Program Manager

Ignite Digital

$130K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of relevant Department of Workforce (DoW) experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Statistics, Mathematics, or Management Information Systems (or equivalent experience)
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Strong writing skills for analytical reports and executive summaries
  • Excellent oral and written communication abilities
  • Experience in workflow/process analysis and implementation
  • Active Department of Defense Secret clearance

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the government project manager to manage cost, schedule, and performance
  • Analyze workflows to identify bottlenecks and create improvement plans with technical team
  • Perform management, technical, or business case analyses as needed
  • Monitor program/project status and ensure schedules are met
  • Implement documentation, change control, and data management processes as per government standards
  • Organize and interpret contractual data for projects
  • Manage project budgets, costs, schedules, performance, and risks
  • Conduct assessments for process improvements and present findings effectively
  • Apply analytic techniques to evaluate program/project objectives
  • Translate ideas from brainstorming into professional briefs and proactive leadership discussions

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work closely with federal government agencies
  • Engagement in innovative AI and automation projects
  • Pathway to contribute significantly to Navy's recruitment and talent retention efforts
  • Exposure to a collaborative and supportive work environment
  • Work at a small business known for exceptional government service and comprehensive industry connections
Full Job Description
Ignite Digital has an exciting opportunity for a Program Manager to support our client engagement within the federal government for the Charleston, SC area. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with AI and Automation technical expertise and strong team management skills. This position serves an important role in supporting the Navy's ability to recruit, onboard, and retain top talent through alignment of workflows to AI and automation technical capabilities.

Scope of Responsibilities:
  • Work directly with the government project manager to oversee and manage cost, schedule and performance
  • Analyze current government workflow/processes, identify bottlenecks, and develop implementation plan with technical team to deliver improvements to the client
  • Perform management, technical, or business case analyses
  • Track program/project status and schedules
  • Apply government-instituted processes for documentation, change control management and data management
  • Collect, complete, organize, and interpret contractual data relating to projects and programs
  • Monitor obligations and expenditures against phased baseline budgets
  • Support clients by managing project budgets/costs, schedules, performances, briefing slides, and risks
  • Conduct process improvement assessments and present findings in a professional and compelling manner
  • Apply analytic techniques in support of the evaluation of program/project objectives
  • Take ideas from whiteboards to briefs, and be proactive with ideas on leadership presentations and discussions

Required Qualifications:
  • 10+ years of relevant DoW work experience
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Business or Statistics, Mathematics, or Management Information Systems (relevant work experience may be substituted for degree requirement)
  • Advanced in Microsoft Office products (i.e., Outlook, Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Strong writing skills including the ability to synthesize information into clear, concise messages both for detailed analytical reports and executive summaries.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience in workflow/process analysis and improvement implementation
  • Active DoD Secret clearance

Desired Qualifications:
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Experience leading technical team and implementing process improvement plan
  • Experience applying data management, data analysis, and data visualization.


Salary: $130k+ to align with education and experience

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Ignite Digital is a Small Business committed to providing exceptional service to government agencies at competitive prices. The capabilities and experience of our staff and our extensive industry relationships distinguish Ignite Digital Services among government contractors.

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