Army Senior Program Manager

Company Description

Dcode is a team of doers dedicated to bridging the gap between the speed of technology and the federal government. We align people, culture, policies, and processes to get tech in the hands of those who need it most. Operating at the nexus of government leaders, emerging tech companies, and venture capital, we turn roadblocks into results.

We are seeking a mission-driven, results-oriented Senior Program Manager to lead the execution of high-priority initiatives for a defense sector client. In this role, you’ll help launch and operate a function that can rapidly identify needs, scout technologies, integrate solutions, and scale what works. This means building structure, workflows, and processes that overcome legacy constraints to ensure speed, precision, and measurable impact.

You will be responsible for leading daily client engagements and navigating complex stakeholder relationships. Success in this role means navigating ambiguity, moving with urgency, and producing results that have a tangible mission impact.

This role requires exceptional program leadership skills, knowledge of DoW acquisition, POM budgeting, contracting pathways, and the ability to translate complex operational requirements into actionable strategies and repeatable processes to transition validated capabilities toward a program of record.

Duty Station:
Fort Hood, TX

Salary range: $116,000- $152,000 plus bi-annual bonuses

Top Secret clearance or higher is strongly preferred. Eligibility for clearance is required.

Client & Mission Success

• Serve as a trusted partner to Army and DoW stakeholders operating within the corps and acquisition ecosystems.
• Support operational commands in identifying capability gaps and translating needs into actionable, rapid solutions.
• Help design and stand up agile operational structures that enable fast delivery and experimentation.
• Facilitate collaboration across multiple organizations.
• Lead workshops, write assessments, and convert complex operational and technical challenges into clear recommendations.
• Continuously collect feedback and refine delivery approaches to improve outcomes and user experience.
• Engage regularly with senior-level military clients in order to become a trusted partner becoming deeply familiar with the client’s mission objectives, organizational structure, policies, and challenges; build relationships with senior client leaders.
• Work closely with the Dcode Army Director to drive client retention, identify new and up-sell opportunities for account expansion, and help scope new client engagements.
• Proactively collect feedback from the client, review client concerns, and improve the client experience across the account.
• Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data/metrics to help clients solve their toughest problems and identify outcomes and Return On Investment (ROI).

Program Leadership & Delivery

• Lead a portfolio of army ground system efforts from problem identification and experimentation through acquisition transition and fielding decisions.
• Build integrated execution plans that synchronize requirements, funding, contracting,
• platform integration, test, sustainment, and transition activities.
• Actively work the pathway from validated unit need through requirements and resourcing processes, POM alignment, and assignment to the appropriate PAE/PM.
• Manage day-to-day delivery for assigned workstream(s), producing high quality deliverables and measurable outcomes for your clients.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable plans, workflows, and performance metrics to evaluate progress towards objectives, ensuring Dcode’s support drives outsized mission and organizational value.
• Apply agile and Scrum methodologies to plan,…