Program Manager

The Program Manager works with many levels of leadership and staff to manage program efforts based on industry best practices; works as the single point of contact for facilitation and communication of program goals, deliverables, and schedules, and must be an excellent communicator; various levels of documentation will be produced at each stage of the program and the program manager is often the person who creates these with input from others.

This position may supervise: Assigned Staff

Job Duty 1 -
Provide senior leadership and direction to program management activities, including major organizational transformation efforts; maintain best practices for program management
Job Duty 2 -
Analyze and evaluate proposals for scope of related work; determine the feasibility of proposals and provide or evaluate cost-benefit analysis as appropriate
Job Duty 3 -
Demonstrate an advanced competency in business analysis and organizational change management
Job Duty 4 -
May serve as a member of the senior leadership team; participate in thought leadership with unit or institute decision-makers
Job Duty 5 -
Lead integrated logistics support and/or quality assurance activities
Job Duty 6 -
Develop, monitor, and implement budget(s) for the program's effective operation
Job Duty 7 -
Participate in the strategic planning process and provide input into strategic decisions for unit(s)
Job Duty 8 -
Conducts staff recruitment, selection, and evaluation
Job Duty 9 -
Perform other job-related duties assigned

Duties may include but are not limited to:

Lead and manage cybersecurity research programs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
Develop and implement strategic plans for research initiatives, including setting goals, timelines, and budgets.
Ensure all research activities comply with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices.
Prepare and present regular reports on research progress, findings, and outcomes to senior management and stakeholders.
Oversee all CMMC and other Research Security Program activities. Collaborating with key stakeholders to determine relevant in-scope controls, to identifying significant changes that warrant special handling, to following significant change processes.
Work toward process improvement and enhance capability maturity, performing redesign and developing plans, requirements, and compliance specifications for automation.
Develop and maintain the calendar of compliance requirements for assigned identified control owners.
Collaborate with a range of stakeholders from individual contributors to senior leadership to external parties including Gov/Agency Partners and/or Third-Party Security Assessors.
Drive activities related to the remediation of regulated research (e.g., CMMC) requirements Gaps, technical security, and compliance risks with cross-functional teams, including, but not limited to, engaging third party services, leading meetings, assigning, and tracking work items, producing reports, and escalating risks and issues.
Financial management of the regulated research (e.g., CMMC) program to ensure maximization of investments to ensure security while increasing support for research activities.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Required Experience
Seven or more years of job-related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Certifications, Licenses or Permits:

o Program Management Professional (PMP) Certification
o Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Certification
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree

Salary Budget: Up to $130,846

Job Grade: A12

Location: Atlanta, GA

Candidate should possess:
Federal Regulatory Compliance experience
IT Project Mgmt. experience

CMMC Compliance experience

ABILITIES
Ability to adjust plans and milestones to changing priorities or customer requirements
KNOWLEDGE
o Knowledge of industry-standard and organizationally accepted analysis principles and methods
o Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource
allocation, coordination of forecasting and modeling, leadership technique, production methods,
and coordination of people and resources
SKILLS
o Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into
actionable insights
o Skill in effectively managing change and the communication and enforcement thereof