Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Goldschmitt and Associates LLC is a leader in technology transformation and system modernization for federal agencies. The Executive Program Manager will lead the Federal Student Aid Foundational Services Support program and oversee FSA’s transition from project-centered technology delivery to a product-centered operating model. The role is responsible for program performance, executive stakeholder alignment, governance, organizational change, and sustainable product-management practices.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall executive leadership for the FSS program, including performance, schedule, risk, resources, stakeholder coordination, and delivery
- Serve as G&A's primary program-level interface with FSA leadership and ensure work remains aligned to FSA priorities and desired outcomes
- Lead implementation of FSA's transition from project-based execution toward an enduring product operating model
- Establish integrated governance, planning, reporting, decision-support, risk-management, and escalation processes across the program
- Coach FSA leaders and product owners on product leadership, decision rights, prioritization, lifecycle management, and outcome-based governance
- Coordinate across FSA business, product, operations, security, architecture, data, system-owner, and contractor organizations
- Drive decision accountability and resolution of cross-organizational issues and dependencies
- Facilitate executive and cross-functional working sessions, including product strategy, operating-model, prioritization, and roadmap discussions
- Ensure product roadmaps, backlogs, delivery plans, and supporting technical work remain aligned to mission outcomes and user needs
- Manage integrated program risks, dependencies, assumptions, issues, and readiness conditions
- Provide executive communications and performance reporting to FSA leadership and other stakeholders, including OMB when required
- Partner with the Executive Product SME to identify organizational, product, technology, and delivery practices that impede FSA's transition to product-based management
- Ensure mentorship and knowledge transfer result in sustainable FSA capabilities rather than long-term dependence on contractor personnel
Skills
- Significant executive-level experience managing large, multi-organization technology programs and contractor/vendor ecosystems
- Demonstrated experience leading organizational or operating-model transformation
- Strong understanding of product management, technology modernization, governance, and iterative delivery
- Experience managing executive stakeholders and resolving competing organizational priorities
- Exceptional facilitation, communication, negotiation, and decision-support skills
- Ability to operate effectively with senior government executives, technical leaders, contractors, and mission stakeholders
- Experience managing program performance, risk, schedule, financial considerations, reporting, and delivery accountability
- Possess at least 15 years of progressive leadership experience in complex technology, digital transformation, program management, or mission-delivery environments
- Possess the ability to pass a 6C Public Trust investigation, including US citizenship
- Senior federal executive or comparable experience
- Experience with large federal financial, benefits, lending, servicing, or citizen-facing technology environments
- Experience working with OMB, GAO, Congressional stakeholders, or major federal systems integrators
- Experience leading modernization during high-profile or mission-critical initiatives
Benefits
- Flexible schedules
- Telework options
- Opportunity to level up your career
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