Senior Program Manager

Job Description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

This role is suited for a senior delivery leader who is comfortable owning both program execution and business outcomes in a government environment, including financial accountability, customer engagement, and cross‑functional coordination. As both a leader and a doer on our mission‑focused team, you will manage a dynamic portfolio supporting military, federal law enforcement, and homeland security clients. These programs center on biometric technologies and systems.

You’ll operate in a highly matrixed environment—where you may be a team of one but will coordinate across multiple service and support organizations. This role may include responsibility for a single major program or several concurrent projects across the portfolio. Your success depends on your ability to communicate clearly, set expectations early, and build relationships and trust across stakeholders and teams.

• Scope as either a Project Manager (single program with full ownership) or a Program Manager (multiple concurrent projects across the Biometrics portfolio).

• Interface directly with government customers, contracting officers, security teams, engineers, and Parsons leadership to align delivery, funding, and compliance.
• Foster a collaborative, solutions‑first team environment—even without formal direct reports.
• Upon contract award, assume full ownership of the program(s)—driving all aspects of delivery including scope, schedule, budget, invoicing, compliance, and client satisfaction.
• Capture, validate, and document customer requirements using Parsons’ Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) within Confluence and Atlassian tools.
• Coordinate across internal service teams—ensuring timely input and alignment without direct authority, using established rules of engagement and consistent planning.
• Lead project kickoffs and planning using Parsons’ standard platforms (SharePoint, Jira, MS Project)—establishing clear objectives, timelines, and stakeholder engagement.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, manage dependencies and milestones, mitigate risks, and track progress across tools and teams.
• Own the financial performance of assigned programs, including budgets, ETC, forecasting, invoicing, and funding alignment in partnership with Project Controls and Finance.
• Serve as the primary customer interface—initiating and maintaining proactive communication to build trust, ensure transparency, and represent the Parsons brand.
• Own and execute all phases of the program lifecycle, following PMP‑based best practices from initiation through closeout.
• Drive process improvements across project and team delivery with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Ensure program compliance with applicable security, quality, and regulatory requirements.

• Business & Process Improvement:
  Identify and recommend opportunities to streamline workflows, improve tools, or enhance cross‑functional collaboration; actively contribute to internal initiatives that increase operational efficiency or programmatic value.
• Team Growth & Development:
  Mentor junior team members and share best practices to build team capability; participate in onboarding, training, or knowledge‑sharing sessions to support a high‑performance team culture.
• Organizational Agility:
  Demonstrate flexibility by taking on emerging tasks, special projects, or priority efforts outside your core responsibilities; collaborate with leadership to respond to shifting program needs or business objectives.

• Programs delivered on schedule and within funding (target: 95% of project milestones achieved on or ahead of schedule).
• High customer confidence and repeatable trust.
• Clean audits, compliant invoicing, and defensible…