We are seeking a senior Program Manager / PMO Lead to oversee a complex enterprise IT support environment focused on strategy execution, governance, portfolio coordination, and operational improvement. This role operates in a large, regulated organization with multiple stakeholder groups, competing priorities, and a mix of strategic planning, program oversight, and cross-functional execution.
This leader will own integrated program management across several workstreams and serve as the primary point of coordination for planning, delivery, risk management, reporting, and quality. The role is suited for someone who can operate at both the strategic and execution levels, align business and technology stakeholders, and bring structure, discipline, and follow-through to complex initiatives.
Job Location
Hybrid, with periodic onsite support as needed in Baltimore, Maryland
What You’ll Be Doing
• Lead an integrated PMO supporting enterprise IT initiatives spanning strategy, governance, modernization, communications, and operational improvement
• Manage program planning, schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, and quality across multiple concurrent workstreams
• Serve as the primary interface for senior stakeholders and coordinate decisions, priorities, and actions across business and technical teams
• Establish and run meeting cadences, governance forums, status reporting, and action tracking to support timely decision-making
• Drive development of roadmaps, plans, briefings, reports, and other management artifacts that support program execution
• Integrate Agile delivery practices into program oversight, including sprint planning support, backlog visibility, and cross-team coordination
• Oversee performance tracking and reporting, including progress against milestones, delivery commitments, and operational objectives
• Support continuous improvement of PMO processes, governance structures, and delivery controls in a fast-moving environment
What You Must Have
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business, public administration, or a related field
• PMP certification
• 10+ years of program or project management experience supporting enterprise IT initiatives
• 5+ years leading a PMO or integrated program management function across multiple workstreams
Preferred Qualifications
• Master’s degree in a related field
• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), PMI-ACP, or similar Agile program-level certification
• 5+ Experience supporting programs that involve cross-functional coordination among business, technical, and operational stakeholders
• 5+ years of experience managing enterprise-level risks, issues, schedules, dependencies, and executive reporting
• 5+ years of experience supporting federal agencies or similarly regulated enterprise environments
• 3+ years working in Agile, hybrid Agile, or SAFe delivery environments
• 3+ years developing or overseeing governance materials such as project plans, status reports, executive briefings, meeting agendas, minutes, action logs, and risk registers
• 3+ years supporting CIO, PMO, governance, or enterprise transformation initiatives
• Experience supporting investment reporting, portfolio reporting, or performance management functions
• Experience supporting health IT, public sector modernization, or large shared services environments
Working at ICF
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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.
The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:
$144,381.00 - $245,448.00Maryland Client Office (MD88)