive leadership. The ideal candidate must have strong problem solving skills with the ability to identify and anticipate requirements, while providing creative solutions to the team. Some of the responsibiles for this role include:

Project Management

• Develop major concepts, initiatives, processes, procedures, PM tools and programs.

• Assess and enhance programs: Requirements Definition, Strategic Planning, and Stakeholder Analysis.

• Generate Project Charter, Project Management Plan, and After Action Reports.

• Prepare and facilitate informal workshops briefing and applying project Customer Project Processes, Procedures, and Program Management best practices for Government audiences.

• Organize, update and maintain information repositories including documentation, master schedules, collaboration tools and a wide range of strategic and tactical information.

Process Improvement

• Guide and define business improvement and organizational process to drive critical programs.

• Develop and present needs assessments, briefings, position papers, and reports.

• Utilize business process tools and specialized expertise to streamline initiatives and integrate disparate rules, policy, and technologies.

• Leverage subject matter expertise (SME) and problem-solving methodologies to foster solutions alleviating strategic roadblocks and create innovative solutions for ambiguous problem-sets.

• Facilitate meetings, informal workshops and brown-bag-type sessions related to Sponsor initiatives, methodologies, and programs for audiences up to the executive level.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI with POLY

• Master’s Degree + 16 years related experience, Bachelor’s degree + 18 years related experience

• PMP Certification

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent communication – Oral and Written

• Proficient with Microsoft applications and programs (Visio, Project, Publisher, SharePoint, Outlook, Excel)

• Comprehensive and thorough knowledge of: Best Practices Studies, Business Case Analysis, Creative Problem Solving, Decision Briefing, Project Management Processes, Project Activity Implementation, and Risk Management, Strategic Planning

Desired Qualifications:

• Lean Six Sigma Certification

• Certification as Agile Scrum Master

• Financial management and Financial Planning

• Experience with COGNOS, PARIS, BASIS, BCR and SLA Applications

• Operational or analytic production experience

• Familiarity with Bluescape, Tableau, Joomla, Visual Basic, ArcGIS/ArcM, Google Earth, TerraGo,

• Knowledge of: Change management, Facilitation, Organizational Assessment, Process Modeling, Business Planning, Business Process Reengineering, Consensus Building, Organizational Restructure, Design, and Implementation, Project Management Processes, Data Modeling, and Benchmarking/metrics

• Demonstrated ability to quickly ramp up to support customer’s needs, clearly communicate (orally and written) ideas, take initiative to provide creative solutions to challenges and/or systemic problems

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.