IT Transformation Program Manager

About This Role

This role provides enterprise-level leadership, oversight, and execution support for government CIO technology transformation initiatives. The Program Manager will manage complex modernization efforts, oversee capability assessments, govern transformation playbooks, establish product management practices, and lead network/software modernization strategies. This position ensures cohesive program governance, measurable results, and alignment with CIO strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Program Manager on a team responsible for the task order
• Support day-to-day management of the task order, and develop long-term and strategic objectives to help ensure that customer requirements will be satisfied in future years of the contract
• Lead transition support for all CIO transformation initiatives, ensuring standard, repeatable program and project delivery
• Apply Hybrid Waterfall/SAFe Agile, PMI, and Prosci OCM methodologies across all transformation efforts
• Oversee project planning, governance, progress tracking, risk mitigation, and reporting
• Ensure alignment between project execution, CIO strategic goals, and modernization roadmaps
• Develop and maintain strong, strategic relationships with key government stakeholders, including contracting officer representatives, program managers, and other relevant officials
• Facilitate regular communication and engagement with government stakeholders to foster trust and collaboration
• Conduct comprehensive capability maturity assessments across CIO functions
• Deliver prioritized, actionable recommendations to improve CIO operational effectiveness
• Develop high impact improvement roadmaps and track adoption
• Lead creation of CIO transformation playbooks covering OCM, governance, communication, adoption metrics, and implementation guidance
• Deliver multi channel training and communications promoting CIO capabilities and organizational empowerment
• Stand up the Product Manager function within CIO, including strategic vision, governance structures, KPIs, and lifecycle process development
• Accountable for meeting contractual performance criteria and due dates during service delivery as well as successful overall project completion
• Identify new business opportunities within the scope of the contract
• Support the development of ROMs, pricing, and technical proposals
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Supervise, motivate, develop and direct staff in successful execution of their assigned task areas
• Devise policies, standard operating procedures, and approval workflows for the team
• Conduct performance evaluations of program staff
• Develop briefings, position papers and other supporting artifacts