Program Business Manager

Job Description

DescriptionLeidos is seeking a Business Manager to support a large enterprise IT contract for the Department of Defense. As part of the PMO team, the candidate will provide direct support and will play a critical role in developing, tracking, and collaborating on our customer and maintaining business functions within the program. You will serve as a trusted advisor to the client and Program Management, serving as a project manager, process expert, and liaison.Primary Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Leidos Program Management Office (PMO) to support all aspects of the contract management.
• Coordinate, conduct and participate in collaboration meetings with, and on behalf of the Government.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders; effectively communicate with all stakeholders and facilitate various project related meetings
• Proactively identify and remediate risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring timely resolution
• Identify project resource requirements and escalate resource constraints
• Ensure project status reporting is accurate and timely and required project deliverables meet quality and compliance standards
• Managing multiple project initiatives simultaneously, demonstrating strong time management and prioritization skills
• Provide monthly functional area reports summarizing work accomplished, work planned in next month and important issues occurring during the month
• Aid in security clearance processing
• Ensure corporate and customer training compliance of program staff.
• Maintain up-to-date program documentation to include briefing slides and recall rosters
• Work closely with all functional support areas to include contracts, project control, security, IT, line management, and human resources.
• Manage the program?s travel requirements to include reviewing and submitting requests to the government, identifying and mitigating concerns/issues, and tracking costs.
• Serve as facility POC. Coordinate events and visits, and support incoming staff.
• Basic Qualifications:
• 5+ years? experience working as a Project Manager, Program Business Manager, Business Process Analyst, Business Liaison, Systems Integrator, or comparable role managing the implementation of IT systems/projects, either in a Program Management Office (PMO) or for the classified client
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to a variety of audiences, both in person and in writing
• Strong interpersonal skills, collaboration and teambuilding skills, and the ability to interact effectively with various stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to resolve all situations in a professional manner
• Strong leadership and accountability skills with a focus on delivering results
• Experience in supporting and coordinating across senior-level organizations
• Ability to communicate with senior management and customers
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing demands and work in a dynamic environment
• Strong ability to create and edit project documents, materials, and presentations, including schedule management.
• Working experience in government contracting, particularly related to financial aspects and standard business practices (e.g., familiarity with and ability to interpret statements of work, contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, etc.)
• Well versed with Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

Preferred Qualifications:

• Lean Six Sigma, Project / program Management, or similar experience
• PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Clearance:

• Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.
• An active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required for this position.

Education:

• Bachelors degree and 8-12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters degree with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience.

Pay Range: Covid GuidanceIn order to enter Leidos facilities in the U.S. and to attend Leidos events outside our facilities, employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or maintain proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 96 hours of entry. In addition, we are receiving guidance from certain customers that onsite contractor personnel will need to be fully vaccinated to access customer facilities. If you are not vaccinated, please consider getting your COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact your Talent Acquisition POC.About LeidosLeidos is a Fortune 500? technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world?s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company?s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $13.7 billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.Pay and BenefitsPay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Thats why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.Securing Your DataLeidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [emailprotected].Commitment to DiversityAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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