Senior Technical Program Manager (PeopleSoft HCM)

Job Title: Senior Technical Program Manager (PeopleSoft HCM)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Location: Washington DC 20003
Employment Type: Contract
Engagement Type: W2 or 1099 (No C2C)
Final Interview: In Person or Online

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company (DTLC) is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager (PeopleSoft HCM) on behalf of the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO). OCTO is seeking a senior Program Manager to lead and manage its PeopleSoft HCM resource team including the UX/UI Lead Payroll Functional SME and Time and Labor Functional SME overseeing delivery staff performance and stakeholder coordination.

OCTO maintains a multi-disciplinary team of PeopleSoft HCM specialists supporting the Districts Core HR Payroll Time and Labor systems and related digital modernization initiatives. OCTO requires an experienced senior Program Manager to lead this team uphold consistent delivery standards across engagements and serve as the primary point of coordination and escalation between OCTO leadership DCHR and the PeopleSoft resource team.

• Provide day-to-day management mentorship and performance oversight for the PeopleSoft resource team (UX/UI Lead Payroll Functional SME Time and Labor Functional SME and other assigned PeopleSoft staff).
• Serve as the primary escalation point between OCTO leadership DCHR and the PeopleSoft team for scope priority and delivery issues.
• Coordinate cross-functional work across PeopleSoft HCM modules (Core HR Payroll for North America Time and Labor Benefits Administration) to align priorities and maintain consistent delivery standards.
• Oversee planning scheduling and resource allocation across concurrent PeopleSoft initiatives including the digital hiring UX/UI modernization effort.
• Track team performance against SLAs/KPIs and drive continuous improvement of PeopleSoft support and delivery processes.
• Facilitate regular status reporting to OCTO stakeholders on program health risks and milestones across all PeopleSoft engagements.
• Support requirements gathering functional design review and change management oversight across PeopleSoft HCM projects.
• Manage staffing needs onboarding and succession planning for the PeopleSoft team in coordination with CAI account management.

• Bachelors degree in information technology Business or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 16 years of IT program/project management experience including managing multi-person technical teams.
• 16 years of technical experience with PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) deployments.
• 16 years of technical experience deploying user interface modernization.
• 16 years of technical experience implementing third-party identity provider solutions.
• 16 years of technical experience with data visualization system integration.
• 16 years of technical experience managing and optimizing Oracle databases.
• 16 years of technical experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• 16 years implementing DOJ Section 508 compliance.
• Demonstrated experience managing PeopleSoft HCM (Core HR Payroll Time and Labor) engagements or teams.
• Strong track record leading projects in compliance with established standards and procedures.
• Experience managing government or public-sector IT programs; DC government experience preferred.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders including client leadership technical staff and vendor resources.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience delivering executive-level status reporting.

• Business analysis experience (Required 16 years)
• Software Development Lifecycle experience (Required 16 years)
• Requirements gathering and documentation (Required 16 years)
• MS Office/PowerPoint experience (Required 16 years)
• Bachelors degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience (Required)
• PeopleSoft HCM Program/Team Leadership - managing functional and technical resources (Required 16 years)
• PeopleSoft HCM oversight-level knowledge (Core HR Payroll for North America Time and Labor) (Required 16 years)
• Staff Management and Performance Oversight (Required 10 years)
• Government IT Program Management (public-sector environment) (Required 10 years)
• Requirements Analysis and Functional Design Oversight (Required 16 years)
• Stakeholder and Executive Status Reporting (Required 10 years)
• UX/UI Project Oversight (PeopleSoft-based systems) (Required 16 years)
• PMP or equivalent Program/Project Management Certification (Required 16 years)
• Technical experience with PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) deployments (Required 16 years)
• Technical experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (Required 16 years)
• Technical experience deploying user interface modernization (Required 16 years)
• Implementing DOJ Section 508 compliance (Required 16 years)
• IT program/project management with multi-person technical teams (Required 16 years)
• Third-party identity provider implementations (Required 16 years)
• Data visualization system integration (Required 16 years)
• Managing and optimizing Oracle databases (Required 16 years)
• Experience leading projects in compliance with established standards and procedures (Highly desired 16 years)
• Managing cross-functional stakeholders (client leadership technical staff vendors) (Desired)

• This is a hybrid position based at 200 I Street SE Washington DC 20003.
• This contract is open to W2 or 1099 candidates only. Corp-to-Corp (C2C) candidates will not be considered.
• The final interview may be conducted in person or online (webcam).

Qualified candidates should email their resume to with Senior Technical Program Manager (PeopleSoft HCM) (815351) in the subject line.