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From long-term planning to financial reporting, compliance, and transparency, our platform connects the work finance teams are already doing and makes it easier to deliver for their communities.\nToday, more than 2,000 public sector organizations use ClearGov, and we continue to expand our platform and reach as we grow.\nOur Core Values\nBe Clear & Credible We are authentic in our interactions, communicating with clarity, speaking with honesty, and following through with consistency. We turn transparency into our greatest competitive advantage. \n\nBe Human We are human partners to our colleagues and customers and lead with consideration and kindness - making space for others to do the same. We turn empathy into a shared strength.\n\nBe Better Together We are committed to building an inclusive community where everyone thrives. We share successes, support each other through challenges, and show up for our teammates the way we show up for our customers. We turn togetherness into our greatest advantage and collaboration into our greatest multiplier.\n\nBe Honourable/Honorable We are responsible to our colleagues and customers. We bring our full selves to every conversation, every project, every decision, and every relationship. We act with intention, deliver on our commitments, and lead with integrity - even when no one is watching. We turn honour into the foundation that powers everything we do.\n\nBe ConnectedWe are culture builders where people are seen, welcomed, and celebrated. We show up in every interaction - the laughs, the wins, the hard days. We turn connection into opportunities for people to feel they belong.\n\n What Makes You a Great Fit\nYou take ownership and follow through\nYou communicate clearly and effectively\nYou're comfortable solving problems and figuring things out\nYou learn quickly and adapt as things change\nYou care about the team, not just your own work\nYou bring a sense of humor and perspective to what you do\nAbout the Opportunity\nWe're hiring a Senior Manager, PMO to build, professionalize, and scale our project management function from the ground up. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can operate at both the strategic and tactical level, designing repeatable processes and templates one day, sitting in a client escalation call the next, and coaching a growing team of project managers throughout.\nYou will be a foundational leader as we scale 3x over the next 3-4 years, directly shaping how we deliver, implement, and retain government clients at scale. This is a player-coach role.\nKey Responsibilities:\nTeam Leadership & Talent Development\nBuild, hire, and lead a high-performing team of Project Managers / Implementation Managers, scaling the team and processes in line with company growth (from $50M to $150M ARR)\nEstablish career pathing, performance management, coaching frameworks, and onboarding programs for PMO staff\nFoster a culture of accountability, client-centricity, and continuous improvement\nAct as a player-coach - hands-on in delivery while developing direct reports into future leaders\nPMO Build-Out & Process Ownership\nStand up the formal PMO function: governance model, methodology, and delivery playbooks appropriate for public sector implementations\nDesign and implement standardized templates for project charters, implementation plans, status reporting, RAID logs, and change orders\nDefine and continuously improve intake-to-close delivery workflows, ensuring consistency and scalability across a growing project portfolio\nEstablish KPIs and dashboards to track project health, resource utilization, on-time/on-budget delivery, and client satisfaction\nClient-Facing Delivery & Escalation Management\nServe as a senior escalation point for at-risk or high-visibility government client implementations\nPartner directly with client stakeholders (agency leadership, CFOs, procurement) to manage expectations, timelines, and scope\nLead executive-level status reviews and steering committee meetings for strategic accounts\nSystems, Tools & Reporting\nInfluence and optimize the PMO's tool stack\nEnsure clean data flow and reporting between CSM, Support, Sales, and Delivery systems\nOwn KPIs including backlog, at-risk reporting, projected go-live dates, and budgets vs. actuals\nCross-Functional & Strategic Contribution\nPartner with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Engineering to ensure smooth handoffs and alignment on client commitments\nProvide input into resourcing models and hiring plans as the company scales toward $150M ARR - looking for opportunities for continuous efficiencies\nContribute to broader operational scalability initiatives, including pricing/packaging of services, SOW standardization, and delivery capacity planning\nCritical Skills/Experience:\nExperience\n7+ years in project/program management, with 3+ years in a PMO leadership or team management capacity\nExperience in SaaS, ideally with GovTech, public sector, or highly regulated environments\nDemonstrated success building or scaling a PMO function from an early or informal stage into a structured, repeatable practice\nTrack record of managing and growing a team of PMs/Implementation Managers (hiring, coaching, performance management)\nDirect experience with Salesforce, Rocketlane, ChurnZero (or comparable implementation/PS tools), and Gong (or comparable call intelligence platforms)\nExperience managing client escalations at the executive level, ideally with government or public sector clients\nStrong understanding of both Agile and traditional/Waterfall methodologies, with the judgment to apply the right approach by client and project type\nSkills & Attributes\nBuilder mentality - comfortable creating structure and process where none exists\nExcellent executive presence; confident leading conversations with government stakeholders and internal leadership\nStrong financial/operational acumen (utilization, margin, resourcing, forecasting)\nCalm under pressure; skilled at de-escalating tense client situations\nData-driven, with the ability to translate metrics into action\nPassion for public sector, mission-driven work\nExcels at the player-coach role\nPreferred Qualifications\nPMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification\nExperience with public sector procurement cycles, RFPs, and government contracting nuances\nPrior experience in a company scaling through hypergrowth (PE-backed company)\nCompensation:\nIn the spirit of transparency, we are excited to share the base salary for this position is $115,000 - $135,000 USD and exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. If you are hired at ClearGov, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, interview performance, education and/or experience. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary for the role. Hiring beyond the base range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on benefits listed below).\nWhy Join ClearGov\nRemote and flexible work environment\nMeaningful work that impacts communities across the United States\nCollaborative, high-performing team\nCompetitive compensation and benefits\nOpportunities to grow as we scale \nBenefits\nMedical, dental & vision insurance\nFSA, HSA, and/or Dependent Care FSA (US)\nLife + AD&D insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability insurance (US)\nLife + disability insurance (Canada)\n401(k) (US) / RRSP (Canada) with 3.5% match\n10 company holidays\n3 wellness days\nPaid vacation time off\nSick and safe time off\nPaid parental leave\nPaid bereavement leave\nPaid jury duty + civic service leave\nEmployee assistance program\n2 summer days + annual end-of-year \"Dimming of the Lights\"\nEmployee referral bonus program\nHow to Apply\nReady to join us? Apply online today! \nEqual Opportunity Employer\nClearGov is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic. 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