Senior Technical Program Manager (Featurespace/Guardian)

sponsibilities**

• Provide overall leadership to large strategic technical projects or programs (utilizing Guardian/Featurespace platform)

• Develop and define clear core work definitions, process flows and operating models; demonstrate the complete life cycle and capabilities of the Service

• Guide and analyze benchmarking, trend analysis and other input to drive continuous improvement and elevate service performance

• Maintain up-to-date product-line(s) roadmaps through synchronizing product level epics and sprints capturing value streams and capabilities

• Ensure effective management of projects from inception through implementation

• Lead and coordinate the planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resourcing of projects to scope, identify risk exposure and remediation of non-compliance to standards

• Proactively work with internal clients and other business areas to create project plans with clear objectives, detailed tasks, accountabilities, timelines, and estimated budgets/corporate Expert

• Assist with strategy development by providing assessments of project performance, skills requirements/needs and client needs

• Provide forward thinking technical expertise in current and emerging technologies, trends and practices

• Extensive experience with SAFe and Agile software development practices including Scrum, JIRA, Peer Review, Git and CI/CD

• Plan, develop and implement standards, communications, programs and services according to best practices

• Forecast initiatives to project strategic plan goals and assess current performance

• Lead large, advanced multidisciplinary projects & initiatives of considerable business risk & impact in accordance with Navy Federal's PPM standards

• Review project deliverables for quality, accuracy and compliance with Navy Federal policies and procedures

• Ensure project deliverables are met in accordance with customers' expectations, timelines & budget constraints

• Monitor key performance indicators, determine gaps in performance metrics, and recommend/execute change management techniques for efficiency/quality improvements

• Select and manage vendors and contracts including contract development, monitoring and issue resolution; oversee contract quality assurance, budget and cost mechanisms

• Develop critical relationships with key technical/non-technical stakeholders to gain concurrence, input, execution and change management decisions Broad Scope

• Direct discovery and analysis of existing processes and key controls, and identify future internal control trends or new standards

• Identify and resolve operational and performance gaps and obstacles; implement changes and improvements

• Stay abreast and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and industry laws, regulations and guidelines.

• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Extensive expertise in Featurespace platform

• Technical expertise in large complex software programs and technology

• Extensive experience in project leadership and execution, including initiatives with technology, processes, cross-functional teams and external partner team members

• Expertise within specialization to highly complex assignments through extensive experience of industry and subject area providing recommendations to business practices/processes and related technologies

• Significant experience in working effectively with diverse internal and external contacts

• Extensive experience leading, guiding and coaching professional staff

• Extensive experience in client/vendor management to achieve strategic/tactical goals and implementation

• Extensive experience in vendor risk management and oversight

• Expert knowledge of project lifecycles and management methodologies

• Significant experience in IT resource allocation and management

• Advanced skill in extensive information systems analysis and research

• Expert verbal and written communication skills

• Expert skill in building strategic and execution-focused plans and alliances with partner leadership

• Advanced analytical thinking skills to include summarizing information and clearly identifying key elements, patterns, results or relationships

• Expert skill resolving conflicting requests and meeting changing requirements

• Expert skill in project management to include establishing and leading project teams; managing timelines/deadlines/resources; ensuring successful project implementation

• Master's Degree in Business Administration or the equivalent combination of training, education, and experience

Desired Qualifications

• Navy Federal Project Portfolio Management (PPM) knowledge

• PPM Certification or the equivalent experience

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM (On call responsibilities; overnight deployments a few times a quarter)

Location: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 | 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive Pensacola, FL 32526 | 141 Security Drive Winchester, VA 22602 | 9999 Willow Creek Road San Diego, CA 92131

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