Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Program Management Director to provide strategic leadership and advisory services across federal funding, regulatory compliance, cost allocation, program operations, procurement, and technology modernization initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience working with government programs, federal funding requirements, compliance, financial management, business process improvement, and executive-level stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provide strategic advisory services to executive leadership on federal funding, regulatory compliance, cost allocation, program operations, and technology modernization initiatives.

Lead the development, coordination, review, and submission of federally required planning documents, funding requests, reports, budgets, schedules, and supporting documentation.

Prepare and coordinate recurring and ad hoc federal and programmatic reports in accordance with applicable regulations and reporting requirements.

Coordinate with federal and state stakeholders on project planning, implementation, compliance activities, and responses to information requests.

Review procurement activities, contracts, amendments, project plans, and funding requests for compliance with federal funding and prior-approval requirements.

Develop, implement, and maintain cost allocation methodologies and supporting documentation for technology initiatives, operational activities, and shared services.

Reconcile project budgets, accounting records, contracts, procurement documentation, cost allocation methodologies, and federal reporting to ensure consistency and compliance.

Conduct business process assessments, including stakeholder engagement, process analysis, workflow documentation, gap analysis, root cause analysis, and future-state recommendations.

Analyze federal legislation, regulations, policy guidance, and audit findings to determine impacts on business operations, technology solutions, procurement, reporting, and program administration.

Evaluate program performance, operational processes, and system functionality to identify opportunities for efficiency, compliance, improved service delivery, and risk reduction.

Research industry trends, federal guidance, and best practices to support strategic planning and continuous improvement.

Develop recommendations to improve federal funding opportunities, operational effectiveness, compliance, financial management, and technology modernization.

Monitor changes in federal and state policies, regulations, and funding opportunities that may impact programs, operations, or technology initiatives.

Identify operational, financial, compliance, procurement, and project risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Prepare executive recommendations, decision-support materials, briefings, SOPs, templates, training materials, knowledge-transfer documentation, and governance artifacts.

Coordinate activities across business units, IT, finance, procurement, project management teams, vendors, and external stakeholders.

Serve as a senior advisor on business transformation initiatives by integrating policy, technology, financial management, operational processes, and organizational objectives.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Strong knowledge of federal funding requirements, cost allocation principles, prior-approval processes, regulatory compliance, and federal reporting requirements.

Ability to analyze and interpret federal legislation, regulations, policy guidance, audit findings, financial records, contracts, and program data.

Strong ability to identify risks, assess business impacts, and develop actionable recommendations.

Experience preparing complex federal planning documents, funding requests, budgets, cost allocation methodologies, compliance reports, executive briefings, SOPs, and decision-support materials.

Ability to integrate policy, financial, operational, procurement, and technology considerations.

Strong reconciliation, analytical, documentation, and compliance skills.

Ability to advise executive leadership on strategic and operational decisions.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

Project Management certification is required.

Additional Information

General Skills:

Excellent written and verbal communication.

Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills.

Sound decision-making and judgment.

Adaptability to changing processes, requirements, and priorities.

Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

Demonstrated leadership and team-building capabilities.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Ability to motivate, guide, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Ability to work effectively with government agencies, business teams, IT, finance, procurement, vendors, and external stakeholders.