Program Manager

This vacancy has been extended. The position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Transformation Management Organization (TMO), in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary purpose of this position is to direct the Program Management Office, portfolio governance, executive reporting, integrated schedules, resource planning, performance management, and modernization coordination.

Directs the executive program management office and provides enterprise-level leadership, governance, integration, and oversight for a portfolio of complex, high-visibility transformation programs and initiatives.

Works directly with and advises the Chief Transformation Officer on enterprise modernization initiatives spanning multiple organizations and executive stakeholders.

Serves as the principal program management advisor to senior executives, providing authoritative guidance on enterprise transformation strategy, program execution, organizational priorities, performance, risk, resources, and corrective actions.

Coordinates enterprise modernization workstreams, ensuring alignment of schedules, milestones, deliverables, risks, dependencies, funding priorities, and organizational objectives.

Provides executive leadership for modernization communications, executive briefings, strategic analyses, governance packages, decision memoranda, and executive correspondence.

Develops enterprise modernization performance measures, executive dashboards, key performance indicators, benefits-realization metrics, and organizational scorecards.

You must be a US Citizen or US National. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check. Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period unless previous federal service is creditable. During this time your employment will be evaluated, and we may consider: your performance and conduct, the needs and interests of the agency, whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government, and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Certifications are required and must be maintained in one or more of the following: Resiliency Project Management Professional (RPMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers Senior Level (FAC-P/PM Senior), or equivalent recognized senior program/project management. A physical copy of these certifications must be provided with your application package.