Esri

Sr. Project Manager - Defense and Intel

Esri$107K — $183K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in similar roles supporting technical project management
  • Proven ability to lead IT-based projects to timely and budgeted completion
  • Experience with Defense and Intelligence sector customer needs
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Ability to translate customer business goals into technical solutions
  • Effective communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences
  • Experience in proposal writing and project planning
  • Must be a US citizen with active TS Security Clearance

Responsibilities

  • Manage complex technology projects and collaborate with Esri consultants to deliver quality solutions
  • Engage directly with customers to articulate the value of location in their workflows
  • Lead business development efforts and define strategies for proposals with clients
  • Serve as a thought leader, advising on innovative Esri technology solutions
  • Support project execution while maintaining alignment with business objectives

Benefits

  • Industry-leading health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) and profit-sharing programs
  • Minimum of 80 hours of vacation leave annually
  • Twelve paid holidays each year
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth
  • Relocation assistance available for candidates moving to the Vienna, VA area
Full Job Description
Overview

In this position, you will use your consulting and project management skills to lead teams during all phases of implementation including requirements, analysis, design, build/configuration, and deployment. You will manage the scope, schedule, and budget to provide our customers and strategic partners with meaningful solutions.

This team supports Defense and Intel customers. You will be part of a talented cross-functional team of dynamic and passionate professionals to deliver capabilities that enable our customers to make a difference in communities around the world. You will be part of a team that influences lasting contributions for communities with the work you do.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Vienna, VA area for this position.

Responsibilities
  • Manager complex technology projects and programs: Collaborate with Esri consultants to delivery high-quality solutions that align with project timelines, budget expectations, and customer objectives. Drive successful project outcomes by effectively managing and communicating scope, schedule, and budget to provide our customers and strategic partners with meaningful solutions. While leading strategic engagements with key stakeholders on opportunity development, proposal development, and project execution, ensuring alignment with business objectives and managing expectations.
  • Engage with our customers. Work with customers to understand the value of location within their workflows by creating outstanding proposals and winning work with strategic customers. The ideal candidate will have a strong geospatial background to enable walking clients through the process of spatial thinking.
  • Develop and grow business. Lead business development by defining project and proposal strategies that further technology and implementation patterns with new and existing customers. Collaborate with a team of domain subject matter experts, software developers, and consultants that are dedicated to developing new business strategies and actively influencing strategic direction to supporting Defense and Intel customers and their mission critical systems and applications.
  • Be a thought leader. Advise customers regarding innovative solutions using Esri technology and content to drive better decision-making. Recommend relevant strategies, architectures, and solutions and work with customers to prepare implementation and migration strategies.

Requirements
  • 8+ years of experience in a similar position, supporting similar responsibilities
  • Professional experience leading and managing IT based projects
  • An understanding of Defense and Intel customer needs developed through experience supporting Defense and/or Intel customers
  • Strong project management skills, with demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects on time and within budget
  • Demonstrated ability to evaluate and translate customer's business goals, objectives, and strategies into technical plans and solutions
  • Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas, whether to other technical peers or non-technical peers or customers
  • Proposal writing experience, including preparing executive summaries, solution definition, scope of services, staffing, and pricing
  • Entrepreneurial attitude
  • US citizenship and active TS Security Clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Bachelor's degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, or related STEM field

Recommended Qualifications
  • Experience with ArcGIS, location-based services, geo-enabled apps, spatial analysis, or similar geospatial technology
  • Experience with current technology implementation patterns including service-oriented and cloud computing architecture
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  • Polygraph
  • Experience with Agile methodology
  • Master's degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, or related STEM field

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Total Rewards

Esri's competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is

$107,120-$183,040 USD

About Esri

Esri is a global leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Redlands, California. Esri's software is used by governments, businesses, and non-profit organizations worldwide to analyze and visualize data in order to make better decisions. The company's flagship product, ArcGIS, is a powerful mapping and analytics platform that allows users to create, manage, and share geographic information. Esri has a strong commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, and works to promote environmental stewardship and social equity through its products and services.
Learn more about Esri
Size
11,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1969

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