Program Manager Non-IT

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Duration: 6 Months

Location: 601 E St NW Washington D.C. 20049

Desired Start Date: 7/13/2026

Seeking a temporary Platform Evaluation & Implementation Lead to support knowledge management system (Insights Hub) and strengthen its generative AI and platform capabilities.

This role spans two distinct but connected phases:

• Predecision platform evaluation including structured collection of stakeholder feedback to inform leadership decisions; and any participation in any testing and analysis required.
• Postdecision planning and execution supporting implementation readiness migration planning testing validation and change management.

This is a senior handson role for an experienced strategic partner who can lead through ambiguity apply agile principles and contribute directly to executionnot just coordinate work.

• A. PreDecision Platform Evaluation & Sandbox Testing
  • Support the definition and operationalization of success criteria and evaluative metrics (e.g. usability accuracy relevancy completeness recency efficiency).
  • Support collection synthesization and analyzation of testing feedback and insights.
  • Support preparation of decisionready summaries and recommendations for leadership and advisory stakeholders.
• B. Planning & Program Management
  • Partner with Research leadership to inform overall scope sequencing and decision framing for the Insights Hub initiative.
  • Support delivery of actionable project plan with milestones dependencies and deliverables.
  • Manage the integrated schedule from evaluation through execution keeping the team on track and surfacing risks early.
  • Apply agile principles to adapt plans as new information constraints or opportunities emerge.
• C. Implementation Readiness Migration Planning Testing & Validation (PostDecision)
  • Support planning and coordination required to stand up a selected system or evolve the existing platform including:
    • Implementation planning and workflow design
    • Data migration planning and execution support
    • Testing validation and readiness checkpoints
    • Partner with technical and business stakeholders to ensure the solution meets functional governance and operational requirements.
    • Help translate evaluation findings into implementation priorities and sequencing.
• D. Change Management & Communications
  • Craft clear audienceappropriate communications throughout both phases (evaluation and postdecision) including updates guidance and decision materials.
  • Provide changemanagement support to help stakeholders understand whats changing why it matters and how to engage with new systems or workflows.
  • Anticipate adoption challenges and proactively address them through communication training and process adjustments.

• Balance strategic thinking with a willingness to roll up sleeves and produce deliverables.
• Significant experience leading complex crossfunctional initiatives involving platform evaluation system implementation or both.
• Demonstrated expertise in:
  • Project management and agile delivery
  • Platform or vendor evaluation and comparison
  • Sandbox or user testing design and execution
  • Testing and validation
  • Change management and communications
  • Data migration or implementation readiness planning
• Strong communication and synthesis skills with experience creating executiveready materials.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and helping teams move from exploration to decision.

Preferred

• Experience in research insights knowledge management analytics or datadriven environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise governance stakeholder decisionmaking and crossteam coordination.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.