Practice Lead, Technical Project & Program Management

Senior Level Career

Charlottesville, VA Top Secret/SCI Full Scope Polygraph Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience) $140,900 - $257,233

Duties and Responsibilities:

Talent Management & Career Development

• Serve as the administrative supervisor and "home room" manager for 20-40 technical project and program managers (PjMs and PgMs) who serve contracts with a heavy software engineering focus
• Aggregate performance feedback from Solutions and Product group leadership, and execute performance reviews within GA Corporate HR systems
• Establish and maintain career paths specific to the project and program management disciplines

Training & Professional Development

• Design and deliver training programs that develop project and program managers—from onboarding new PMs to upskilling experienced practitioners
• Coordinate internal experimentation with emerging technologies that can augment the PM role—such as rapidly prototyping lightweight applications or building AI-assisted workflows—and ensure learnings are shared across teams
• Facilitate professional development opportunities (conferences, training courses, independent projects)
• Organize and support communities of interest/excellence to share learnings and best practices for project and program management within GA-Intelligence

Staffing & Resource Allocation

• Make strategic staffing decisions, assigning project and program managers to Solutions and Product teams, balancing employee interest and growth with business priorities
• Conduct regular check-ins with day-to-day leaders to discuss employee performance and assignment fit

Recruiting & Hiring

• Serve as hiring manager for new project and program management hires, coordinating with GA Talent Acquisition partners
• Establish function-specific hiring practices for project and program management roles

Onboarding & Integration

• Create and maintain function-relevant onboarding training materials for project and program managers
• Coordinate structured onboarding for new hires in coordination with their initial placement team

Additional

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in strategic workforce planning to anticipate future project and program management skill needs
• Partner with Finance and Program Control on budget planning and forecasting requirements, and help project managers understand how their project financials roll up into overall company financials
• Contribute to building a delivery-focused culture centered on execution excellence and mission outcomes
• Work within GA Corporate HR systems, policies, and performance review cycles
• Track and report on key metrics including employee satisfaction, retention, staffing fulfillment, and professional development participation

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.