Program Manager

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What You'll do:
Groundswell is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the day-to-day management and execution of a flagship Intelligence Community modernization program. Reporting to the Executive Program Director, this individual will serve as the program’s operational leader, with responsibility for contract execution, program controls, customer coordination, financial performance, integrated schedule management, risk and dependency management, subcontractor performance, and coordination with OEM and government stakeholders.

While the Executive Program Manager provides executive oversight, strategic direction, and senior customer engagement, the Program Manager will be responsible for the daily operation and execution of the program. This individual will ensure Groundswell meets contractual requirements, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) performance standards, milestones, deliverables, financial commitments, and customer expectations. The Program Manager will work closely with the OEM Program Management Office (PMO) to manage cross-program dependencies, schedules, risks, and decisions that could impact Groundswell's delivery commitments.

The Program Manager will also provide leadership and oversight to Groundswell's Workday Delivery Lead and other functional and technical workstream leaders, ensuring individual delivery efforts remain aligned with the overall program plan. This role is designed to assume increasing program leadership responsibility as the program matures and transitions from initial implementation and establishment into steady-state program execution.

• Program & Contract Execution Lead the day-to-day execution and management of the task order under the strategic direction and executive oversight of the Executive Program Manager. Manage compliance with contract terms, requirements, performance standards, and customer commitments. Manage contractual deliverables, milestones, reporting requirements, and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) performance measures. Establish and maintain the program's operating cadence, governance processes, performance reporting, and management controls.
  
  Ensure contract deliverables are completed, reviewed, submitted, and tracked through customer acceptance. Coordinate across technical and functional work streams to ensure execution remains aligned with contractual requirements and program objectives. Serve as the primary escalation point for day-to-day program execution issues.
• Integrated Schedule, Risk & Dependency Management Develop, maintain, and manage the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), incorporating Groundswell, subcontractor, OEM, customer, and other external milestones and dependencies. Lead program-level risk, issue, dependency, action, and decision management processes. Identify cross-workstream and external dependencies that could affect program milestones, contractual commitments, cost, or performance. Develop and drive mitigation and contingency plans for program-level risks and schedule impacts.
  
  Coordinate with the Workday Delivery Lead and other workstream leaders to incorporate detailed delivery plans and milestones into the overall IMS. Escalate significant risks, issues, decisions, and potential contractual impacts to the Executive Program Manager and government leadership as appropriate.
• OEM & External Dependency Management Serve as the primary day-to-day program management interface with the OEM PMO. Coordinate schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions between Groundswell and the OEM program. Assess changes to OEM plans and schedules for potential impacts to Groundswell's scope, IMS,…