Project LeadJunior Program Manager
Job Location:
Gaithersburg, MD - USA
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Job Summary
Junior Program Manager
Focus Areas: Cross-Program Operations Proposal Management AI Initiatives and Program Efficiencies
Key Responsibilities
Cross Program Coordination & Management
- Serve as POC for Cross Program cost analysis metrics tracking customer communications and deliverable management.
- Tracks cross program dependencies risks action items and milestones.
- Facilitate communication between program managers technical teams leadership and stakeholders.
- Prepare status reports dashboards and briefings.
- Monitor program performance metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support program reviews customer meetings and operational planning activities.
Proposal Management & Growth Support
- Serve as Proposal Manager or Deputy Proposal Manager for strategic opportunities and recompetes.
- Support development of proposal artifacts such as BOEs CAM Inputs FFQs etc.
- Track proposal milestones risks deliverables and review outcomes to ensure on-time compliant submissions.
- Assist Program Managers in developing growth strategies and identifying opportunities for expansion within existing contracts.
AI Initiative Management
- Coordinate AI-related projects and initiatives across business and technical teams.
- Track AI use cases pilots implementation activities and adoption metrics.
- Monitor AI initiative progress risks resource needs and outcomes.
- Support development of AI governance compliance and responsible AI practices.
- Identify opportunities to leverage AI technologies to improve operational effectiveness and business outcomes.
- Organize and facilitate recurring meetings working groups and leadership reviews.
- Document decisions action items and follow-up activities.
Program Efficiency & Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve program execution through automation standardization and process optimization.
- Develop and maintain dashboards reporting tools templates and workflow solutions.
- Coordinate implementation of operational improvements that reduce administrative burden and increase program performance.
- Support resource planning workload management and process improvement initiatives across programs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting government programs
- Experience supporting proposal development business development capture management or growth activities.
- Familiarity with Agile Scrum or other project management methodologies.
- Experience supporting AI automation
- Experience with project management and collaboration tools such as Power BI Microsoft Project Jira SharePoint or similar platforms.
- Knowledge of data analytics dashboards and business intelligence tools (Power BI Tableau etc.).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with customers and executive leadership.
Success Metrics
- Successful coordination of cross-program activities and dependencies.
- Timely delivery of program reporting customer deliverables and executive communications.
- Successful management and submission of compliant high-quality proposals.
- Advancement and adoption of AI initiatives.
- Measurable improvements in program efficiency and operational performance.
- Stakeholder satisfaction and collaboration effectiveness.
- Contribution to business growth proposal wins and strategic initiatives.
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For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
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About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
