Program Management Office (PMO) Director

Program Management Office (PMO) Director

Peraton is seeking a Program Management Office (PMO) Director to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals on our Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Diplomatic Technology (DT) Consular Affairs Enterprise Infrastructure Operations (CAEIO) program. CAEIO provides IT Operations and Maintenance to modernize the legacy networks, applications, and databases supporting consular applications and services globally.

The PMO Director will be responsible for establishing and overseeing the program's management framework, ensuring consistent execution of processes, governance, standards, reporting, performance, and service solutions. The PMO Director will drive alignment between delivery objectives and customer requirements, enabling effective performance, compliance, and strategic decision-making across a complex, transformative IT program.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and operational oversight of the PMO, ensuring consistent standards, methodologies, and governance across the program.
• Provide leadership and ensure alignment of program goals and execution with customer mission, priorities, and objectives.
• Manage a team of project managers, performance management specialists, communications specialists, and technical writers / knowledge managers. Evaluate performance, provide mentorship, and identify resource or skills gaps to foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Implement and maintain consistent Agile, product management, and hybrid project management practices to ensure optimal workstreams across the customer's organization and transparent task tracking.
• Track and report on project milestones, risks, issues, schedules, dependencies, and impediments to customer stakeholders and drive decision-making to prioritize and advance project progress.
• Facilitate change control processes, assessing and documenting impacts to scope, schedule, and performance.
• Lead the development of program performance dashboards, data visualizations, and executive briefings and reports for internal and customer senior leadership.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and communications including with internal and customer senior leadership, external stakeholders / teams across the customer organization, and cross-functional teams and subject matter experts to share updates and information across the program.
• Maintain a repository of program documentation and deliverables to meet customer requirements and regulations, and to promote knowledge management best practices. Establish and support quality assurance and compliance review processes to validate deliverables against contract and customer requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation within the PMO to optimize efficiency and service delivery, ensuring responsiveness to evolving requirements.

Core Work Schedule : 8 : 00 AM ET - 4 : 00 PM ET (flexible), Monday - Friday.

Work Location : Must be local to Washington, DC area. This position is currently hybrid with remote work and up to 2 days per week in the Peraton office in Sterling, VA, and / or customer site in Washington, DC. The number of days in office is subject to change based on program or government requirements.

Required Qualifications

Desired Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements : 16 years of experience, may have management experience.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains : land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

Target Salary Range

$176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO : Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.