Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BlueLabs provides analytics services and technology to government, business, and political campaign clients. The Associate Director of Program Management will shape programmatic strategy, lead project managers, and oversee the delivery of complex survey research, data, and analytics programs while improving operational processes, managing resources, and coordinating cross-functional and client stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Program execution: oversee the full lifecycle of large-scale survey research, data, and analytics programs, translating multi-layered client roadmaps into detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets
- Process optimization: design and implement standardized workflows and tools (e.g., Asana, Jira, GitHub, G-Suite) to track project performance, mitigate risks, and maintain high standards of delivery
- Cross-functional collaboration: act as the primary bridge between data science, polling, and analytics teams to remove roadblocks and ensure the rapid, smooth execution of programmatic initiatives
- Client management: serve as a key point of contact for client-stakeholders, managing internal and external project communications, aligning tasks with shifting priorities, and ensuring clear status reporting
- Team leadership: lead, mentor, and resource a team of project managers, ensuring they have the support needed to drive operational excellence across the organization
- Meeting facilitation: lead internal stand-ups and client check-ins, ensuring all meetings have clear agendas, documented action items, and accountability for next steps
- Resource management & capacity planning: monitor team bandwidth and project allocation across the division, forecasting future resource needs to prevent bottlenecks and ensure equitable workload distribution
- Strategic Operations: partner with Insights leadership to translate high-level business goals into operational realities, identifying opportunities to scale processes and improve profit margins or delivery speed
Skills
- Experience: 5-7+ years of relevant program management experience, with a track record of progressive responsibility
- Must include 2+ years of people management focused on coaching, performance development, and team scaling
- Deep experience working directly with data science, engineering, and analytics teams
- Familiarity with analytical concepts, statistics, or research methods is required
- Expertise in designing and optimizing project management ecosystems (e.g., Asana, Jira, Monday)
- You don't just use the tools; you architect them to drive efficiency and reporting
- Demonstrated success in driving the adoption of new workflows across diverse teams, navigating resistance and ensuring cultural alignment with new operational standards
- A proven track record of managing complex technical projects from inception to delivery, including master scheduling, resource forecasting, budgetary oversight, and proactive risk mitigation
- The ability to negotiate and build consensus across internal teams without direct authority, particularly when balancing competing priorities between technical execution and client needs
- Exceptional communication skills, with the specific ability to synthesize complex technical, statistical, or political concepts for non-technical audiences and executive stakeholders
- Highly organized and self-motivated, with the judgment to operate independently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a collaborative, solution-oriented attitude
- An advanced degree in a related field is a plus
Benefits
- Premier health, dental, and vision insurance plans
- 401K matching
- Unlimited paid time off
- Paid personal and volunteer leave
- 13 paid holidays
- 15 weeks paid parental leave
- Professional development stipend & tuition reimbursement
- Macbook Pro laptop & tech accessories
- Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) stipend for mobile device
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Supportive & collaborative culture
- Flexible working hours
- Remote friendly (within the U.S.)
- Pre-tax transportation options for commuting to our office in Washington, DC
- Lunches and snacks
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