Program Manager

Are you an Program Manager wizard eager to wield your expertise for the betterment of millions? If the answer is yes, an exciting opportunity may be on the horizon for you.

TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

Responsibilities

Lead and manage project teams, products, and processes across the lifecycle of the project and the FFSS contract

Responsible for program deliverables

Evaluate, determine, and document specific requirements related to projects and translates those requirements into resource and deliverable based roadmap with target release dates for accomplishment

Develop and manages a project risk register for each project

Provide routine reporting of project milestones, risks, impediments, and escalation requirements

Present to leadership, stakeholders and/or governance groups, the vision and strategy of the project, the roadmap of planned deliveries, and capabilities to be delivered in each release

Conduct cross-organizational coordination as required in support of project delivery

Expedite and coordinates services to assist in managing complex enterprise projects

Manage assigned tasks to completion within the schedule, budget, and scope of the project

Qualifications

Project Management certified (e.g., PMP, CAPM, CPMP, APM) Preferred

Ability to Run project across the full lifecycle of the project

Experience in managing Stakeholders

Innate/documented ability to translate project activities into executive-level reports, correspondence, and presentations

Proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel, Visio, Project, Service Now, SharePoint and PowerPoint

Proficient in the use of various project management tracking tools

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to effectively communicate complex information to technical and non-technical audiences’ cross multiple levels of the organization to include managing through cross-functional organizations

Experience with leading, coordinating, and facilitating meetings to review project status with core project team members, key stakeholders, and corporate team members

Experience in developing and tracking progress against detailed project plans including schedules, technical and business requirements, cost estimates, resource plans, communication plans, risk mitigation plans, issues resolution and capacity planning for multiple, simultaneous projects

Highly flexible with appropriate sense of urgency and commitment for critical deliverables

Education:

Master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Systems, Business, or related scientific /technical discipline. and 15 years’ Experience

Ten (10) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education (25 years total)

Clearance:

The ability to pass a Tier 2/Modest Background Investigation

Location:

Austin, TX. (100% On-site)

Monday - Friday (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST Time)

Austin Information Technology Center

Department of Veteran's Affairs

1615 Woodward St

Austin, TX 78741

Regular Full-Time