Deputy Program Manager

Responsibilities: Provide day-to-day leadership for a cross-functional, distributed IT services team alongside the Program Manager and Technical Lead. Serve as Huntsville-based leadership point of contact for employees and customer stakeholders to foster accountability and positive culture. Manage financial tracking, forecasting, staffing plans, subcontractor coordination, and contract administration. Monitor performance against contract requirements, KPIs, schedules, risks, and customer priorities; drive corrective actions as needed. Lead or support meetings (standups, sprint planning, reviews, PMRs, etc.) and coordinate cross-functional activities to meet commitments. Advance program processes including Agile delivery, Jira workflows, knowledge management, and continuous improvement. Coordinate development and submission of contract deliverables and recurring reports. Develop workforce staffing plans, onboarding, retention, and professional development; succession planning. Foster inclusive, high-performing culture and collaborate across locations and teams. Engage government stakeholders and partners to gather requirements, manage expectations, and resolve issues. Assist in risk management, mitigation planning, and communicating impacts and actions to leadership. Decompose objectives into actionable plans, milestones, and acceptance criteria for Agile and project work. Support solution delivery activities including cloud migrations, production deployments, and end-user adoption. Represent the Program Manager as needed during absences.

Key requirements: Active Top Secret clearance U.S. citizenship On-site work in Huntsville, AL with occasional travel to Quantico, VA Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience Eight+ years of experience in program/project management or IT delivery Experience leading cross-functional technical teams in fast-paced environments Experience with financial tracking, staffing, reporting, scheduling, deliverables, and risk management Strong communication skills with diverse stakeholders Proficiency with Jira or similar tool for backlogs, reporting, and delivery progress Ability to identify process improvements and lead change strong interpersonal communication collaboration and teamwork ability to thrive in ambiguity Agile delivery practices Jira workflow management risk management