Description
Description
SAIC has an opening for a Program Management Director. SAIC is recognized as an IT leader in the Diplomacy and State Department spaces. This exciting opportunity will be supporting the unique mission needs of our foreign policy and State Department IT clients. We are seeking an individual to join the team who is fully committed to improving the effectiveness of diplomacy and foreign affairs programs and bringing the best innovation, implementation, and attitudes to bear to the position. This role will include some onsite work in the National Capitol region as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Develops and establishes relationships between the company, strategic partners and Department of State contacts.
· Identify, develop, and implement near-term and long-term business strategies that provides the business an opportunity to grow revenue.
· Responsible for the maintenance of long-term relationships with DOS and other Diplomacy Community contacts to maintain a high level of satisfaction and increase SAIC responses to federal mission needs.
· Serve as a primary interface for all SAIC products and services by ensuring they understand DOS' continuing business needs and alignment of those needs with SAIC capabilities to provide full life-cycle solutions.
· Maintains direct contact with customers before and/or after any business transaction.
· Manage staff and processes of large-scale information technology-based program.
· Analyze effectiveness of systems, training programs, and employee engagement
· Present findings and freely share ideas to make client functionality better.
· Manage teams and programs for clients in the diplomacy space, including ability to lead and support discussions on strategic planning in foreign protection, visa processing, passport processing, mission- based IT, and building long-lasting strategies for success.
· Ability to be bid as Key Program Manager for upcoming large IT deal within the Department of State.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree and 18+ years of related experience, Masters degree and 16+ years of experience. May accept an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- Familiarity with State Department mission and functions.
- Familiarity with strategic planning and starting new initiatives.
- Experience in systems planning and documentation as well as presenting of findings to executive-level staff.
- Hands-on experience with team building, results-oriented metrics planning and fulfillment.
- Knowledge of budgets, planning, requirements management and definition, and outcome-oriented resource management.
- Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance; possessing a Top Secret preferred.
Target salary range: $240,001 - $280,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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