Senior Program Director - Program Management; POTFF; Tampa, FL

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead one or more highly complex and/or enterprise-critical programs with broad accountability for outcomes, governance, and senior client relationships. May lead a single very large program or a portfolio of programs and typically oversee a substantial staffing footprint with responsibility for setting delivery strategy and operating model.

- Define and drive program and functional strategies, establishing short- to mid-term objectives aligned with business and client priorities.

- Provide full accountability for program financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, resource allocation, profitability, and P&L management.

- Establish the operating framework, workforce strategy, and resource model for large-scale programs, ensuring operational effectiveness, scalability, and achievement of financial and business objectives.

- Develop, implement, and govern program-wide policies, procedures, standards, and controls to ensure operational consistency, compliance, risk mitigation, and audit readiness.

- Resolve complex operational, financial, and organizational challenges while driving continuous improvement, innovation, efficiency, and scalability.

- Lead and develop a multi-layered organization through performance management, coaching, succession planning, and leadership development.

- Partner with senior executives and cross-functional leaders to establish priorities, allocate resources, and ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives.

- Build and maintain strong customer, stakeholder, and industry relationships, communicating operational performance, technology initiatives, risks, and strategic priorities to support customer satisfaction, retention, and business growth.

- Lead technology enablement and business development efforts, including adoption of operational technologies, solution development, strategic planning, and support of RFP, RFI, and RFQ responses.

Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 12+ years of progressive professional experience required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Experience supporting USSOCOM, Special Operations Forces, Human Performance, Military Readiness, or similar mission-focused programs.

- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale global government contract operations, including responsibility for operational performance, workforce management, compliance, financial oversight, and customer satisfaction.

- Experience leading geographically dispersed teams in complex operational environments.

- Familiarity with Personal Services Contracts (PSC) and workforce management requirements.

- Proven ability to collaborate with senior government officials, military leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred Requirements
- Active Secret clearance preferred.

EEO Statement Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards.

Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement…