Program Manager

Overview

BigBear.ai is seeking a Program Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing complex IT projects and program activities supporting CBP's mission-critical systems. This role provides day-to-day program leadership, coordinates technical and program resources, manages risks and dependencies, and ensures delivery of program objectives within established scope, schedule, budget, and contractual requirements.

The Program Manager serves as a key point of coordination between technical teams, program leadership, government stakeholders, and other project partners.

What you will do

• Manage the planning, execution, and delivery of complex IT projects and program activities
• Develop and maintain comprehensive program plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables
• Coordinate cross-functional technical and program resources to ensure successful project execution
• Monitor program performance against scope, schedule, budget, quality, and contractual requirements
• Identify, assess, and manage program risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation strategies
• Lead program status meetings and communicate program health, progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders and leadership
• Coordinate Agile/Scrum ceremonies and ensure effective execution across development teams
• Support and oversee activities across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Work closely with technical leadership to support DevSecOps practices and continuous delivery
• Use Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, and other program management tools to maintain program visibility and documentation
• Coordinate requirements, deliverables, testing, implementation, and production support activities across project teams
• Ensure program activities align with government requirements, contractual obligations, security standards, and organizational objectives
• Develop briefings, reports, dashboards, and other program-level communications for leadership and government stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve program processes, delivery methods, and team performance
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior project and program management personnel
• Support organizational planning and strategic IT objectives

What you should have

• Bachelor's Degree and 5 to 8 years of experience
• Demonstrated experience managing complex IT initiatives involving multiple technical teams and stakeholders
• Experience with Agile/Scrum, SDLC, and/or DevSecOps environments
• Experience with program planning, scheduling, risk management, resource coordination, and stakeholder management
• Proficiency with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, and SharePoint
• Experience tracking program performance against scope, schedule, budget, and contractual requirements
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. government clearance/background investigation

What we'd like you to have

• Experience managing federal government IT programs
• Experience supporting mission-critical systems or high-volume IT environments
• Experience with federal IT contracts and program compliance
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, or related program/project management certification
• Experience working with software development, cloud, cybersecurity, or DevSecOps teams
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects or workstreams
• Experience preparing executive-level program briefings and status reports

About BigBear.ai

BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on Bigbear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.

BigBear.ai is an Equal opportunity employer all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.