AT&T

Principal Project/Program Manager (Government)

AT&T$100K — $140K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-10 years of professional experience
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong PowerPoint and storytelling abilities
  • Demonstrated organization and project management skills
  • Intermediate proficiency in Excel
  • Proven project management skills in current role

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a hybrid chief of staff and project manager for the National Security Group leader
  • Translate business priorities into actionable plans and timelines
  • Support business planning, operational cadence, and executive communications
  • Drive the Rhythm of Business and coordinate cross-functional requests
  • Organize project execution, track milestones, and prioritize tasks
  • Provide insights to improve execution and decision-making
  • Independently assess issues and develop options to move work forward

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Supportive organizational culture initiatives
  • Engagement in strategic and administrative priorities
  • Collaboration with leadership on impactful projects
  • Involvement in process improvement and efficiency efforts
Full Job Description

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Serve in a hybrid chief of staff and project/program management capacity supporting the National Security Group leader and broader organization.
  • Partner with leadership to translate business priorities into clear plans, actions, timelines, and follow-through, ensuring key initiatives remain organized, visible, and moving forward.
  • Support business planning, operational cadence, executive presentations, leadership updates, organizational communications, culture initiatives, return-to-office efforts, budget coordination, and other strategic or administrative priorities aligned to a tight Rhythm of Business.
  • Drive the Rhythm of Business for NSG aligned to Public Sector and ATT Business and acts as a central point of coordination for cross-functional requests, emerging issues, and workstreams that require strong judgment, ownership, and the ability to identify the right path forward when ownership is unclear.
  • Drive project execution by organizing work, tracking milestones, identifying risks, following up on action items, and helping leaders prioritize critical tasks in a fast-paced and changing environment.
  • Use business acumen to understand the organization’s priorities, connect the work to broader business outcomes, and provide thoughtful recommendations that help improve execution and decision-making.
  • Independently assess issues, gather relevant information, develop options, and move work forward with limited direction while knowing when to escalate for leadership input.
  • Support process improvement, task forces, and business efficiency efforts across the organization, helping simplify work, improve alignment, and strengthen overall operating discipline.
  • This role requires a strong, independent thinker and doer who is highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, adaptable, and comfortable balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of professionalism and follow-through.

Required Qualifications:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • 8-10 years of professional work experience.
  • Strong PowerPoint and storytelling skills.
  • Strong organization and project management skills.
  • Evidence of PM skills in current role
  • Intermediate Excel capabilities.

Weekly Hours:

40

Time Type:

Regular

Location:

Chantilly, Virginia

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